Ben Folds Biography

Fast Facts

• Played his first gig in 1988 at a Battle of the Bands competition at Duke University
• Started out playing drums as a session musician for various recording artists in Nashville
• 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