Brendan Benson
| Brendan Benson | |
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Benson performing in November 2005
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 14, 1970 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, indie rock, power pop, alternative rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drums |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Readymade Records, Lojinx, ATO V2 Records (previous) MapleMusic Recordings (Canada), Dine Alone Records |
| Associated acts | The Raconteurs, Jack White, The Waxwings, The Greenhornes, Jape,Ashley Monroe, Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons |
| Website | brendanbenson |
| Notable instruments | |
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1959 Guild Aristocrat Fender Telecaster |
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Brendan Benson (born November 14, 1970) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released six solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs.
Benson was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His debut album, One Mississippi, was released in 1996 on Virgin Records. The album featured several contributions with Jason Falkner and failed to sell in sufficient numbers and Benson was dropped by Virgin.
In 2002 the follow-up to One Mississippi was released, Lapalco. Again the critical plaudits poured in, but this time the record enjoyed a certain degree of commercial success, selling more than three times as many copies than that of One Mississippi.
The song "Good To Me" from this album appeared on the British show Teachers during series three and was included on the series soundtrack; it was also covered by The White Stripes for the B-side of the single Seven Nation Army. The song "Tiny Spark" featured on an episode from the fourth series of Teachers, as well as in the feature films Along Came Polly, and World's Greatest Dad.
While touring this record Benson played the Reading and Leeds Festivals and finished his Leeds set with a performance of the track "Jet Lag" featuring guest appearances from Meg White of The White Stripes along with members of The Datsuns and Soledad Brothers. In 2003 Benson re-released his debut album along with bonus tracks including the unreleased six-track extended play Wellfed Boy EP.
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