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Ben Folds Five was an American alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprised Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano), Robert Sledge ( bass guitar , backing vocals) and Darren Jessee (drums, backing vocals).
Throughout his career, Folds has created an enormous body of genre-bending musical art that includes pop albums as the front man for Ben Folds Five, multiple solo rock albums, as well as unique collaborative records with artists from Sara Bareilles and Regina Spektor, to Weird Al and William Shatner.
After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the eponymous frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again during their reunion from 2011 to 2013.
Born and raised in North Carolina, Folds first rose to fame in the mid-’90s with Ben Folds Five, whose acerbic, genre-bending take on piano pop helped define an entire era of alternative rock.
Oct 25, 2009 · Ben Folds Five's official music video for 'Brick'. Click to listen to Ben Folds Five on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/BFFSpot?IQid=BFFB As featured on Whatever And Ever Amen.
Ben Folds Five interestingly shunned guitars, a choice that separated them from other mid-90s alternative artists such as Weezer, Radiohead and Nirvana. The rough, lo-fi sound of their debut,...
Ben Folds Five. Alternative piano trio led by the pop-minded prowess of their namesake frontman and his acerbic spin on the classic songwriter tradition. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1990s - 2010s. Formed. 1993 in Chapel Hill, NC. Disbanded.
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. He's created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records.
Sep 29, 2012 · In the early '90s, Ben Folds Five achieved underground success by playing the college circuit, selling out small clubs all across the country.
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. He’s created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. His last album was a blend of pop songs and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra that soared to #1 on ...
