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  Ben Harper: Will = Power
Later that same fall, Ben Harper closed his show at Los Angeles' House of Blues with an a capellaversion of Angelou's poem "And Still I Rise," to which he wrote a melody and recorded for his first album, 1994's Welcome To The Cruel World.
As the song draws to a close, Ben Harper lifts his clenched fist in the air and stands.
Despite the differences in mediums, Harper seems a logical successor to poets of the people like Angelou, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and even Walt Whitman, yet his inventive fusion of blues, reggae, rock, gospel, folk and acoustic roots music adds multiple meanings and dimensions to his lyrics.
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 Ben Harper
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 harper and the innocent criminal's live performance of blessed to be a witness ate the Late Late show with Craig Kilborn...
www.squidoo.com /benharper   (515 words)

  
  Ben Harper - Music Downloads - Online
Bio: Combining shuddering, groove-laden funky soul and folky handcrafted acoustics, singer/songwriter Ben Harper had cult status during the course of the '90s but gained wider attention toward the end of the decade.
Harper combined elements of classic singer/songwriters, blues revivalists, Jimi Hendrix, and '90s jam bands like Blues Traveler, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Phish, which meant that he was embraced by critics and college kids alike.
Harper's third album, 1997's The Will to Live, pushed his blues-oriented alternative folk into the middle mainstream, becoming a mainstay at college radio and making inroads at adult alternative radio.
musicstore.connect.com /artist/092/Ben-Harper/1004816.html   (555 words)

  
 Interview: Ben Harper, August 1996
Harper is unique, and at the ripe age of 25, the potential for ascension to the majors is well within his grasp.
Harper and the Innocent Criminals plan to enter the studio at the end of the year to record the follow-up to Fight for Your Mind.
For those fortunate enough to have seen Ben Harper perform live, the almost revival meeting atmosphere that Harper and his bandmates elicit can be electric.
dropd.com /issue/22/BenHarper   (689 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Diamonds on the Inside: Music: Ben Harper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ben Harper makes elegant leaps from reggae to rock to folk to funk and back in his fifth studio album.
Ben Harper was only a name to me as he is to most people until faily recently.
Ben Harper apparently has an awful voice, and the song writing is difficult to listen to.
www.amazon.com /Diamonds-Inside-Ben-Harper/dp/B00008AY3L   (1670 words)

  
 Ben Harper Tablatures
Ben Harper : Yeah, that would a good idea, maybe to have strings and an accordian player for the French tour, even for the entire europe tour we'll probably put it fun.
Ben Harper : yes you know, there are a couple of issues that are "stacked based" that I have to spend money to keep away.
Thank you to : Ben Harper for granting the interview, Dan Barbey from USD Concerts, Scott Tour Manager, Emmanuel Rivet from www.swer.net, Benjamin from Soleil Noir, to all the participants of the chat, C.W. for the wonderful concert I've lived.
benharpertablatures.free.fr /interview/interview2.html   (2795 words)

  
 Ben Harper: 2006 Sasquatch! Music Festival
Harper has been on television and radio but has become a star because of the people -- word of mouth has spread his music around the globe.
Harper knows he can make a difference with his music, but his fans carry him along so the message can be heard.
Harper fights the good fight with a sharp falsetto and accompanying him is keyboardist Greg Kurstin (Geggy Tah, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips, Beck).
www.hob.com /tickets/festivals/sasquatch/2006/artists/benharper.asp   (623 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals tickets, concerts and tour dates
Combining shuddering, groove-laden funky soul and folky handcrafted acoustics, singer/songwriter Ben Harper had cult status during the course of the '90s but gained wider attention toward the end of the decade.
Harper combined elements of classic singer/songwriters, blues revivalists, Jimi Hendrix, and '90s jam bands like Blues Traveler, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Phish, which meant that he was embraced by critics and college kids alike.
Harper's third album, 1997's The Will to Live, pushed his blues-oriented alternative folk into the middle mainstream, becoming a mainstay at college radio and making inroads at adult alternative radio.
www.ticketmaster.com /artist/769250   (900 words)

  
 Ben Harper: Diamonds On The Inside (2003): Reviews
Harper assuredly rushes through virtually all of his available quirks, flaws, and genres of choice, in a mad rush that's equally exhilarating and exhausting.
Harper's distinctive and committed vocals both unify and lift the music above homage.
Harper performs his knock-offs so earnestly you'd think he were resuscitating some forgotten art, rather than aping tunes that are played 24/7 on oldies radio.
www.metacritic.com /music/artists/harperben/diamondsontheinside   (484 words)

