Who is Ben Harper
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Ben Harper is one of my favorite musicians and songwriters. His mix of rock, soul, folk, reggae and blues really makes it easy to load up the ipod and listen to him for hours.
Ben and his band tour quite a bit, he's written and performed on a couple of Blind Boys of Alabama CDs, and appears on the Standing in the Shadows of Motown documentary and soundtrack.
Ben and his band tour quite a bit, he's written and performed on a couple of Blind Boys of Alabama CDs, and appears on the Standing in the Shadows of Motown documentary and soundtrack.
7 Great Ben Harper Tunes
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Ben Harper's most recent album: White Lies For Dark Times
Ben's latest album (with Relentless7) is now available for pre-order. The album ships May 5th.
White Lies For Dark Times
Amazon Price: $3.93 (as of 02/14/2012)
It will be interested to hear Ben Harper without the Innocent Criminals. What I've heard (Simmer & Shine) sounds awesome .
Ben Harper's new band: Relentless7
Ben Harper has a new band, Relentless7!The members of Relentless7 are the group that first recorded on "Serve Your Soul" from Harper's 2006 release "Both Sides of the Gun". The musicians, originally from Austin, Texas, include Jason Mozersky on lead guitar, Jesse Ingalls on bass & keys and Jordan Richardson on drums.
The group, with Harper on slide guitar and vocals, completed their recording sessions in November, 2008.
Harper tells Rolling Stone, "It's absolute, unapologetic rock music. It's rock music from the places that you want rock to be from. There's some Queen in there, and some Floyd-isms, and there's a good dose of blues and soul."
Relentless7 on the web:
Official Web Site
MySpace
New Ben Harper release with Tom Freund: Collapsible Plans
Ben Harper writes:
I have been moved by Tom's music since the first note we played together in my family's music store after closing time -- just he and I with two guitars until the morning hours.
He was the first person I had ever heard that was my age, writing songs of his own, and they were amazing.
Tom is an extraordinarily soulful multi-instrumentalist, Ben Harper & Tom Freund - Pleasure and Pain and also a one take phenom when it comes to recording, making my role as producer that much easier, enabling us to complete recording for "Collapsible Plans" in under ten days.
A few of the songs on this record have been previously released, but I felt the record would be best served with not just new material, but also some of Tom's strongest material from the past%u2026 These are songs that deserve the entire world as an audience, and I didn't want to let the potential of that chance get away with "Collapsible Plans."
I have been moved by Tom's music since the first note we played together in my family's music store after closing time -- just he and I with two guitars until the morning hours.
He was the first person I had ever heard that was my age, writing songs of his own, and they were amazing.
Tom is an extraordinarily soulful multi-instrumentalist, Ben Harper & Tom Freund - Pleasure and Pain and also a one take phenom when it comes to recording, making my role as producer that much easier, enabling us to complete recording for "Collapsible Plans" in under ten days.
A few of the songs on this record have been previously released, but I felt the record would be best served with not just new material, but also some of Tom's strongest material from the past%u2026 These are songs that deserve the entire world as an audience, and I didn't want to let the potential of that chance get away with "Collapsible Plans."
Ben Harper: in his own words
Ben Harper's Lifeline
The new album is out, and it is fantastic. I recommend the deluxe edition.
Ben Harper - In the Colors
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PearlHowie
Nov 29, 2011 @ 4:25 am | delete
- Love the song that goes "good luck" - I play it in my Zumba classes and everyone always asks me about it! I think I'll play it today!
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mahimattphoto
Mar 9, 2011 @ 6:54 am | delete
- Such a great performer truly one of my very favorites. Wish he toured more in the use. This is an amazing DVD http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Harper-Live-Hollywood-Bowl/dp/B0000E6XGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1299675200&sr=8-1
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darkhairedgirl
Sep 26, 2010 @ 3:02 pm | delete
- Love Ben Harper. The recessional at my wedding was "Happy Ever After in Your Eyes." Great lens!
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Lotusland
Jan 10, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | delete
- Love the new iTunes application.
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lolilolismile
Apr 5, 2009 @ 9:46 pm | delete
- Like his music. Very good lens. Thanks
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Ben Harper at NBA Finals 2007 (Game 3)
Ben performed the National Anthem at Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals. Ben is incredible on slide guitar.
The Music
Ben Harper Posters & Memorabilia
Ben Harper Live
I always thought the instrument on this song was a marimba, until I saw this video. Turns out, the featured instrument is a Tongue Drum.
Ben Harper on the web
- The Official Ben Harper Website
- The official Ben Harper website featuring the latest news, tour dates, photos, multimedia, merchandise, contests, setlists, discography, lyrics, message board, and more.
- Ben Harper Tabs
- The site for musicians: tabs, lyrics, covers, and concert details.
- Ben's Guitar
- Lots of musicians want to know about Ben's guitar. Here's the full scoop.
- The Bass Player
- Juan Nelson has played bass with Ben Harper since the Welcome to the Cruel World tour. He's a monster, so I have to single him out here. I want to play bass like him.
- Ben Harper on Wikipedia
- This Wikipedia entry focuses more on Ben's personal life and musical background.
- Ben Harper performs in studio
- Listen to Ben's in-studio performance of "Waiting for You," "Morning Yearning," and "Don't Talk About Murder While I'm Eating" on Minnesota Public Radio.
Interviews
For a long time, rumors went around that Ben was difficult to interview. That seems to be changing. Here are a few, present and past...
- Talking head: a Ben Harper Interview
- Accomplished veteran Ben Harper talks to Neala Johnson about what's up his sleeve and why he'll never curb his tongue.
- Ben Harper Interview, The Henry Rollins Show #6
- An IFC.com exclusive interview with Ben after he released his seventh studio album, the double-disc "Both Sides of the Gun," in March 2006.
- Down at the Church of Ben
- August 1996 interview with Ben Harper, first published in Drop-D Magazine on September 6, 1996
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