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Mar 13, 2019 Dale Watson (right) performs with Ray Benson at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Wade Bowen performs at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Wade Bowen performs alongside Ray Benson at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash on March 12, 2019 during SXSW in Austin. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Crowd shot during the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash in at SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Ray Benson performs during his birthday bash presented by BMI’s Howdy Texas during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 BMI executives pose at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash at SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. L to R: BMI’s Tracie Verlinde, Branden Bosler, Erica Glidewell, Brandon Haas, Alex Flores, Tim Pattison, Josh Tomlinson, Joey Mercado and Lyndsey McFail. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Robert Ellis brings the house down during his set at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 BMI’s Nina Carter poses with Katie Pruitt before her set at the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Katie Pruitt performs during the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash in the GSD&M parking lot during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 Katie Pruitt performs during the BMI Howdy Texas presents Ray Benson’s Birthday Bash during SXSW on March 12, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo