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Ben Folds
Biography
Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor and "Weird Al" Yankovic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge, and Hoodwinked!, Folds produced Amanda Palmer's first solo album and has been a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off since 2009.
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Discography
- 2004-04-05: Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL, USA, 2004
- Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP, 2006
- Songs for Goldfish, 2005
- Way to Normal, 2008
- Fifty-Five Vault, 2011
- Speed Graphic, 2003
- Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!, 2009
- 2004-07-10: Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT, USA
- Stems and Seeds, 2009
- Ben Folds Live, 2002
- Rockin' the Suburbs, 2001
- 2003-01-11: Providence, RI, USA, 2003
- Rockin' the Suburbs (bonus disc)
- The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective, 2011
- Lonely Avenue, 2010
- 2003-07-29: Concord, CA, USA, 2003
- Landed, 2005
- 2004-04-08: Tulsa, OK, USA, 2004
- Super D, 2004
- 2002-10-16: Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, USA, 2002
- 2005-11-02: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 2004-07-10: Wallingford, CT, USA, 2004
- 2005-02-10: Norman, OK, USA, 2005
- Sunny 16, 2003
- Special B-Sides
- 2004-06-29: Vienna, VA, USA, 2004
- iTunes Originals, 2005
- The Sound of Last Night... This Morning (live), 2009
- Songs for Silverman, 2005
- Rockin' the Suburbs EP
- 2001-12-09: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
- 1990 Demo Tape
- 2007-12-19: Exit/In, Nashville, TN, USA
- 2005-08-24: Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA, USA
- I Made It Up on Stage, 2008
- Live in Perth, 2005
- You Don't Know Me, 2008
- Bizarre Christmas Incident, 2002
- Way to Normal (Fake), 2008
- 2001-07-20: Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO, USA, 2001
- 2002-10-20: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2002
- 2002-10-17: Geneseo, NY, USA, 2002
- 2007-06-19: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS, USA
- Live at Tower Records, 2005
- Ben Folds Live (bonus disc)
- 2006-06-16: Which Stage, Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN, USA
- 2001-09-22: La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX, USA
- Bitches Ain't Shit
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Comments
Nice. I thought after you played 'Up on the Roof' that it would be nice if you followed through with Ben Folds' 'Philosophy', but you played another song by him... spooky that he turned up in any case.
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