Dale Watson & Ray Benson

Artist:  Dale Watson & Ray Benson
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Country, Honky Tonk, Western Swing

Original line-up:

Dale Watson:  Vocals, Guitar
Ray Benson:  Vocals, Guitar

Dale Watson & Ray Benson are an American a new Classic-Country Duo, Dale Watson and Ray Benson, the frontman of Western Swing outfit Asleep At The Wheel, like Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, Buck Owens & Don Rich.

Title:  Dale & Ray  (2017)
Genre:  Country, Honky Tonk, Western Swing
Label:  Mailboat Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Ballad Of Dale And Ray  (3:45)
 2.  Feelin' Haggard  (3:44)
 3.  I Wish You Knew  (2:16)
 4.  Bus' Breakdown  (2:25)
 5.  Write Your Own Songs  (2:54)
 6.  Cryin' To Cryin' Time Again  (3:37)
 7.  Forget About Tomorrow Today  (2:35)
 8.  A Hangover Ago  (3:33)
 9.  Nobody's Ever Down In Texas  (2:37)
10. Sittin' And Thinkin' About You  (2:42)

Personnel:

Dale Watson:  Vocals All Tracks, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  1-4, 1-9, Acoustic Guitar on Track 10
Ray Benson:  Vocals All Tracks, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10 Bass on Tracks:  2, 5, Electric Guitar on Track 9
Don Pawlak:  Steel Guitar on Tracks:  1, 2, 6, 8
Sam Seifert:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 6,7, Lap Steel on Track 10, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  2-7
Chris Crepps:  Bass on Tracks:  1-4, 6-9
Mike Bernal:  Drums on Tracks:  1-9
Dennis Ludiker:  Fiddle on Tracks:  2-4, 10
Lloyd Maines:   Steel Guitar on Tracks:   3, 4, 7, 10
Eddie Rivers:  Steel Guitar on Tracks:  5, 9

Dale & Ray is the debut album by Dale Watson & Ray Benson, was released on January 13, 2017 by Mailboat Records.  Good Songs and the tribute song to Merle Haggard.