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Benjamin Charles Harper [1] (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. [2] Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music, [3] and he is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. [4]
Both Sides of the Gun is the seventh album by Ben Harper, released in 2006.Split into two discs, the title suggests the two sides of Harper's musical persona. [1] The first disc ("White") is made of mostly acoustic and string-driven songs hinted at on the last track ("She's Only Happy in the Sun") of Harper's previous album Diamonds On the Inside.
Welcome to the Cruel World is the debut album by the American musician Ben Harper, released in 1994 through Virgin Records. The album established Harper as a popular folk musician in the California area. After the release, Harper went on to add a permanent backing band, the Innocent Criminals, although they remained unnamed until the Burn to ...
On this album, Harper brought on several new additions to his band, the first being guitarist Nicky Panicci (a.k.a. Nicky P) in 2002 who is the first guitar player to be credited on a Ben Harper record. Panicci toured with Harper on the Diamonds on the Inside Tour for almost a year.
"Ocean Avenue" shares writing credits between the band's singer Ryan Key, guitarist Ben Harper, bassist Pete Mosely, drummer Longineu W. Parsons III, and violinist Sean Mackin. It was written about the band's teenage years along the Atlantic Coast. Neal Avron, a veteran punk rock producer, engineered and produced the tune.
A limited-edition EP of "Waiting on the World to Change" was released that includes both the album version and a bonus, acoustic version featuring Ben Harper. The EP also is the only official source for the studio (electric) version of "Good Love Is On The Way", a live version of which was previously released on the live album Try! by the John ...
The music was written by keyboardist Andrew Farriss, who recorded a blues-style demo; [6] vocalist Michael Hutchence wrote the lyrics for his then-girlfriend, Australian film producer Michele Bennett, who was described as Hutchence's "first real love", [7] with whom he was in a relationship from 1982 to 1987 [8] and remained close friends until his death – Bennett was the last person that ...
Winter Is For Lovers is an instrumental album by Ben Harper, released through Anti-on October 23, 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The only instrument on the album is a Monteleone lap steel guitar . [ 3 ] Each track of the album is named for one of Harper's favorite places in the world.