Ben Harper is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter from the United States. Ben is well-known for his singing and musical abilities.

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Ben Harper is a $10 million dollar singer-songwriter from the United States. Ben Harper was born in Claremont, California, and began playing the guitar in elementary school before focusing on slide guitar in his early teens. The Folk Music Center and Museum, his family’s folk music shop, eventually became the foundation for his first professional employment.

Early Years and Family

Ben Harper was born Benjamin Chase Harper in Pomona, California, on October 28, 1969. His father, percussionist Leonard Harper, and mother, vocalist and guitarist Ellen Chase-Verdries, were both musicians. He was only five years old when his parents split.

His mother’s family raised him and his brothers, Joel and Peter. He was a student at Claremont High School in Claremont, California.

Professional Life and Career of Ben Harper

Ben began performing on his first gig when he was twelve years old. He began with the slide guitar, imitating Robert Johnson’s technique, before switching to the Weissenborn slide guitar. Taj Mahal, a Grammy-winning blues musician, extended him an invitation to tour Hawaii. They collaborated on the album ‘Follow the Drinking Gourd’ in 1990.

‘Welcome to the Cruel World,’ his debut album, was published by Virgin Records in 1994. In 2004, he took part in the ‘Vote for Change’ Concert Tour, which aimed to persuade people in key swing states to vote in the 2004 presidential election. In 2010, he established the band ‘Fistful of Mercy,’ which included singers Dhani Harrison and Joseph Arthur, and released their debut album, ‘As I call You down,’ in 2010.

His collaboration with Charlie Musselwhite, “No Mercy in This Land,” was named “Song of the Year” at the 40th Blues Music Awards presentation. He enjoys skating and owns a warehouse where he keeps his personal skateboards. He is a co-owner of the roller Horror skateboarding brand. On Chris Roberts’ ‘The Nine Club,’ he says that he went to school in Pomona, California, and began skateboarding with Chris Miller.

Albums:

• 1994, Welcome to the Cruel World
• 1995, Fight for Your Mind
• 1997, The Will to Live
• 1999, Burn to Shine
• 2003, Dia

He is also interested in charitable work and supports Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring music instruction in underserved public schools in the United States. In 2016, he performed an acoustic fundraiser concert in San Francisco to help the “Boys Home Project” of New Light India.

Awards and nominations

• Ben was named ‘Artist of the Year’ by the French magazine ‘Rolling Stone’ in 2003.
• He won Grammy Awards in two categories in 2005: ‘Best Pop Instrumental Performance’ and ‘Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album.’
• He received the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album in 2014.

Rumors and controversies

Ben and Laura were alleged to have had a tumultuous marriage. His CD ‘Call it What It Is’ was widely regarded as having content that was provocative. It addressed racial concerns as well as police brutality.

Body Measurement

His skin tone is light brown, his eyes are black, and he has black hair. He stands 6 feet 2 inches tall.

Social Media

He has 1.67 million Facebook fans, 222k Instagram followers, 121.6K Twitter followers, and 136k YouTube subscribers.

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