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Ben Folds (12 Sep 1966 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (67)

Official

Album

  1. Rockin’ the Suburbs 29 Aug 2001
  2. Songs for Silverman 13 Apr 2005
  3. Way to Normal 16 Jul 2008
  4. Stems and Seeds 30 Sep 2008 Way to Normal
  5. So There 11 Sep 2015
  6. What Matters Most 02 Jun 2023
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Album - Live

  1. Ben Folds Live 08 Oct 2002
  2. Live at Myspace 24 Oct 2006
  3. I Made It Up on Stage 30 Sep 2008
  4. The Sound of Last Night… This Morning (live) 31 Mar 2009
  5. Triple J Live at the Wireless 03 Sep 2009
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Album - Compilation

  1. Songs for Goldfish 03 May 2005
  2. Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP 20 Oct 2006
  3. Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! 28 Apr 2009
  4. The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective 10 Oct 2011
  5. Fifty‐Five Vault 11 Oct 2011
  6. Vault Volume I (1992-1997) 23 Dec 2011
  7. Vault Volume II (1998-2003) 23 Dec 2011
  8. Vault Volume III (2004-2011) 23 Dec 2011
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Single

  1. Rockin' the Suburbs 17 Sep 2001
  2. Still Fighting It 15 Jan 2002
  3. Landed 04 Apr 2005
  4. Mister Peepers 12 Sep 2018
  5. 2020 25 Jun 2020
  6. It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown 2022
  7. Winslow Gardens 15 Feb 2023
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Promotion

Single

  1. Bizarre Christmas Incident 2002
  2. Jesusland 05 Oct 2005
  3. Bitches Ain't Shit 2005
  4. Patreon Exclusive 7" 2022
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Other

  1. Handsome Theme / I'm Not the Man 2019
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Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 2001-07-20: Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO, USA 20 Jul 2001
  2. 2002-10-16: Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, USA 16 Oct 2002
  3. 2002-10-17: Geneseo, NY, USA 17 Oct 2002
  4. 2002-10-20: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 20 Oct 2002
  5. 2003-01-11: Providence, RI, USA 11 Jan 2003
  6. 2003-07-29: Concord, CA, USA 29 Jul 2003
  7. 2004-04-05: Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL, USA 05 Apr 2004
  8. 2004-04-08: Tulsa, OK, USA 08 Apr 2004
  9. 2004-06-29: Vienna, VA, USA 29 Jun 2004
  10. 2004-07-10: Wallingford, CT, USA 10 Jul 2004
  11. 2005-02-10: Norman, OK, USA 10 Feb 2005
  12. 2007-12-19: Exit/In, Nashville, TN, USA
  13. 2005-08-24: Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA, USA
  14. 2001-09-22: La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX, USA
  15. 2001-12-09: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
  16. 2005-11-02: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  17. 2007-06-19: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS, USA
  18. 2006-06-16: Which Stage, Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN, USA
  19. 2004-07-10: Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT, USA
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Relationships (9)

Collaborator On

  1. 8in8

Member Of

  1. Ben Folds Five (1993) original, eponymous, lead vocals, melodica, keyboard, piano
  2. Majosha
  3. Fear of Pop
  4. The Bens

Married

  1. Anna Goodman (1987 - 1992)
  2. Frally Hynes (1999 - 2007)

Children

  1. Louis Folds
  2. Gracie Folds

Recordings by (398)

