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Mar 16, 1951
Ray Benson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He forms Asleep At The Wheel, which emerges as the strongest modern advocate for western swing. The group wins multiple Grammys but earns just one hit, "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
Apr 15, 1951
Texas Playboys guitarist Junior Barnard dies at Fresno County General Hospital in California, after a car crash. He played on "Bob Wills Boogie," "Brain Cloudy Blues" and "White Cross On Okinawa," as well as Johnnie Lee Wills' "Milk Cow Blues"
Apr 22, 1951
Steel guitarist Reuben Gosfield is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Using the stage name Lucky Oceans, he joins Ray Benson in founding Asleep At The Wheel, a western-swing band that nabs a 1975 hit with "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
May 8, 1952
Western-swing vocalist Leon Huff dies of a heart attack near Eufaula, Oklahoma, while riding Johnnie Lee Wills' bus. He sang with Bob Wills and The Light Crust Doughboys, in addition to Johnnie Lee
Jul 7, 1952
Keyboard player Floyd Domino is born. He becomes a member of Asleep At The Wheel and plays with George Strait, appearing on such hits as "Love Without End, Amen," "I've Come To Expect It From You" and "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
Dec 17, 1952
While on tour in Dallas, Hank Williams takes in a Bob Wills performance. It also marks the last day that Williams sees his former roommate, Ray Price
Mar 21, 1953
Western-swing singer/guitarist Chris O'Connell is born in Williamsport, Maryland. She's a member of Asleep At The Wheel when the group scores its lone country hit, 1975's "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
Jul 14, 1953
Woodwind player Pat "Taco" Ryan is born in east Texas. He joins Asleep At The Wheel, playing with the band on its Grammy-nominated 1977 album "The Wheel"
Jul 16, 1953
More than 20 years after the band's leader started his career in Texas, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys return to the Lone Star State, beginning a regular appearance on KGNC Radio in Amarillo
Aug 5, 1953
Fiddler Larry Franklin is born in Whitewright, Texas. After a stint in Asleep At The Wheel, he becomes a Nashville session player in the 1990s, appearing on hits by Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Gretchen Wilson, among others
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