  
 Ben Harper Tickets - Ben Harper Concert Tickets
The Ben Harper concert tour is hitting cities all across the country.
Weather you want to see Ben Harper in your hometown or see the show when on vacation, Vivid Seats is here to provide you with the best seats, the easiest and most secure method of purchasing, quick transactions and speedy delivery your tickets.
Ben Harper is not the only pop concert we sell tickets to.
www.vividseats.com /concerts/ben-harper-tickets.html   (358 words)

  
 Ben Harper Tickets - Ben Harper Concert Tour Schedule - Ben Harper Ticket Broker
Ben Harper, along with his band of Innocent Criminals, became a figurehead of chilled modern rock performance in the late nineties.
With this unique blend of acoustic showmanship and funk-rock chord structures, Ben Harper melds a late sixties rock ethic with a thoroughly modern attitude to create a soulful performance which is a must see.
Harper, born in Pomona, California in October of 1969, played guitar publicly from an early age, soon specializing in the aggressive slide-guitar style for which he would become noted.
www.coasttocoasttickets.com /concerts/benharper_tickets.shtml   (691 words)

  
 BlueBeat.com - Artist: Ben Harper
Combining shuddering, groove-laden funky soul and folky handcrafted acoustics, singer/songwriter Ben Harper had cult status during the course of the '90s but gained wider attention toward the end of the decade.
Harper combined elements of classic singer/songwriters, blues revivalists, Jimi Hendrix, and '90s jam bands like Blues Traveler, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Phish, which meant that he was embraced by critics and college kids alike.
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Burn To Shine
www.bluebeat.com /artists/1258   (626 words)

  
 BEN HARPER - Ben Harper prépare un double album !
Le chanteur et auteur californien, Ben Harper, sortira le 21 mars prochain un double album intitulé Both Side of the Gun.
Après Diamonds on the Inside en 2003, son dernier album solo, et le dernier en date There Will Be a Light avec les Blind Boys of Alabama, Ben Harper revient avec non pas un, mais deux disques.
Ben Harper présentera Both Side of the Gun au cours d'une tournée qui devrait débuter vers février ou mars 2006.
www.mcm.net /musique/filinfo/9990   (399 words)

  
 the-raft.com (local) - first for music, music news, features, competitions and reviews
Harper's solution has always been to mix and match his different musical styles so that everyone gets a piece of what pleases them.
Harper rates Both Sides Of The Gun, as his most satisfying and rounded set to date.
Both Sides of The Gun finds Ben Harper on a roll and making the most assured and relaxed music of his career to date.
the-raft.com /benharper   (855 words)

  
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Ben Harper combined elements of classic singer/songwriters, blues revivalists, Jimi Hendrix, and '90s jam bands like Blues Traveler, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Phish, which meant that he was embraced by critics and college kids alike.
Ben Harper's third album, 1997's The Will to Live, pushed his blues-oriented alternative folk into the middle mainstream, becoming a mainstay at college radio and making inroads at adult alternative radio.
In spring 2001, Ben Harper issued Live from Mars, a double disc of live electric and acoustic material spanning the previous year's tour and including covers of material by Led Zeppelin, the Verve, and Marvin Gaye.
www.grabow.biz /Contemporary/BenHarper.htm   (874 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Both Sides of the Gun: Music: Ben Harper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It's a testament to Harper's aesthetic sensibilities that it is so configured, thereby both avoiding the scourge of the overly long album and dividing the raw, pummeling rockers from the ballads.
Harper continues to embrace a variety of influences and genres.
Harper's latest album is a perfect display of the both sides of Ben Harper.
www.amazon.com /Both-Sides-Gun-Ben-Harper/dp/B000EGEKWE   (1333 words)

  
 Ben Harper Music Guide - WikiMusicGuide, the Music Wiki
Ben Harper is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who began his career on 1994 by launching his debut album Welcome to the Cruel World.
Harper's parents were very supportive of his goals and allowed him to express freely.
Harper never did well in school because he noticed flaws in the public education system - preferrential treatment to the affluent students.
www.wikimusicguide.com /Ben_Harper   (355 words)

  
 Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper on Rhapsody
Harper's trademark lap steel licks accompany warm Americana musings, while the funked-up reggae numbers bounce along invitingly, and the guitar-heavy songs exude a rock tone reminiscent of Neil Young's heyday.
The Black Crowes-damaged title track of Harper's fifth studio album -- a lush sweep of twelve-string and pedal steel guitars -- is sweeter than ninety percent of the cock rock that it echoes.
Often, when Harper seems to be singing about some spangly rock chick, he's crooning abo...
www.rhapsody.com /benharper/diamondsontheinside   (210 words)

