Artist description The powerful lead vocals, bluesy guitar and excellent melody and lyrical content of Ben Rait's songs backed by the ultimate lineup of accomplished musicians, including: Pressley H. Guitar on bass guitar and background vocals; Marco Pizzuti on drums; Christopher Charbeneau on piano, keys and background vocals. The engineering and pruduction skills of two time gold record winning producer, Gary Spaniola, make this one of the best records of the times.

Music Style soulful, melodic rock&roll with blues flavored guitar and mature, expressive lyrics

Musical Influences Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Aerosmith, Bad Company, David Bowie

Similar Artists Matchbox 20, Black Crows, Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker

Artist History "ARTIST BIO"Some songs are man made and some seem to come from nature fully formed. The songs of Ben Rait fall into the second category. Totally unique yet familiar, you'll swear you've heard these songs before. After one listen you find yourself humming the melodies of songs it seems like you've known your whole life. There are ballads, rockers and bona fide anthems, and every one of the songs on "BORN A REBEL" seems as natural as breath. There is none of the awkward feeling of a songwriter trying to force his square sentiments through the round hole of a pop song. Each song seems the quintessence of the genre it represents rather than just another replica stamped from the mold. Gunshots, car wrecks, county jails; heartache and pain with a dash of redemption-all are subject matter on "BORN A REBEL". It could have been the melodrama of bad country music except for the fact that the source material is personal history, not sentimental imagination. 'The years weren't always kind to me but I weathered every storm' Rait sings in the title song. As a very young man, Ben Rait's dreams were almost prematurely ended when a gunshot passed through his left wrist. There was some doubt as to whether he would regain functioning in the hand, which makes it all the more astounding that Rait succeeded in becoming a lead guitarist of prodigious talent, a stylist whose direct phrasing looks you straight in the eye and tells you the real story, leaving the histrionics to the show boys. With influences like Dylan and the Stones and assistance from two-time gold record producer Gary Spaniola, Rait gives a synthesis of expression on "BORN A REBEL" that might seem incongruous: love that must be spoken gently and the kind of pain that can only be purged by screaming.

Group Members Ben Rait, Lead vocals and guitar.Pressley Guitar (yes that's his real name),bass.Marco Pizzuti, drums.Chris Charbeneau, piano and keys.Gary Spaniola, additional guitars, keys, production and artwork. Current lineup for live performances includes Anthony Simas on guitars and vocals and Bruce Goldsworthy on bass guitar.

Instruments 2 guitars, bass, drums, piano, keys

Albums Ben Rait With Fate Train/ Born A Rebel

Location royal oak, michigan - USA

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