  1. Best Imitation of Myself 3:13 (1990)
  2. Kalamazoo 3:36 (1990)
  3. Uncle Walter 3:27 (1990)
  4. Clueless 2:40 (1990)
  5. My Dog 4:04 (1990)
  6. Fair 4:52 (1990)
  7. Burning 3:04 (1990)
  8. Video 4:28 (1990)
  9. Jackson Cannery 4:11 (1990)
  10. Tom & Mary 3:00 (1990)
  11. Half Asleep 3:43 (1990)
  12. Situation 3:54 (1990)
  13. Underground 3:32 (1990)
  14. Emaline 3:34 (1990)
  15. Lydian Song 3:56 (1990)
  16. Sports and Wine 2:54 (1990)
  17. Where's Bohemia? 4:11 (1990)
  18. I Paid My Money 2:48 (1990)
  19. Guilty 3:43 (1991)
  20. Your Uncle Walter 3:03 (1991)
  21. Missing the War 3:26 (1991)
  22. Philosophy 4:41 (1991)
  23. Eddie Walker, This is Your Life 3:23 (1991)
  24. Alice Childress 4:34 (1991)
  25. Best Imitation 2:50 (1991)
  26. Boxing’s Been Good To Me, Howard 4:07 (1991)
  27. Battle of Who Could Care Less 3:22 (1997)
  28. In Love 4:45 (Dec 1998)
  29. Lonely Christmas Eve 3:20 (07 Nov 2000)
  30. Intro 2:29 (20 Jul 2001)
  31. Not The Same 4:37 (20 Jul 2001)
  32. Zak & Sara 3:47 (20 Jul 2001)
  33. Fired 3:54 (20 Jul 2001)
  34. Still Fighting It 4:43 (20 Jul 2001)
  35. Losing Lisa 4:53 (20 Jul 2001)
  36. Hiro's Song 5:14 (20 Jul 2001) live, 2001-07-20: Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
  37. The Ascent of Stan 4:31 (20 Jul 2001) live, 2001-07-20: Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
  38. Fred Jones Pt. 2 3:51 (20 Jul 2001)
  39. Carrying Cathy 4:22 (20 Jul 2001)
  40. Rockin' the Suburbs 7:15 (20 Jul 2001)
  41. Smoke 5:19 (20 Jul 2001)
  42. Song For The Dumped 7:18 (20 Jul 2001)
  43. Hiro’s Song 4:22 (29 Aug 2001)
  44. Rockin’ the Suburbs 4:58 (29 Aug 2001)
  45. Annie Waits 4:17 (29 Aug 2001)
  46. Zak and Sara 3:11 (29 Aug 2001)
  47. Gone 3:22 (29 Aug 2001)
  48. Fred Jones, Part 2 3:45 (29 Aug 2001)
  49. The Luckiest 4:25 (29 Aug 2001)
  50. Rockin' the Suburbs (radio edit) 4:17 (17 Sep 2001)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Rain All Day 4:36 Fleming & John (07 Mar 1995) membranophone
  2. Hanging on a Notion 4:04 Fleming & John (07 Mar 1995) membranophone
  3. Boxing 4:45 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  4. The Last Polka 4:34 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  5. Alice Childress 4:34 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  6. Julianne 2:32 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  7. Where’s Summer B.? 4:08 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  8. Philosophy 4:37 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  9. Underground 4:13 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  10. Uncle Walter 3:51 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  11. Best Imitation of Myself 2:38 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  12. Video 4:08 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  13. Sports & Wine 2:58 Ben Folds Five (25 Jul 1995) piano
  14. Mighty Fields of Tobacco 2:46 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) drums (drum set)
  15. Vampire Lounge 4:23 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) piano
  16. Golden Throat 3:34 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) drums (drum set)
  17. Boo Barry Blip 2:29 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) drums (drum set)
  18. The Broad Majestic Haw 2:43 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) drums (drum set)
  19. Animals Are for Eating 2:22 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) piano
  20. Sandviken Stomp 2:33 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) piano
  21. Rabid Dog 2:17 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) drums (drum set)
  22. Fisherman Thugs 3:03 Barry Black (10 Oct 1995) piano
  23. For All the Pretty People 2:35 Ben Folds Five (26 May 1997) bass
  24. She Don’t Use Jelly (Lounge‐A‐Palooza) 4:12 Ben Folds Five (07 Oct 1997) piano
  25. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys 5:13 Rickie Lee Jones (12 Sep 2000) piano

Vocals

  1. She Don’t Use Jelly (Lounge‐A‐Palooza) 4:12 Ben Folds Five (07 Oct 1997)
  2. I Fall for You 3:13 Fleming & John (23 Feb 1999) background vocals
  3. Up a Lazy River 2:50 Rickie Lee Jones (12 Sep 2000) background vocals

Engineered

  1. She Don’t Use Jelly (Lounge‐A‐Palooza) 4:12 Ben Folds Five (07 Oct 1997)

Produced

  1. Bad Idea 1:56 Ben Folds Five (02 Apr 1996)
  2. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces 3:52 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  3. Cigarette 1:38 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  4. Smoke 4:52 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  5. Evaporated 5:42 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  6. Missing the War 4:19 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  7. Battle of Who Could Care Less 3:16 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  8. Kate 3:13 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  9. Steven’s Last Night in Town 3:27 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  10. Fair 5:55 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  11. Selfless, Cold and Composed 6:10 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)

Recording Engineer For

  1. Kate 3:13 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  2. Cigarette 1:38 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  3. Missing the War 4:19 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  4. Smoke 4:52 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  5. Evaporated 5:42 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  6. Steven’s Last Night in Town 3:27 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  7. Battle of Who Could Care Less 3:16 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  8. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces 3:52 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  9. Fair 5:55 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)
  10. Selfless, Cold and Composed 6:10 Ben Folds Five (05 Feb 1997)

Credited as (49)

