Ray Benson

Ray Benson Seifert, *16-03-1951 Philadelphia, PA

By Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank

SESSIONS see also Asleep at The Wheel

2003 Bismeaux Studio, Austin, TX/The Sound Kitchen, Nashville, TN -  Ray Benson, w. Jimmie Vaughan [-1], Stanley Jordan [-2], Dolly Parton [-3], Flaco Jimenes [-4], Delbert McClinton [-5] (Ray Benson [vcl/ac gt/el gt/12-string gt], Jason Roberts [ac gt/ fiddle], Jimmie Vaughan [el gt], Larry Seyer [el gt], Redd Volkaert [el gt], Stanley Jordan [el gt], Lloyd Maines [steel], Riley Osbourne/ Floyd Domino [piano], ? [bass], Chris Layton/ David Sanger / Steve Meador [drums], strings (Tracy Seeger, Leigh Mahoney, Jamie Desautels, Wallace Jr. DePue (violin), Shawn Somerville, Ames Asbell (viola), Douglas Harvey, Sara Nelson (cello)), Flaco Jiménez [accordion], John H.R. Mills [clarinet/tenor sax], Greg Wilson, Tony Campise [alto sax], Jim "Miracle" Murphy, Paul White [tenor sax], Jimmy Shortell, Eric Johnson, Keith Winking [trumpet], Jon Blondell [trombone], Producer: Ray Benson)

001 SORRY  Audium AUD-CD-8168

002 ANNABELLE  Audium AUD-CD-8168

003 MARY ANNE -1 Audium AUD-CD-8168

004 HANDS OF TIME  -2  Audium AUD-CD-8168

005 ISN'T IT STRANGE  Audium AUD-CD-8168

006 LET'S GET LOST  Audium AUD-CD-8168

007 HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YOU YET  Audium AUD-CD-8168

008 LEAVE THAT COWBOY ALONE -3 Audium AUD-CD-8168

009 SMALL TOWN  Audium AUD-CD-8168

010 EL PASO -4 Audium AUD-CD-8168

011 AIN'T CHET YET  Audium AUD-CD-8168

012 CLEARING UP TO BE CLOUDY -5  Audium AUD-CD-8168

2013 Bismeaux Studio, Austin, TX – Ray Benson, w. Willie Nelson [-1], Rick and Mark Del Castillo [-2] (Ray Benson [vcl/ac gt/el gt/gust string gt/ hmny vcl], Mark De Castillo [gt-2], Rick De Castillo [gt-2], Noah Jeffries [ac gt],  Lloyd Maines [ac gt/ssteel/dobro/papoose/12 str gt/baritone ac gt], Sam Seifert [el gt/hmny vcl-5], Dennis Ludiker [mandolin], Evan Arredondo/ Glenn Fukunaga [bass], David Sanger [drums], Will Armstrong [drums/bells], Jason Roberts [fiddle], Katie Holmes [fiddle],  Brian Standefer [cello], Floyd Domino/ Chris Cage [piano], Red Young [piano/Hammond], Clayton Corn [Hammond], Angela Miller [hmny vcl-3], Lauren Cervantes [hmny vcl-4], Wes Hightower [hmny vcl-6]. Producer: Lloyd Maines, Sam Lightnin’ Seifert, Ray Benson)

