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  • Genre: Blues / Powerpop / Rock

    Location VAN NUYS, California, Un

    Profile Views: 40324

    Last Login: 2/28/2013

    Member Since 6/9/2008

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNvdWxkb2dzLmNvbQ==

    Record Label Biheart Entertainment Group

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ..Music came easily to Sharon. Born into a musical family she started singing at the age of three, harmonizing with music on the radio. Formal music instruction began during her sixth year, first with piano and then, at the age of eight, with violin. She gave public performances during elementary school and has continued ever since. Her vocal training paralleled her instrumental work, beginning in elementary school and continuing from there... ..Sharon's father, at one time a professional percussionist, also played a variety of instruments from ukulele to guitar to vibes. He reveled in all styles of music, and jam sessions were a common occurrence at her house. Jazz, Rock, Funk, Blues, Bluegrass, Classical and Country music were all part of Sharon's early life, and she took it all in as she was growing up... ..In her teen years Sharon thought the violin was "square" and stopped playing for almost ten years, concentrating on her vocal work and her writing. Later influences, musicians like Stephen Grappelli, Papa John Creech, and John Luc Ponty found a new audience for strings so Sharon rosined up her bow; her violin once again singing out. A song by another major influence, David La Flamme, introduced her to the playing of Don "Sugarcane" Harris, and an even richer musical grab bag to pull from... ..Sharon's vocal training started with classics and show tunes, but through a variety of vocal and performance teachers moved toward pop/funk. Her instructors included Seth Riggs, Lee Sweetland, and vocal therapist Arthur Joseph; who finally broke her out of her shell and helped her focus on her dreams of performing... ..Her most recent vocal work is with Wenndy Leigh MacKenzie, whom Sharon credits with bringing her voice to where she always wanted it to be. Her vocal influences include Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, and Wynonna Judd. Grace Slick influenced her early vocals, and Bette Midler was always an influence on her musical theater work... ..Arthur Joseph introduced Sharon to Ellen Geer, who helped her with her stage presence. Ellen improved Sharon's performance focus, giving her the confidence to be herself when she sings... ..Geer's stage training also helped Sharon's acting. She appeared in Carrie, Deadman's Curve, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and other movies; as well as musical theater and television. The acting has taken second place to the music, but has not been left behind... ..Fulfilling another dream, Sharon was co-owner of Coffee Junction; a cabaret/coffee house in Tarzana, from 1990 to 2006. It was a throwback to the places she would hang out at when she was younger; places like the Bla Bla Cafe and others. She considered the Junction a musical oasis, since it allowed her to interact and perform with musicians of all styles; and gave both newcomers and seasoned veterans a place to perform to a more sophisticated audience than they might find at other small venues. It also led to some awesome jam sessions... ..With her current bands, The New Incarnation of David Carradine's COSMIC RESCUE TEAM (aka SOUL DOGS), WHISKEY MAN/SHARON BENSON PROJECT, ZEPHRO, PANDA JAM and more, Sharon continues to explore a variety of musical styles, and to expand her already considerable talents...

  • Members

    IN MEMORY: My Spirit Bro... DAVID CARRADINE... Friend O' Mine..... ..To my Dear, Brilliant, Talented, Barefoot Legend, David Carradine, Friend O' Mine..... ..Thank You DC, for taking Me on One Hell Of A Great Ride!.. Love You forever Bro... ..Your Light Saber & Spirit Sister, Sharon ;~) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank You Artist Connects, Dean Markley Strings, Michael "Magic Kerman & Bay Area Backstage, for taking such great care of Us and giving us so many wonderful gifts and memories! We All Love U!!!!! Peace, Love, & Blessings,.. Sharon (David Carradine & Soul Dogs aka The Cosmic Rescue Team).. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Incarnation of David Carradine's COSMIC RESCUE TEAM (aka SOUL DOGS):.. Sharon Benson (Vocals, Violin, Guitar), Calista Carradine (Vocals), Leslie Daniel (Drums), John Schayer (Bass),.. Joe Mullinex (Guitar).. http://www.souldogs.com.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COSMIC RESCUE TEAM = David Carradine & SOUL DOGS:.. David Carradine (Guitar, Piano, Flutes - Bamboo & Traditional), Harmonica),.. Sharon Benson (Vocals, Violin, Guitar), ..Leslie Daniel (Drums), CJIII (Bass), Benjamin "Benji" Lein (Guitar) http://www.souldogs.com/presspages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ZEPHRO:.. Michael ZEPHRO - Vocals & Guitar, Victor Patron - Bass, Yukelele & Vocals, ..Sharon Benson - Violin & Vocals .. http://www.myspace.com/zephro1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHISKEY MAN/SHARON BENSON PROJECT... Steve Kaufman (acoustic; electric & resonator slide guitars; vocals), Sharon Benson (7-String Viper violin; guitar; vocals), Gary Fitzgerald (stand up & electric bass), Leslie Daniel (drums; percussion)