  
 MTV News | Ben Harper Seeks His Niche   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Harper's first two albums (1993's Welcome to the Cruel World and its follow-up, 1995's Fight for Your Mind) were hugely popular...
Harper, an LA-bred singer-songwriter in the Tracy Chapman mold, unwittingly encourages his relative anonymity with a non-confrontational style.
On his latest, "Will to Live" ["Faded" Video Clip, 1.1MB QuickTime], Ben Harper and his band, the Innocent Criminals, add electrified rock touches and flit through genres (Latin funk shows up on "Mama's Trippin'" and reggae on "Jah Work") in a much ballyhooed effort to carve out a US pop niche.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1429964/19970725/story.jhtml   (317 words)

  
 CNN - Review: Ben Harper plugs in - October 5, 1999
Sure, Harper's strength has been in playing an evocative indefinable style of acoustic music on the lap slide guitar, but he loses nothing by turning to more conventional instrumentation and song structure.
After all, what has made Harper a refreshing voice on the musical landscape is the lack of predictability on his previous albums.
While other artists were laying down grungy guitar riffs and bemoaning the weaknesses of their inner beings in the early-to-mid-1990s, Harper turned to the Weissenborn lap slide guitar and lyrically tackled spiritual and political issues.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9910/05/review.benharper/index.html   (391 words)

  
 Kasey Chambers, Michael Franti and Ben Harper :: Music Review :: ABC Northern Territory
Ben Harper is no stranger to our station or even the nation.
A worldwide tour is underway with Ben launching it in Australia earlier this year.
With the help of Jack Johnson he blew away a crowd of 20,000 in Brisbane when they were treated to a cover of Bob Marley's "Hi Tide or Low Tide".
www.abc.net.au /nt/stories/s1710953.htm   (359 words)

  
 Mixing Ben Harper and Jack Johnson Live-On Tour with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson
When Ben Harper is out on the road, he stays there for quite some time.
When Ben started touring again, it just made sense [to have both Pollock and Van Ord mix for both acts].” As for Van Ord, who has been working with Harper since 1997, if it had been anyone besides Johnson, he wouldn't have signed on to do monitors for both.
Harper uses a single driver and a pair of wedges, which are Microwedges originally designed by Rat Sound.
mixonline.com /livesound/tours/audio_ben_harper_jack   (1571 words)

  
 Metro | Ben Harper
Then along comes Ben Harper, a much younger man with an equally obsessive need to tell stories radio rarely allows.
Ben Harper pays homage to those traditions while inventing others we've never heard before.
While he is a stellar guitar player and a singer of considerable promise, young Ben Harper has yet to pay the kind of dues required to convey the soul-stirring resonance of a Ted Hawkins.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/01.18.96/harper-9603.html   (345 words)

  
 Ben Harper Bass Tabs
Ben Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American musician of the 1990s and 2000s.
After this limited edition record, Harper received a record deal from Virgin Records, releasing his debut album, Welcome to the Cruel World (1994) to generally positive reviews.
Over the course of the next two years, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals toured incessantly and played on records and live with R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Radiohead, A Tribe Called Quest, Gov't Mule, Beth Orton, The Fugees and John Lee Hooker.
www.bassmasta.net /h/harper,_ben   (269 words)

  
 Ben Harper
Combining shuddering, groove-laden funky soul and folky, handcrafted acoustics, singer/songwriter Ben Harper cultivated a cult following during the course of the '90s that gained full fruition toward the end of the decade.
Aside from working on his own material, Ben Harper has built a strong rapport with other artists, playing guest spots on records by Beth Orton, John Lee Hooker, and Government Mule.
His most successful album thus far, 1999's Burn to Shine blended Harper's fondness of '20s jazz compositions and urban beatboxing, resulting in a clever and passionate collection of songs.
www.biosstars.us /b/ben-harper.htm   (518 words)

  
 Ben Harper : Both Sides Of The Gun [Digipak]
With the two-disc BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN, singer/songwriter Ben Harper appears hell-bent to play havoc with listeners' expectations.
For those who thought blues-rock was a relic of the 1970s, abandoned to rot amid worn-out Foghat riffs, Harper presents a compelling argument to the contrary on the set's first disc.
Instead of jacking up traditional blues forms in a clich‚d way, though, Harper applies a blues sensibility to the rock vocabulary, coming up with something that feels new in the process.
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