Ben Folds

Birth Name:

Benjamin Scott Folds

Birth Place:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

Started out playing drums as a session musician for various recording artists in Nashville
Played his first gig in 1988 at a Battle of the Bands competition at Duke University
Is best known for being a singer and pianist for the band Ben Folds Five
Was a high school classmate of sports analyst Stuart Scott
In 2001, he released his debut solo album titled "Rockin' The Suburbs․"
Worked as a producer and backup vocalist on the William Shatner album "Has Been․"
Learned how to play the piano by listening to Elton John and Billy Joel songs

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