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Claremont, Los Angeles CA, United States (October 28, 1969 – present)
Ben Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American grammy-winning singer and songwriter. A native of California, he grew up listening to blues, folk, soul, rnb, and reggae. Harper’s blend of groove-laden funky soul and folky handcrafted acoustics helped him to gain cult status during the course of the 1990s and widespread attention toward the end of the decade. Harper combines elements of classic folk singers, blues revivalists and jam bands and is embraced by critics and college kids alike. Harper’s body of work sells consistently and he tours constantly, building a solid, dedicated fan base.
Harper began playing guitar as a child in his hometown of Claremont, California (in California’s Inland Empire). He eventually specialized in the acoustic slide guitar (Weissenborn guitars). As a young man, he recorded an LP (Pleasure and Pain) with fellow folk guitarist Tom Freund. After this limited edition record, Harper got a record deal with Virgin Records, who released his debut album, Welcome To The Cruel World (1994).
This was followed by the incendiary Fight For Your Mind (1995) which became a college radio favorite and generated an abundance of songs which still fill his set list to this day.
In 1999 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Harper met Jack Johnson, who was unknown at the time and had not recorded. Harper obtained a demo tape of 12 of Johnson’s songs that he forwarded to his producer, J.P. Plunier, with whom Johnson recorded his first album. (ref)
Harper began playing guitar as a child in his hometown of Claremont, California (in California’s Inland Empire). He eventually specialized in the acoustic slide guitar (Weissenborn guitars). As a young man, he recorded an LP (Pleasure and Pain) with fellow folk guitarist Tom Freund. After this limited edition record, Harper got a record deal with Virgin Records, who released his debut album, Welcome To The Cruel World (1994).
This was followed by the incendiary Fight For Your Mind (1995) which became a college radio favorite and generated an abundance of songs which still fill his set list to this day.
In 1999 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Harper met Jack Johnson, who was unknown at the time and had not recorded. Harper obtained a demo tape of 12 of Johnson’s songs that he forwarded to his producer, J.P. Plunier, with whom Johnson recorded his first album. (ref)
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VK1990 wrote:
Another Lonely Day
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UrielCorinthian wrote:
Mr Harper might very well be the coolest man alive... Untouchable...
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themoldypeach wrote:
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maarciii wrote:
gosh, his voice is amazing!
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xxfflaviox wrote:
muito bom, muito bom..
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samyy wrote:
Masterpiece, Better than I deserve and Vein in vain are amazing! Ben, please... come back soon! I want another concert in Rio de Janeiro. :)
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josueramiro wrote:
Amazing show in Porto Alegre, i had the best time there!
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arthur_r_souza wrote:
Great concert here in Florianópolis tonight, the band was on fire
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matheusmaia_ wrote:
Another Lonely Day ♥
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M3ridian wrote:
he calm me down. <3 [3]
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princessyoomi wrote:
he calm me down. <3 [2]
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Beatitude_ wrote:
he calm me down. <3
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elmokoning wrote:
God Fearing Man is one of those songs that exploits the fact that it can't be long enough. Great song by a great artist.
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eqsenly wrote:
Waiting on an Angel ♥
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nebula_q wrote:
Ben Harper's music has been with me since my school days. It brings me now some good memories :)
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Hello, we're Wicked Willy, and we invite you to hear the "dark side" of singer-songwriter music! Please give a listen to our new album at: http://www.last.fm/music/Wicked+Willy -Thanks so much for your support & let us know what you think of the songs!
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Navesrising wrote:
500 scrobblings on my collection right now. Love this guy.
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Great! *-*
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The Lindor Documentary
29 Nov 2011 | from www.benharper.net
This is an excerpt from an upcoming documentary by Cecilia
Peck (Gregory's daughter) that Nat Maines and I are a big part of.
THANKS A TON
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