Stevie Wonder, Tuck & Patti, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Isley Brothers, Chaka Khan & Rufus, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Cassandra Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, Gershwin, The Beatles, Elvis, John Lennon, Crosby-Stills-Nash and Young, America, Sue Leonard, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Maria Muldaur, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Terence Trent D'Arby, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Lenny Kravitz, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Burt Bacharach, Rachel Ferrel, Diana Krall, Lizz Wright, Patti Austin, Tony Bennett, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, Ben Harper, Noa, Bill Withers, Sade, Everything but the girl, Quincy Jones, Earth, Wind & Fire, Doobie Brothers, Maceo Paker, Bryan Ferry, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, George Duke, Simply Red, Rod Stewart, REM, Creedence Clearwater Revival, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Smith, Queen, Supertramp, Sting, Santana, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, David Sanborn, Joshua Redman, Grover Washington JR, Branford Marsalis, Barry White, Bobby McFerrin, Astor Piazzolla, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Stan Getz, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Paco de Lucia, Jose Feliciano, Toquinho, Buena Vista Social Club, Stefano Bollani, Giovanni Allevi, Take Six, Erika Badu, D'Angelo, The Roots, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Angie Stone, Jill Scott, Eric Benet, Incognito, India Arie, Ledisi, Frank McComb, Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Macy Gray, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, Lewis Taylor, Lauren Hill, John Legend, Omar, Mario Biondi, Giorgia, R. Kelly, Marcus Miller, Lalah Hathaway, Eric Benet, Rahsaan Patterson, Rebirth, Mary J.Blige, Patti Labelle, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lemar,...
Guit players : Tuck Andress, George Benson, Tommy Emmanuel, Don Ross, Leo Kottke, Joe Pass, Michael Headges, Lee Ritenour, Martin Taylor, Pat Metheny, Alex De Grassi, Franco Morone, Peppino d'Agostino, Robben Ford, Jimi Hendrix...
Love ya dearly Ben .... and I wish you all the very best with everything you are doing musically!!!! You need to know this .... because I consider you one hell of a gifted guitar player .....
I've been to Cambridge 3 times in total... once for a wedding... once for a birth and once to appear on the Sue Marchant show... an ambition of mine is to actually play a gig there :)
I've heard loads about the acoustic scene there, Norwich is o.k music wise... it's difficult to get an audience this time of the year.... roll on the summer :)
Hows it going Ben :) yep gigs and new CD on the way , lifes spinning round at the mo 7 things at once . Listen , I,d like that my man ... 2010 I may have to get over to ya ... I have friends near there ... Dinner & a Jam would be excellent!! ... Be Lucky
Thank you Ben! Pleasure to meet you. I really enjoyed listening to your music. It was inspiring, and wow... the acoustics, very nice. Oh what would we do without the artists in the world. Much love & peace to you:)
Hi Ben So nice to hear from you again. I just got back from London. Was there for a few days to see some old friends. Wishing you a great week. x Olivia
Grazie a te per i tuoi complimenti.. Sono contento che la mia musica ti colpisca e ti dò il benvenuto tra i miei amici.. Mi auguro di incontrarti in qualche concerto futuro.. Se ti và puoi anche ascoltare ciò che suono con il mio gruppo "Doc Sound" www.docsound.net www.myspace.com/docsound Buona fortuna.....stay in touch...Fabrizio
Hi Ben So goo to hear from you again and now you're in London. Gosh I was there for six days now, just got back yesterday, If I knew we could have had a chat and a drink and well do some music... Keep in touch and let me kow how things are goint ok. Big hugs Olivia
This Is really really great news!!! I can't wait to hear the tracks you've been doing with your friend and when you get your equipment PLEASE lets get together on ichat!, skype !!! and do some recording together from across the pond!!!
Love the way you play guitar .... It's heartfelt ...Your arrangements are killer!!!