Ben Folds

Ben Folds: Biography in Details

Who is Ben Folds?

Ben Folds is a singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and musician.

He is also the pianist of the rock music band Ben Folds Five, which includes the other two members, Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee.

Who are the parents of Ben Folds?

Ben Folds was born Benjamin Scott Folds on September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

His father was a carpenter and his brother, Chuck Folds is a pianist.

At the age of nine, he learned piano and showed his interest in playing it. He listened to various songs forms of different artists such as Elton and Billy Joel on the radio.

Ben joined Richard J. Reynolds High School, where he used to play with several bands as a drummer, pianist, or bassist.

Ben Folds got a scholarship and studied at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Later, dropped out without completing the course.

Ben Folds- Career

Majosha with Millard Powers

In 1980, Ben Folds formed the band Majosha with Millard Powers. Together, they won the Battle of the Band competition held at Duke University.

They also performed in various events and venues. Collaborated with his band, Majosha, they released their first EP, Party Night: Five Songs About Jesus. Later this EP was re-recorded and included in the album, Shut Up and Listen to Majosha in 1989. However, they split up and he left the band.

Then he worked with a new band called Pots and Pans.

Ben Folds Five

In 1994, Ben assembled the band, Ben Folds Five. They released their debut album, Ben Folds Five.

In 1997, they released the second album, Whatever and Ever Amen, which reached the top 9 spots in the country. This album includes many solo songs like Song for the Dumped, Battle of Who Could Care Less, and Brick. the song Brick is also their most famous song.

This band launched their third album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. After this album, they split and continued their journey on their own.

Finally, in 2008 they rejoined and performed for the charity Operation Smile. Later in 2011, they recorded their fourth studio album, The Sound of the Life of the Mind.

Net worth 2024, Salary

Ben Folds has an estimated net worth of around $20 million as of 2024.

The singer’s average salary in the United States is around $ 41k US.

The songwriter’s average salary is around $ 43k US a year.

How tall is Ben Folds?

Ben Folds has brown hair and eyes. His height is 5 feet 10 inches and his weight is 65 kg.

Social Media

Ben Folds Ben has 60.4k followers on Instagram and 536k on Facebook.

He is most active on Twitter and has 826k followers on it. He joined Twitter in May 2009.

Besides, Ben has 52k people connected to his MySpace account.

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