  • Influences

    Stephane Grappelli, Papa John Creech, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Joe Venuti, Jean-Luc Ponty, David LaFlamme, Santana, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Ani DiFranco, Chrissie Hynde, Grace Slick, Edith Piaf, Nina Simone, Bette Midler, Canned Heat, The Band, Jethro Tull, J.J. Cale, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffet, Jimmy Hendrix, Van Morrison and so much more.

  • Sounds Like

    .. ..SOUL DOGS is: An alternative blend of Funk, Jazz, Rock, Pop, and Blues... A unique group, driven by the powerful vocals and lyrics of Sharon Benson;.. rock solid bass lines of C. J. III; steady, rhythmic drumming of Leslie Daniel;.. and the sensitive, melodic guitar of Benjamin Lein. This music is infectious... http://youtu.be/JONINmXEo6g ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE COSMIC RESCUE TEAM: Previous incarnations of the band have featured a slew of musicians and exotic instruments. These shows however, offer a more standard lineup, with David Carradine's soulful vocals backed up by his guitars, piano, harmonica, and a thrilling interlude with the bamboo flute, which he grew, harvested, cured and made himself... The band includes Sharon Benson on electric violin, guitar and vocals;.. Clynell Jackson III on bass; Leslie Daniel on drums and percussion; and Benjamin Lein on guitar. This combination creates a sound reminiscent of a more intimate period when musicians played wrap-around porches and underground saloons, and then surprises you by exploding into serious full-on Rock & Roll. This is American music... You can dance to it, trance to it, or just kick back and enjoy the ride... http://youtu.be/mvXdq1XcjT8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ZEPHRO is: World Music, Deep Blues, and an Eclectic Mix of Tantalizing Sounds... With the brilliant Vocals & Guitar of Michael Zephro, the sweet and sincere Bass, Yukelele & Vocals of Victor Patron and the haunting Violin & Vocals of Sharon Benson, this Power Trio will take You to another Dimension in Time & Space... http://youtu.be/03_tICwlqtM ..LAKE BALBOA Slide Show w/ZEPHRO's "Compliments" ..This slide show was created in honor of protecting our precious Water & Wildlife. .. Lake Balboa was created out of farm land in the early 1990s in San Fernando Valley CA, as a recreational park, with abundant fish, birds, mature flowering trees and scenic open and covered picnic areas.The lake is supplied with water from the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, operated by the city's Bureau of Sanitation... ..ZEPHRO's song "Compliments" is the backing music... Photographs by Linda Sherlin. © 2009 Biheart Entertainment Group. All Rights Reserved .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SHARON BENSON is: Working to help save Our Planet's WATER supply... ..Being that WATER is really our most precious commodity, protecting our planet's water supply seems to be a topic that must be addressed. .. Sharon Benson's song, "WATER", was the opening song for the 2008 Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival. Her song was played to a sold out audience just before the screening of FLOW:For Love of Water - with live Native American Flute accompaniment by water author, William Waterway Marks, who is also featured in FLOW... William Waterway Marks' book, "Water Voices from Around The World" http://www.watervoicescom was voted 1st Place in the world's largest international book competition as: "Most Likely to Save the Planet".. http://youtu.be/ZQId8ziU91Q Water Slide Show by Sharon Benson & inspired by William Waterway Marks and his tireless effort to raise awareness in the need to protect Our Planet's water supply... The WATER video includes: Various Photos of back yard "Bird Friends" drinking, bathing, and enjoying the Fountain,with "WATER" as backing music... © 2008 Biheart Entertainment Group, All Rights Reserved http://www.souldogs.com.. .... Visit Phil Sauers' World Water Rescue Foundation - http://wwrf.org and http://www.waternotweapons.org - Pete Seeger's Water Not Weapons campaign, and help us focus on "WATER NOT WEAPONS"!!!.. http://youtu.be/DkXsv1y6pLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"THE UNIVERSAL FLAG" theme song, co-written & performed by Sharon Benson and Michael Zephro, and co-produced by Victor Patron, was written as a tribute to Brian McClure's Universal Flag Foundation (http://www.universalflag.org). The Flag is a Symbol for PEACE, Unity, Equality, Diversity and Harmony, which definitely rings true as a Tribute to the International Day Of Peace. The intention is to raise awareness, and help cultivate a culture of Peace for future generations on Peace Day and every day... http://youtu.be/gqV64YExIoU ..Join Us & Sing Along!.. .. Music & Lyrics by Sharon Benson & Michael Zephro.. .. Co-Produced by Sharon Benson & Victor Patron.. ..THE UNIVERSAL FLAG.. ..Theme Song for Brian McClure's Universal Flag Foundation.. .. WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE...EVERY ONE WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE...BRING THE WORLD TO A NEW BEGINNING WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE TO DO IT NOW .. HARMONY, COME TOGETHER FOR EACH OTHER WE'LL DISCOVER IT'S ALREADY DONE, WE WON EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, EMBRACING EVERYTHING WE SEE NO MORE SEPARATION .. LET'S RAISE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG FLY IT HIGH FOR EVERY ONE TO SEE RAISE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG SYMBOL FOR PEACE AND UNITY(Unity Is We) .. SUN SHINES...MOON RISES TIDES...CHANGING CONSTANTLY LOOK. SEE THE LIGHT. LOVE ONE ANOTHER NO REASON TO FIGHT...LET'S WORK TOGETHER FLY THE FLAG FOR HUMANITY BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR CONTINENTS .. THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG FLY IT HIGH FOR EVERY ONE, EVERYTHING TO SEE RAISE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG SYMBOL FOR PEACE AND UNITY (This Unity Is We. You, Me, He, We Three is We) .. INTERCONNECTION, ONENESS WITH ALL SIGNPOST FOR THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE REMEMBER THIS TRUTH, ELIMINATE FEAR VIOLENCE BECOMES HISTORY MAKE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS .. RAISE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG FLY IT HIGH FOR EVERY ONE, EVERYTHING WE SEE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG SYMBOL FOR PEACE AND UNITY .. LET'S RAISE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG FLY IT HIGH FOR EVERY ONE, EVERYTHING RAISE THE FLAG, THE UNIVERSAL FLAG SYMBOL FOR PEACE... SYMBOL FOR UNITY... EQUALITY... DIVERSITY... HARMONY... © 2009 Biheart Entertainment Group - All Rights Reserved..

