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6 unusual facts about Ben Harper


A Hostage and the Meaning of Life

Tim Loo, the cellist on Iconoclast and Fatale and Futique, is a touring musician for pop artist Ben Harper.

Lewis Marnell

The news emerged together with a fundraising initiative for the "Lewis Marnell family memorial fund" that involved the musician Ben Harper, who reunited with The Innocent Criminals—a band that Harper recorded and performed with for numerous years—for a special re-recording of the song "Jah Work" from the 1997 album A Will To Live.

Tā moko

However, in recent years several high-profile uses of Māori designs by Robbie Williams, Ben Harper and a 2007 Jean Paul Gaultier fashion show were controversial.

The Grammy Museum

Public Programs with Award-winning musicians such as Ben Harper, Flavor Flav, and John Legend are open to the public.

Viveca Paulin

Paulin played the character Dawn, the wife of Ferrell's rock and roll persona, as they performed "Free Bird" with Conan, Billy Gibbons, Beck, Ben Harper and Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band to end the final show.

Wille And The Bandits

The band takes their inspiration from a variety of artists such as Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and Jimi Hendrix.


Amber Pacific

Ben Harper (originally in Yellowcard) joined Amber Pacific before the recording of their second studio album, Truth in Sincerity.

Andrew Winton

Winton's sound has been likened to a cross between Ben Harper, Sting, Kelly-Joe Phelps and Harry Manx.

Arena Civica

Other notable artists who performed at the Arena include Chicago, Joe Cocker, Stewart Copeland, The Cure, Little Feat, Ben Harper, Lenny Kravitz, The Manhattan Transfer, Robert Plant, Public Image Limited, Radiohead, Patti Smith, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Sting and Andy Summers.

BottleRock Napa Valley

The event featured 3 stages with 60 bands, including Jackson Browne, Train, The Black Crowes, Zac Brown Band, The Shins, Primus, The Avett Brothers, Joan Jett, Cake, Jane's Addiction, The Flaming Lips, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.

Don't Give Up on Me Now

The song was written by Ben Harper together with Jason Mozersky and released as the second single from the album Give Till It's Gone.

Eric Kretz

Kretz has worked with several notable artists, particularly engineering and mixing the live recordings for The Henry Rollins Show of songs by artists such as Thom Yorke, Ben Harper, Damian Marley, Slayer, Jurassic 5, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.

KSPN-FM

KSPN features the AAA format, which combines the classic rock hits from Tom Petty, Van Morrison and Talking Heads with today’s newer musicians like Ben Harper, Blues Traveler, Sonia Dada and Widespread Panic.

Live at Lollapalooza 2007

The album omits a performance of the song "No More" by vocalist Eddie Vedder and musician Ben Harper as well as a speech made by Iraq War veteran Tomas Young.

Longineu W. Parsons III

Parsons joined Yellowcard in 1997 along with Ben Dobson, Todd Clary, Warren Cooke, Ben Harper, and Sean Mackin after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.

Mountain Stage

Among the luminaries who appeared on Mountain Stage before they were famous or whose first national-exposure in the US on Mountain Stage are Sarah McLachlan, Norah Jones, Crash Test Dummies, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Harper, Paula Cole, Nickel Creek, Cassandra Wilson, Counting Crows, Phish and R.E.M., which is the band that gave Mountain Stage its first national exposure.

Ngawang Tashi Bapu

Tashi has also performed with popular recording artists such as Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Ben Harper and Sheryl Crow.

Ronnie Blake

Afterwards, he performed alongside numerous artists such as Aaliyah, Ben Harper, Dr. Dre, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

TrinityRoots

They played alongside international acts including Ben Harper, Lee Scratch Perry, The Mad Professor, as well as local bands such as Fat Freddys Drop, Salmonella Dub and Che Fu.


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