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'''Ben Graves''' |
'''Ben Graves''' was a [[Nashville]]-based singer/songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. Originally from [[Martin, Tennessee]], he was the lead singer in a high school band whose other members (Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie) would become the hard rock outfit [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]]. He attended [[Wesleyan University]] (B.A., Music, 1993), [[Berklee College of Music]] (1991–92, 1993), and [[Washington State University]] (M.A., Jazz Studies, 1996) and moved to San Francisco, where he lived from 1996 to 2003, working with [[Norah Jones]] sidemen [[Lee Alexander (musician)|Lee Alexander]] and Rob Burger, as well as current [[The Decemberists]] members [[Jenny Conlee]] and [[Nate Query]]. In 2003, he moved to Nashville Tennessee, where he worked as a sideman with country artists [[Rebecca Lynn Howard]], [[James Otto]], [[Amy Dalley]], [[Raul Malo]], among many others, and remains active as a session musician, performing songwriter, sideman, and educator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/403150 |title=The Dean Martinis :: About This Artist – ReverbNation |website=www.reverbnation.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715180219/http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/403150 |archive-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> |
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Graves has performed with [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Nanci Griffith]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Modern Jazz Quartet]] bassist [[Percy Heath]], Late Show drummer [[Anton Fig]], [[Flaco Jimenez]], [[Steve Berlin]], and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/441127257/Ben_Graves |title= |
Graves has performed with [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Nanci Griffith]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Modern Jazz Quartet]] bassist [[Percy Heath]], Late Show drummer [[Anton Fig]], [[Flaco Jimenez]], [[Steve Berlin]], and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/441127257/Ben_Graves |title=Ben Graves | Sambuca | Sambuca Restaurant - Nashville | MUSIC | Nowplayingnashville.com |access-date=2011-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714203402/http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/441127257/Ben_Graves |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref> He has played venues such as the [[Grand Ole Opry]], the Ryman Auditorium, the Fillmore, the Great American Music Hall, the Edmonton Folk Festival, the Highline Ballroom, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and has appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. He has recorded three original CDs: ''Crazy Italians'' (1997), ''Memphis'' (2001) and ''Live'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Graves Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ben-graves-p532841/discography|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=November 5, 2011}}</ref> ''Crazy Italians'' included the cut "Princess Grace," which was featured on the ''Performing Songwriter'' magazine 1999 CD sampler showcasing their picks for the top 12 unsigned independent releases. Critic Russell Hall of ''Performing Songwriter'' called ''Crazy Italians'' "consistently fresh and inventive," and "intelligent pop music--tightly crafted songs that lend themselves well to improvisation in a live setting."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tradebit.de/filedetail.php/145478-ben-graves|title = MP3 Ben Graves – Memphis – Tradebit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sweetwatersongcontest.com/BandDetails.aspx?b=12816&sr=false&bn=TheDeanMartinis |title=Sweetwater presents the GearFest 2010 Song Contest - the Dean Martinis |website=www.sweetwatersongcontest.com |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171857/http://www.sweetwatersongcontest.com/BandDetails.aspx?b=12816&sr=false&bn=TheDeanMartinis |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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"Memphis" features drummer [[Scott Amendola]], keyboardist Rob Burger ([[Tin Hat Trio]], Norah Jones), and bassist [[Lee Alexander (musician)|Lee Alexander]] (Norah Jones, Amos Lee). "Memphis" has been played on over 300 radio stations worldwide, and in the summer of 2002, charted top 30 at some 50 stations, such as WTSR Ewing, NJ (#3), WNYK Nyack, NY (#10), and WUIC Chicago (#14). Rosalie Howarth of San Francisco's KFOG called it "very, very good"; "excellent CD," said KRZA in Colorado; and "a great, great disc," said music director Sean Wilson of WTSR. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.bengraves.com website] |
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Ben Graves was a Nashville-based singer/songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. Originally from Martin, Tennessee, he was the lead singer in a high school band whose other members (Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie) would become the hard rock outfit Fuel. He attended Wesleyan University (B.A., Music, 1993), Berklee College of Music (1991–92, 1993), and Washington State University (M.A., Jazz Studies, 1996) and moved to San Francisco, where he lived from 1996 to 2003, working with Norah Jones sidemen Lee Alexander and Rob Burger, as well as current The Decemberists members Jenny Conlee and Nate Query. In 2003, he moved to Nashville Tennessee, where he worked as a sideman with country artists Rebecca Lynn Howard, James Otto, Amy Dalley, Raul Malo, among many others, and remains active as a session musician, performing songwriter, sideman, and educator.[1]
Graves has performed with Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Kid Rock, Modern Jazz Quartet bassist Percy Heath, Late Show drummer Anton Fig, Flaco Jimenez, Steve Berlin, and many others.[2] He has played venues such as the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, the Fillmore, the Great American Music Hall, the Edmonton Folk Festival, the Highline Ballroom, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has recorded three original CDs: Crazy Italians (1997), Memphis (2001) and Live (2003).[3] Crazy Italians included the cut "Princess Grace," which was featured on the Performing Songwriter magazine 1999 CD sampler showcasing their picks for the top 12 unsigned independent releases. Critic Russell Hall of Performing Songwriter called Crazy Italians "consistently fresh and inventive," and "intelligent pop music--tightly crafted songs that lend themselves well to improvisation in a live setting."[4][5]
"Memphis" features drummer Scott Amendola, keyboardist Rob Burger (Tin Hat Trio, Norah Jones), and bassist Lee Alexander (Norah Jones, Amos Lee). "Memphis" has been played on over 300 radio stations worldwide, and in the summer of 2002, charted top 30 at some 50 stations, such as WTSR Ewing, NJ (#3), WNYK Nyack, NY (#10), and WUIC Chicago (#14). Rosalie Howarth of San Francisco's KFOG called it "very, very good"; "excellent CD," said KRZA in Colorado; and "a great, great disc," said music director Sean Wilson of WTSR.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Dean Martinis :: About This Artist – ReverbNation". www.reverbnation.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Ben Graves | Sambuca | Sambuca Restaurant - Nashville | MUSIC | Nowplayingnashville.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ "Ben Graves Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "MP3 Ben Graves – Memphis – Tradebit".
- ^ "Sweetwater presents the GearFest 2010 Song Contest - the Dean Martinis". www.sweetwatersongcontest.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2022.