Cas Haley

Benjamin Cas Haley (born 1980; Paris, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter, who specialises in reggae-inflected music when singing. He rose to national prominence by appearing on America's Got Talent in 2007, finishing as runner-up on that season's competition, whereupon he has conducted several tours and produced several albums during his career with a number of different recording labels.

Career Benjamin began his career developing pieces inspired by reggae music. In 2007, he auditioned for the second season of America's Got Talent, conducting several songs with his reggae-inflected music; his first for his audition earned praise from Piers Morgan, a judge for the program at the time, who praised his version of "Walking on the Moon" as being far better than when it had been sung by the musician Sting.

In June 2010, Benjamin toured Hawaii with Josh Heinrichs playing shows in Hawaii, in which he made appearances on several local radio programs and the television morning news portion of Hawaii News Now. Three months later, he signed a deal with Easy Star Records, who released his follow-up album, Connection, on September 14. It reached No. 2 on Billboard'''s Reggae Albums chart in 2010.

Benjamin released his third album, La Si Dah, on May 28, 2013, which consisted of thirteen songs, funded by his fans, and produced by both Benjamin and Grammy-winning producer-engineer Rob Fraboni. The release was followed by a European tour. The following year, on November 6, he released the album More Music More Family on Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records.

In 2020, Cas Haley was the grand prize winner of the Lincoln Motor Company's "Chart Your Course" contest. His winning song, "Every Road I'm On," beat out over 1,600 entrants. Haley won a talent contract and a recording session at Capitol Studios, a Lincoln Corsair, and appeared in a national Lincoln marketing campaign. As part of the promotion, Haley met and worked with actor Matthew McConaughey, and musicians Jon Cleary, Tank of Tank and the Bangas, Ruthie Foster, and more. Lincoln filmed his cross-country journey, which ended at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, where he recorded the song. The campaign includes a national broadcast and online spot and a 24-minute documentary.

"Every Road I'm On" was included on Cas Haley's album, All the Right People'', released in early 2021 on Jimmy Buffet's label, Mailboat Records.

Personal life Benjamin was born in Paris, Texas on December 27, 1980, and is currently married to his wife, Cas Haley. The couple have two children - a son, Eben, and a daughter, Nolah.

Discography

Albums Year Album Peak Certifications(sales threshold) US USReggae Year end Reggae 2008 Cas Haley Released: February 14, 2008 Label: Cartel Records (All Rights Reserved) Format: CD, digital download — 2 8 US sales: 40,000 2010 Connection Released: September 14, 2010 Label: Easy Star Records Format: CD, digital download — 2 — 2013 La Si Dah Release: May 28, 2013 Label: Easy Star Records Format: CD, digital download — — — 2015 More Music More Family Release: November 6, 2015 Label: Mailboat Records Format: CD, digital download — — — 2019 Lessons and Blessings Release: June 21, 2019 Label: Mailboat Records Format: CD, digital download — — — 2021 All the Right People Release: 2021 TBD Label: Mailboat Records Format: CD, digital download — — — "—" denotes the album did not chart.

Singles Year Single Peak Album US 2010 "Better" — Connection 2020 "Every Road I'm On" — All the Right People 2020 "All the Right People" — All the Right People 2020 "Blue Jeans" — All the Right People "—" denotes the single did not chart.