013 LITTLE PIECE   Bismeaux BR 1312  

014 I AIN'T LOOKIN' FOR NO TROUBLE -6   Bismeaux BR 1312  

015 GIVE ME SOME PEACE -5-6   Bismeaux BR 1312  

016 IT AIN'T YOU -1   Bismeaux BR 1312  

017 IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE  -instr- Bismeaux BR 1312  

018 KILLED BY A .45 -6  Bismeaux BR 1312  

019 JJ CALE -3 -4 -instr.-  Bismeaux BR 1312  

020 OVER AND OVER -6 -instr.-    Bismeaux BR 1312  

021 LOVIN' MAN  -instr.-  Bismeaux BR 1312  

022 HEARTACHE AND PAIN -2-6 -instr.-    Bismeaux BR 1312  

023 MARIE   Bismeaux BR 1312
2016 unknown – Dale Watson and Ray Benson

024 THE BALLAD OF DALE AND RAY

025 FEELIN' HAGGARD

026 I WISH YOU KNEW

027 BUS' BREAKDOWN

028 WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS

029 CRYIN' TO CRYIN' TIME AGAIN

030 FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW TODAY

031 A HANGOVER AGO

032 NOBODY'S EVER DOWN IN TEXAS

033 SITTIN' AND THINKIN' ABOUT YOU

Tracks above issued on album dale and Ray
2019 unknown – Ray Benson
034 EASY MONEY DOWN IN TEXAS digital single [rel. Aug. 1]
2020 unknown – Ray Benson with Katie Shore
035 I LOVE YOU DON’T TOUCH ME digital single [rel. June 26]
2020 unknown – Ray Benson with Deborah Silver
036 BALLIN’ THE JACK digital single [rel. July 24]
2022 unknown – Ray Benson
037 MISERY AND GIN digital single [rel. March 5]
2023 unknown – Grey DeLisle and Ray Benson
038 THE DOG digital single [rel. May 19]
2023 unknown – Bayou Roux with Jaosn Allen, Kevin Fowler and Ray Benson
039 GOIN’ DOW TO LOUISIANA digital single [rel. Aug. 5]
2024 unknown – Kathryn Legendre and Ray Benson
040 THE DAY I SMOKED A J WITH RAY digital single [rel. Apr. 19]
2024 Anchor Recording Studio, Kingston, TX – Ray Benson, with Willie Nelson [-1], Stanley Jordan [-2] (Ray Benson [vcl/gt], Dwight Pinkney,Steve Golding, Warren Haynes [gt], Tony Garnier [bass], Sly Dunbar [drums], Robbie Lyn [keyboards], +  Lucky Oceans [steel], Katie Short [fiddle]. Producer: Doctor Dread)
041 EASY SNAPPIN'/ EASY SKANKIN' SS 1001
042 ON THE ROAD AGAIN -1 SS 1001
043 GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 SS 1001   
044 BOOGIE IN MY BONES SS 1001  
045 BOOGIE BACK TO TEXAS SS 1001   
046 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED SS 1001   
047 PUT IT ON SS 1001   
048 BUBBLES IN MY BEER SS 1001  
049 GOT RIDDIM -2 SS 1001  
050 HAPPY TRAILS SS 1001  

 

ALBUMS

Audium AUD-CD-8168 Beyond Time: Sorry; Annabelle; Mary Anne (w. Jimmie Vaughan); Hands of Time (w. Stanley Jordan); Isn't It Strange; Let's Get Lost; Haven't Gotten to You Yet; Leave That Cowboy Alone (w. Dolly Parton); Small Town; El Paso (w. Flaco Jimenez); Ain't Chet Yet;Clearing Up to Be Cloudy (w. Delbert McClinton) – 24-06-03

Bismeaux BR-1312 A Little Piece: Little Piece; I Ain't Lookin' for No Trouble; Give Me Some Peace; It Ain't You; In The Blink Of An Eye; Killed by a .45; JJ Cale; Over and Over; Lovin' Man; Heartache And Pain; Marie – 21-01-14
Ameripolitan/Home ? Dale And Ray: The Ballad of Dale and Ray;  Feelin' Haggard;  I Wish You Knew;  Bus' Breakdown;  Write Your Own Songs;  Cryin' to Cryin' Time Again;  Forget About Tomorrow Today;  A Hangover Ago;  Nobody's Ever Down in Texas;  Sittin' and Thinkin' About You – 06-01-17 w. Dale Watson   

Sweet and Spicy SS 1001[lp]/Tafari ? [cd] Swingin' and Skankin': Easy Snappin'/ Easy Skankin'; On The Road Again (w. Willie Nelson); Get Your Kicks On Route 66;  Boogie In My Bones; Boogie Back To Texas;  Highway 61 Revisited;  Put It On;  Bubbles In My Beer;  Got Riddim (w. Stanley Jordan); Happy Trails – 30-08-24