  1. Ben Folds
  2. Ben Folds and WASO
  3. Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
  4. Ben Kweller with Ben Folds & Ben Lee
  5. Ben Folds with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
  6. Ben Folds lyrics by Nick Hornby
  7. Ben Folds featuring Rufus Wainwright
  8. Ben Folds with Neil Hannon
  9. Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor
  10. Ben Folds feat. Rufus Wainwright
  11. Neil Gaiman & Ben Folds
  12. Novel feat. Ben Folds, Talib Kweli & Spree Wilson
  13. Ben Folds feat. John McCrea
  14. Ben Folds feat. Guster
  15. William Shatner feat. Ben Folds & Aimee Mann
  16. Ben Folds Five & Ben Folds
  17. Ben Folds feat. Angela Aki
  18. Amanda Palmer feat. Zoë Keating & Ben Folds
  19. Amanda Palmer feat. Ben Folds
  20. Amanda Palmer feat. Strindberg & Ben Folds
  21. Amanda Palmer feat. East Bay Ray & Ben Folds
  22. Amanda Palmer feat. Ben Folds & Jared Reynolds
  23. Ben Folds feat. Dartmouth College Aires
  24. Ben Folds feat. Street Corner Symphony
  25. Ben Folds & The Sing-Off Contestants feat. Vocal Rush
  26. Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds feat. The Sing-Off Contestants
  27. Ben Folds and WASO
  28. Ben Folds feat. Missy Higgins
  29. Ben Folds feat. Corn Mo
  30. Ben Folds feat. yMusic
  31. Ben Folds with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero
  32. Ben Lee feat. Ben Folds
  33. Ryan Lerman feat. Ben Folds
  34. Ben Folds feat. Ruby Amanfu
  35. Regina Spektor feat. Ben Folds
  36. Ben Folds & Minnesota Orchestra
  37. Ben Folds feat. Brian Rosenworcel
  38. Ben Folds feat. William Shatner
  39. Ben Folds & Nick Hornby feat. Pomplamoose
  40. Ben Folds / Nick Hornby
  41. Ben Folds with yMusic
  42. Ben Folds & Ben Folds Five
  43. Scary Pockets feat. Maiya Sykes & Ben Folds
  44. Ben Folds with West Australian Symphony Orchestra
  45. Ben Folds; William Shatner
  46. Ben Folds feat. Tall Heights
  47. Ben Folds & Rupert Gregson‐Williams
  48. Ben Folds & William Shatner
  49. William Shatner, Ben Folds, National Symphony Orchestra & Steven Reineke

Works (256)

Wrote

  1. Capable of Anything
  2. Not a Fan
  3. So There
  4. Long Way to Go
  5. Phone in a Pool
  6. Yes Man
  7. Air
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Composed

  1. Gelukkigst
  2. Bizarre Christmas Incident
  3. Philosophy
  4. Julianne
  5. Alice Childress
  6. Sports and Wine
  7. Uncle Walter
  8. For Those of Ya'll Who Wear Fanny Packs
  9. Song for the Dumped
  10. Hiro's Song
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Lyrics

  1. Philosophy
  2. Where's Summer B.?
  3. Alice Childress
  4. Sports and Wine
  5. Uncle Walter
  6. For Those of Ya'll Who Wear Fanny Packs
  7. Song for the Dumped
  8. Bizarre Christmas Incident
  9. Jackson Cannery
  10. Julianne
  11. Best Imitation of Myself
  12. Video
  13. Last Polka
  14. Boxing
  15. Satan Is My Master
  16. Eddie Walker This Is Your Life
  17. Ultimate Sacrifice
  18. Emaline
  19. Tom and Mary
  20. Bad Idea
  21. Fair
  22. Selfless, Cold and Composed
  23. Brick
  24. Kate
  25. Smoke
  26. Battle of Who Could Care Less
  27. Cigarette
  28. Steven's Last Night in Town
  29. Missing the War
  30. Evaporated
  31. Kops
  32. Slow Jam '98
  33. Blink
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Events (9)

Main Performer At

  1. Ben Folds in Tucson
  2. Ben Folds in Albuquerque
  3. Ben Folds in Denver
  4. Ben Folds in San Diego
  5. Udo Music Festival 2006, Day 2: Fuji Speedway
  6. Udo Music Festival 2006, Day 2: Izumiōtsu Phoenix
  7. Vegoose 2006, Sunday: Snake Eyes Stage time
  8. Summerfest 2016, Day 10: Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard with Coors Light and Tap Milwaukee time

Support Act At

  1. 2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Day 2: Which Stage

Links (24)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.benfolds.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://imvdb.com/n/ben-folds
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ben_folds
  3. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/F/Folds,_Ben/

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Folds

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/264737

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000162197

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072886/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5132033

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435681

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/5521

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/55tif8708yyDQlSjh3Trdu
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3338

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id463277

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/1686

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/51b7f46f-6c0f-46f2-9496-08c9ec2624d4

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/BenFolds
  2. https://www.facebook.com/BenFolds
  3. https://www.instagram.com/murkanpianist/

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/user7557926

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/benfolds

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/BenFoldsFiveVEVO
  2. https://www.youtube.com/user/benfoldsTV
  3. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXpuZ-3FlxeI1jAG630d2pg