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Ben Harper

Benjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music, and he is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013. At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper's joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, "No Mercy in This Land", was named Song of the Year.

Infobox

Born
Benjamin Charles Harper (1969-10-28) October 28, 1969 (age 56)Pomona, California, U.S.
Genres
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Occupation
Musician
Instruments
Vocalsguitarlap steel guitarslide guitarkeyboard instrumentspianobassdrumspercussionvibraphone
Years active
1992–present
Labels
Virgin, EMI Records, Chrysalis
Formerly of
Relentless7Fistful of MercyThe Innocent Criminals
Website
www.benharper.com
Spouses
mw- Joanna (m. 1996; div. 2001) Laura Dern (m. 2005; div. 2013) Jaclyn Matfus (m. 2017)

Tables

· Awards and nominations
2003
2003
Year
2003
Award Show
Rolling Stone (France)
Award/Nomination
Artist of the Year
2005
2005
Year
2005
Award Show
Grammy Award
Award/Nomination
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
2005
2005
Year
2005
Award Show
Grammy Award
Award/Nomination
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
2014
2014
Year
2014
Award Show
Grammy Award
Award/Nomination
Grammy Award for Best Blues Album
Year
Award Show
Award/Nomination
2003
Rolling Stone (France)
Artist of the Year
2005
Grammy Award
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
2005
Grammy Award
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
2014
Grammy Award
Grammy Award for Best Blues Album
· Filmography
2001
Role(s)
Song: "Strawberry Fields Forever"
2002
Role(s)
Songs: "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"/"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Role(s)
Song: "The Three of Us"
2003
Role(s)
Episode: "Grinspoon Guest Program Rage"Song: "Ground on Down"
Role(s)
Episode: "Crash Into You"Song: "Empty Apartment"
Role(s)
Episode: "Death Be Not Whatever"Song: "Blessed to Be a Witness"
2004
Role(s)
Episode: "Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals"Song: "Love Gonna Walk Out on Me"
Role(s)
Song: "Walk Away"
2005
Role(s)
Song: "Everything"
2006
Role(s)
Song: "Everything"
Role(s)
Episode: "The Dawn Patrol"Song: "Waiting For You"
Role(s)
Episode: "And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael"Song: "Walk Away"
Ultimate Sessions
Role(s)
Song: "Whipping Boy"
2007
Role(s)
Song: "Happy Ever After in Your Eyes"
2008
Role(s)
Song: "Morning Yearning"
Role(s)
Song: "Diamonds On The Inside"
2009
Role(s)
Song: "Please Don't Talk About Murder While I'm Eating"
Role(s)
Episode: "Brave Heart"Song: "Faithfully Remain"
2010
Role(s)
Episode: 2.152 (Song: "Father's Song")Episode: 2.7 (Songs: "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Walk With You")
Les Petits Mouchoirs
Role(s)
Song: "Amen Omen"
Role(s)
Episode: KaterinaSong: "Amen Omen"
Role(s)
Song: "Glory & Consequence"
Close to the Dream
Role(s)
Song: "Better Way"
2010–2011
Role(s)
Conan
Notes
Episode: October 11, 2010 (Song: "Father's Son")Episode: May 25, 2011 (Song: "Rock n' Roll is Free")
2011
Role(s)
Song: "More Like You"
2012
Role(s)
Song: "Waiting on an Angel"
Role(s)
Episode: RaymondSong: "Not Fire Not Ice"
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
2010–2013
Role(s)
Late Show with David Letterman
Notes
Episode February 2, 2012 (Song: "Lay There & Hate Me")Episode May 18, 2011 (Song: "Rock n' Roll is Free")Episode April 29, 2013 (Song: "We Can't End This Way")
2011–2013
Role(s)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Notes
Episode May 24, 2011 (Song: "Rock n' Roll is Free")Episode November 18, 2011 (Song: "Save the Hammer for the Man")January 22, 2013 (Song: "I Don't Believe a Word You Say")
2014
Role(s)
Episode: June 13, 2014Song: "Learn It All Again Tomorrow"
2023
Role(s)
Episode: "2070: Ecocide" (Character: Tyrone Downs)
Year
Title
Notes
1998–2001
Daria
Episode: "See Jane Run" (Song: "Faded")Episode: "Camp Fear" (Song: "Burn to Shine")
2001
I Am Sam
Song: "Strawberry Fields Forever"
2002
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Songs: "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"/"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Searching for Debra Winger
Song: "The Three of Us"
2003
rage
Episode: "Grinspoon Guest Program Rage"Song: "Ground on Down"
One Tree Hill
Episode: "Crash Into You"Song: "Empty Apartment"
Joan of Arcadia
Episode: "Death Be Not Whatever"Song: "Blessed to Be a Witness"
2004
Saturday Night Live
Episode: "Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals"Song: "Love Gonna Walk Out on Me"
Sleepover
Song: "Walk Away"
2005
Trust the Man
Song: "Everything"
2006
Akeelah and the Bee
Song: "Everything"
The O.C.
Episode: "The Dawn Patrol"Song: "Waiting For You"
CSI: NY
Episode: "And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael"Song: "Walk Away"
Ultimate Sessions
Song: "Whipping Boy"
2007
Arctic Tale
Song: "Happy Ever After in Your Eyes"
2008
Henry Poole Is Here
Song: "Morning Yearning"
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub
Song: "People Lead"
Daylight Robbery
Song: "Diamonds On The Inside"
2009
State of Play
Song: "Please Don't Talk About Murder While I'm Eating"
House
Episode: "Brave Heart"Song: "Faithfully Remain"
2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Episode: 2.152 (Song: "Father's Song")Episode: 2.7 (Songs: "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Walk With You")
Les Petits Mouchoirs
Song: "Amen Omen"
Vampire Diaries
Episode: KaterinaSong: "Amen Omen"
The Fighter
Song: "Glory & Consequence"
Close to the Dream
Song: "Better Way"
2010–2011
Conan
Episode: October 11, 2010 (Song: "Father's Son")Episode: May 25, 2011 (Song: "Rock n' Roll is Free")
2011
Wretches & Jabberers
Song: "More Like You"
2012
The Girl
Song: "Waiting on an Angel"
Redfern Now
Episode: RaymondSong: "Not Fire Not Ice"
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
2010–2013
Late Show with David Letterman
Episode February 2, 2012 (Song: "Lay There & Hate Me")Episode May 18, 2011 (Song: "Rock n' Roll is Free")Episode April 29, 2013 (Song: "We Can't End This Way")
2011–2013
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episode May 24, 2011 (Song: "Rock n' Roll is Free")Episode November 18, 2011 (Song: "Save the Hammer for the Man")January 22, 2013 (Song: "I Don't Believe a Word You Say")
2014
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Episode: June 13, 2014Song: "Learn It All Again Tomorrow"
2023
Extrapolations
Episode: "2070: Ecocide" (Character: Tyrone Downs)

References

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    https://www.benharper.com/tour/setlists?location=&song=&year=1993
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    https://www.benharper.com/tour/setlists?location=&song=&year=1994
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20151016204716/http://www.billboard.com/artist/281195/ben+harper/biography
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    https://www.benharper.com/tour/setlists?location=&song=&year=1995
  25. The Honolulu Advertiser
    http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Apr/21/en/FP604210305.html
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  42. "Mavis Staples - "We Get By" (Feat. Ben Harper)"
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  43. "How a New Lap Steel Guitar Sparked Ben Harper's First Instrumental Album | Acoustic Guitar"
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