Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for his prowess as a pianist. Ben Folds' musical career started to get off the ground in the late '80s, as bassist for band Majosha, after playing bass and piano at Pinehurst, in a group known as the "Caroliners" with cohort Millard Powers in 1985-1987; he also played drums as a session musician in Nashville. As well as appearing in Pots & Pans - now known as the Snuzz demo, as a pianist in Britt Harper Uzzell's (aka Snuzz) band. Folds is best known for his later work as the frontman and pianist of Ben Folds Five and as a solo artist. Folds's compositional and playing technique remain wholly unique, combining elements of the typical 'singer/songwriter' genre, jazz, and power rock. Indeed, his music is evocative of artists such as Joe Jackson, Todd Rundgren, and Sir Elton John, with an added edge and bold infusion of energy and wit. Although his music has no distinctive genre with which it is associated, the terms piano rock and indie are often used to describe his unique style. It is worth noting that popular, piano-centric artists such as trio-based Keane and solo artist Matt Hales, a.k.a. Aqualung, began their rise to popularity after Ben Folds' three-member band, Ben Folds Five, broke up in 2000. The other two members of B
1 | Silver Street | Ben Folds Live |
2 | Fired | Rockin' the Suburbs |
3 | The Luckiest | Ben Folds Live |
4 | Not the Same | Rockin' the Suburbs |
5 | Fred Jones Part 2 | Ben Folds Live |
6 | Jane | Ben Folds Live |
7 | Root To This | Fear of Pop Volume 1 |
8 | Tiny Dancer | Ben Folds Live |
9 | Learn to Live with What You Are | Sunny 16 - EP |
10 | The Ascent of Stan | Rockin' the Suburbs |
11 | There's Always Someone Cooler Than You | Sunny 16 - EP |
12 | The Last Polka | Ben Folds Live |
13 | Zak and Sara | Rockin' the Suburbs |
14 | Rock This Bitch | Ben Folds Live |
15 | One Down | Ben Folds Live |
16 | Rockin' the Suburbs | Rockin' the Suburbs |
17 | The Luckiest | Rockin' the Suburbs |
18 | Interlude | Fear of Pop Volume 1 |
19 | Still Fighting It | Rockin' the Suburbs |
20 | The Secret Life of Morgan Davis | Rockin' the Suburbs |