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Ben Folds

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EntityQ435681· pop 20· linked from 582 articles

American musician

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Within Vinony's link graph, Ben Folds is referenced by 582 other articles, and connects out to Winston-Salem, extended play and The Sydney Morning Herald.

It is catalogued under topics including 1966 births, 20th-century American pianists and 20th-century American singer-songwriters.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Luckiest
  • Ben Folds - Lonely Avenue
  • Ben Folds - So There
  • A Dream About Lightning Bugs
  • Watch Me Eat This Sandwich

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Film & TV

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the former frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. He now performs as a solo artist and collaborates with many other musicians.

Known for

  • The Day the Music Stopped — Self2024
  • My Name's Ben Folds: I Play Piano — Himself2023
  • The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process — Self2023
  • Tim Minchin: Apart Together Live At Trackdown Studios — Special Guest2020
  • The Wilds — Ben Folds2020
  • It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter — Self2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Musical Guest2019
  • Temple of Art — Self2018
  • Billions — Ben Folds2016
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self2015

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1966-09-12
alternative rockindie popindie rockpiano rockpoprock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,178,413
Total plays
36,024,702

Tags

singer-songwriterpiano rockindiealternativerock

Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for his prowess as a pianist. Ben Folds' musical career started to get off the ground in the late '80s, as bassist for band Majosha, after playing bass and piano at Pinehurst, in a group known as the "Caroliners" with cohort Millard Powers in 1985-1987; he also played drums as a session musician in Nashville. As well as appearing in Pots & Pans - now known as the

via Last.fm · Ben Folds

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Scott
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Winston-Salem
Occupation
lyricist
Instrument
voice
Record label
Epic Records
Official website
www.benfolds.com
Image
Ben Folds @ The Wiltern 08 16 2023 (53407634095).jpg
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Commons category
Ben Folds
date of birth
1966-09-12
start of work period
1988-00-00
social media followers
768570
birth name
Benjamin Scott Folds
name in native language
Ben Folds
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