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  • Paul Robert thomas

    Cheers for the add Sharon & hope you like my songs & stuff :)! 
    Good luck & all the best from Paul:)!           
    P.S.  Check me out at www.reverbnation.com/paulrobertthomas where I’m Number 1 in the UK National Blues Charts & Number 1 in London too! 

    6 months ago
  • Tim Cheatle

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    1 year ago
  • Abe Perez

     Hi again you have a lot of talent and soul i dig your music.

    1 year ago
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    Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/intunegpfans

    1 year ago
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    2 years ago
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    Thanks for the friendship request. We hope you like our independent music promotion project / radio program. Of course you are welcome to become member, it's free.

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    2 years ago
  • Spirits Of Another Day

    Thank you for the friendship, Sharon ! Peace from Sunny Detroit City, ~Tom

    2 years ago
  • Sharon Benson Music

    Hey Andi! All the Best 2 U from the USofA! Peace & Blessings, S ;)

    2 years ago
  • Heartbreak Hotel Hannov…

    Hi Sharon, thanks for the add! Best wishes from Hannover, Germany.
    andi motorpsycho

    2 years ago
  • Robert Harbin-McGee

    WOW!
    Love your music!
    Thank You for sharing your wonderful music, and for your friendship!
    Live - Love - Be Blessed.
    bluemoondragonfly
    "Music is a Healing Art"

    2 years ago
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