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Ben Folds Biography

Birth Name:
Benjamin Scott Folds
Birth Place:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Profession
Singer-songwriter, musician

Fast Facts

  • Became interested in the piano at age 9, when his father brought one home as payment for a job
  • Although primarily known as a pianist, he also plays drums, guitar and bass
  • Played bass with the group Majosha, which won Duke University's Battle of the Bands in 1988
  • Attended the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami on a percussion scholarship
  • Worked as a session drummer in Nashville
  • Formed Ben Folds Five with Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee in 1994; they released their self-titled debut album the next year
  • Released his first solo album, Rockin' the Suburbs, in 2001
  • Produced William Shatner's 2007 album Has Been
  • Is on the board of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Relationships

  • Chuck Folds -- Brother
  • Gracie Scott Folds -- Daughter
  • Anna Goodman -- Ex-wife
  • Fleur Folds -- Ex-wife
  • Frally Hynes -- Ex-wife
  • Kate Rosen -- Ex-wife
  • Louis Francis Folds -- Son