Meet the Band: Ben Watson

Ben Watson plays bass at Cadillac Dance hall with Eddie Shell & the Not Guilties

Known as the Best little dance hall in Texas, Cadillac Dancehall has a storied cowboy history on Dos Conchas Ranch, bringing country music and an old-time hill country experience to thousands every year. Hosted by house band Eddie Shell and the Not Guilties, they invite country and dancehall legends monthly. The performance delights Marble Falls crowds (and beyond!), entertaining with a large repertoire of country, Rock n Roll, a little blues and R & B - and even a few Eddie Shell originals.

We’d like to introduce the talented members of the band. Meet bass player, Ben Watson!

Ben Watson started playing professionally in 1977, and then he went to work for Hoyle Nix and the West Texas Cowboys in 1978. He worked with several dance bands into the 80s and then went to work with "the Cajun Gentleman Fiddler," Fiddlin Frenchie Burke. Ben has also worked with several of the Grand Ole Opry stars over the years. He started the Hired Guns in 1994 thru to the present day, and plays bass and vocals with Eddie Shell and The Not Guilties at the Cadillac Dance hall here in Marble Falls, TX.