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Benson, Blue Highway return with new music

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 – Ray Benson s best known as the man behind Asleep at the Wheel, but Benson stepped out on his own for "A Little Piece," his first disc in almost 10 years. ("Beyond Time"). Benson crosses several genres including country.

Veteran bluegrass band Blue Highway returns with "The Game." The band produced the 12 songs. Blue Highway is Tim Stafford on guitar, Wayne Taylor on bass, Shawn Lane on mandolin, Rob Ickes on Dobro and Jason Burleson on banjo. Stafford, Taylor and Lane all sing.


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CD review - Original Traditional For more than 20 years now, Blue Highway has combined a love for pure bluegrass sounds with adventurous songwriting from a core trio who are both writers and singers. Add the stellar musicianship they're known for, and it's no wonder they are one of the most original groups in their genre. The title sums up its combination of traditional sounds with original compositions from Tim Stafford, Wayne Taylor and Shawn Lane. The latter's "Don't Weep For Me" is a worthy ...
CD review - The Game As if to underline and emphasize why they've been among the most solid and dependable bands in the bluegrass world for the past 20 years, "The Game" highlights all the factors that have made Blue Highway favorites at festivals and concert halls across the land, and not just those catering to the bluegrass faithful. When you've got the combination of vocal excellence, instrumental wizardry, songwriting /composing skills and straight-up joy for performing that these guys (Tim ...
CD review - Sounds of Home There's no better title that Blue Highway could've chosen for their first collection of original material in more than 10 years than "Sounds of Home." This recording finds the band notching year 17 on their belts and sounding as fresh, polished and powerful as ever, offering up 12 tracks of compelling listening. With each member standing among the best on their instruments of choice, the playing is bound to be flawless (Tim Stafford, guitar, vocals; Wayne Taylor - bass, vocals, ...


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