The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Bert Jansch, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Doors, Simple Minds, Talking Heads, Queen, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Cat Stevans
Sounds Like
Cat Stevans and Neil Young, as well as more recent acts such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay
Over the last four years after concluding a former partnership with fellow musician Simon Baum, Ben has been concentrating on defining his very own unique solo sound. Comparisons have already been made to such artists as Cat Stevans and Neil Young, as well as more recent acts such as Ray LaMontagne and Coldplay. Bens songs capture raw edge with tailor-made melodic simplicity. Still shy of centre stage Ben and his band can currently be found playing the acoustic clubs of London Town. But make no mistake, with his mighty voice and anthemic compositions it wont be long until this humble performer proudly steps forward to take centre stage.
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Hiya Ben! I Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Christmas and hope that 2010 will be your best year ever:)! Good luck & all the best from Paul in the Holy Land:)! (www.facebook.com/Paul.Robert.Thomas).
Two reasons for writing:
1) To show you this clip of what NOT to do at open mics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdoD0wh3XM8 2) To tell you about my new album of 16 home-recorded songs available on cd and download now! (please see my page).
I just wanted to let you know that you became my 20,000 friend on myspace officially. Checked out your page good stuff. We need to keep in touch. I'll be in the UK in October maybe we can meet up. Well my friend that is all for now. Please keep in touch. Cheers mate. Eric.
Hey! Hope you are doing good. I wanted to let you know about a show i'm doing in London on Sunday, June 1st.
I'm touring with Tommy Allsup. He played guitar with Buddy Holly, and is the guy playing on songs like "Heartbeat", "It's So Easy", etc, etc.....he is 76 and still going strong.
He is a character.
Anyway, i would love to see you at the show. I think as a fellow musician that you will really appreciate seeing Tommy play, and listening to his stories! He is THE guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens.
If you want to see Tommy in action....check out my blog. There is a video from last week in Nashville from the studio.
Take care, the music is sounding great, and i hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Kevin Montgomery
http://www. kevinmontgomery. fanbridge. com
Hey! Happy New Year! If you aren't playing yourself.......i'm playing The Polish Club tomorrow night.....would love to see you there!?
Anyway, hope this year has started off great......take care, Kevin
We're really looking forward to your set at the launch of The Great Indoors on 20th November at Dex in Brixton. It's going to be a great night. See you then!
Hey Bro,
Still in Israel? It's intense here but I'm learning so much and it's only the first week! Looking forward to putting it all in practice when I get back. How you getting on?
Ah, Bristol......my favorite town in the UK. You are lucky to live there. Hope you are having a good weekend........it's raining here in London. We start the tour on June 4th in Brighton. We are actually playing in Bristol on June 23rd at The Polish Club. Tommy Allsup, who played with Buddy Holly, is coming with me.......he is a trip.....he is 75.....and full of stories. We usually eat at Wagamama's in Bristol.....my fav. Anyway, take care and hope you are doing well. Kevin
Hey B,
I sent you a txt but not sure if you can get them? Anywhos, I just wanted to drop you a line in my last week in the country! I'm making the final preps for Berklee and it's all getting a bit real! I'm well looking forward to getting back and having a tonne more skills that we can apply to the Ben Michael Band. O
