Leon Ashley has been played on NTS in shows including The Outsiders w/ Rich Tupica, featured first on 11 August 2022. Songs played include Mental Journey .

Leon Walton (born May 18, 1936 in Covington, Georgia) is an American country music artist, known profressionally as Leon Ashley. He is known mainly for his number 1 single "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", which topped the country singles charts in 1967. This single was distributed on his own label. Ashley wrote, recorded, released, distributed and published the single on his own. Besides this song, he released several other singles throughout the 1960s and 1970s.