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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Benjamin Charles Harper |
| Born | October 28, 1969 Claremont, California, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock Folk, Blues Gospel Reggae Soul rock Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, steel guitarist, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Weissenborn, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Bass, Drums, Percussion |
| Years active | 1992 — present |
| Label(s) | Virgin/EMI Records |
| Associated acts | Vanessa da Mata |
| Website | benharper.net |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| weissenborn guitar | |
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Early life
Harper was born in Claremont, California, in California's Pomona Valley. Claremont is a College town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA, about 30 miles (45 km east of downtown Los Angeles California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and San Bernardino Valley in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, straddles He began playing guitar as a child. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles [1] His maternal grandparents' music store The Folk Music Center and Museum laid a foundation of folk and blues for the artist, complemented by regular patrons of Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal and David Lindley and quotes of William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made often by his grandfather [2]. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter The Taj Mahal (tɑdʒ David Lindley may refer to David Lindley (badminton David Lindley (musician David Lindley (physicist, UK William Shakespeare ( baptised Robert Lee Frost (March 26 1874 &ndash January 29 1963 was an American Poet. As a teen in the 80's, Harper began to play the slide guitar, mimicking the style of Robert Johnson, to contrast that of the then-popular heavy metal music. Robert Johnson may refer to; In the arts Robert Johnson (musician (Robert Leroy Johnson (1911–1938 blues singer and guitarist Robert Next, Harper took up the Weissenborn to provide further distinction between his style and that of other blues musicians, including Johnson's. Weissenborn or H Weissenborn is a brand of Lap slide guitar manufactured by Hermann Weissenborn in Los Angeles [3] Harper broke out of the "Inland Empire" after being offered an invitation by Taj Mahal to tour with the artist. The 20 year-old Harper and the blues legend then recorded Follow the Drinking Ghour(d) and toured the fiftieth state. The Drinkin' Gourd is another name for the Big Dipper asterism. [4].
Career
As a young man, Harper recorded the LP Pleasure and Pain with fellow folk guitarist Tom Freund. A gramophone Pleasure and Pain is the name of an LP released in 1992 as a Vinyl record by Ben Harper and Tom Freund (both previously from Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Tom Freund is a Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist from the U After this limited edition record, Harper got a record deal with Virgin Records, which released his debut album, Welcome to the Cruel World (1994). Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Welcome to the Cruel World (1994 Ben Harper 's debut record from Virgin Records established Harper as a popular Folk musician in the
This was followed by Fight For Your Mind (1995) which became a college radio favorite and generated an abundance of songs which still fill his set list to this day. Fight for Your Mind is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by Ben Harper. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college
In 1999 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Harper met Jack Johnson, who was unknown at the time and had not recorded. The Santa Barbara Bowl is a 4562-seat Amphitheater located in Santa Barbara California. Jack Johnson may refer to Jack Johnson (boxer (1878–1946 African-American boxer Jack Johnson (musician (born 1975 Hawaii-born singer-songwriter-director-surfer Harper obtained a demo tape of 12 of Johnson's songs that he forwarded to his producer, J. P. Plunier, with whom Johnson recorded his first album. [5]
From early on in Harper's career, his music received more attention in Europe than it did in his home country. While he was a well-known and respected figure in the United States (his musicianship put him on the lineup of featured singers covering Motown hits by Marvin Gaye on the classic 2002 documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," the story of the Funk Brothers) he was a star in countries like France, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands, receiving a great deal of airplay and critical acclaim. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands His popularity in Europe is such that he was French Rolling Stone magazine's Artist of the Year (Artiste De L'Année) in 2003, and his tour that year for Diamonds on the Inside played to packed arenas across the continent. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Diamonds on the Inside (2003 is Ben Harper 's first work without crediting the Innocent Criminals in almost 10 years although all the touring members
In October 2004, Harper participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organised to benefit Moveon.org and encourage people in the swing states to vote during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - The Vote for Change tour was a politically-motivated American Popular music Concert tour that took place in October 2004 MoveOn is an American non-profit progressive liberal public policy advocacy group and Political action committee which has raised millions of A swing state (also battleground state or purple state) in United States The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Also in October, Harper contributed a live recording of the song "Oppression" to For The Lady, a benefit album for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi. For The Lady is a benefit CD set dedicated to freeing Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the people of Burma The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for
Over the summer of 2005, when the Zooma tour scheduled with Trey Anastasio and various side stage performers was canceled, Harper engaged in a tour of more private clubs/venues such as the Avalon Ballroom in Boston, the Tabernacle in Atlanta, and a full-band acoustic performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on The Ryman Auditorium is a 2362-seat live performance venue located at 116 Fifth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee, U This series of concerts saw the debut of a number of new songs, such as "Get It Like You Like It" and "Dressed In Black. "
In 2006, Harper released the double album Both Sides of the Gun which debuted at #7 on the Billboard charts. Both Sides of the Gun, is a Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals 2-disc album released in 2006 The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine
Harper finished a worldwide tour in support of the album in 2006, with support from Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley on the North American leg. Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second
Though uncredited, he appears briefly in the 2006 David Lynch film Inland Empire, alongside his wife Laura Dern. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer INLAND EMPIRE is a 2006 feature film written and directed by David Lynch. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals recorded a new album, Lifeline, in Paris. Lifeline is an album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals. The album was recorded in Paris in the fall of 2006 after the lengthy European leg of the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city It was released in 2007. He also covered John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy" on the benefit CD Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Instant Karma The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur is a compilation album of various artists covering songs of John Lennon to benefit
He has become a big success in Brazil and Portugal, because of his collaboration "Boa Sorte/Good Luck" with Brazilian singer Vanessa da Mata, which peaked at #1 in the Brazilian top 100. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Brazilians ( brasileiros in Portuguese) are all people born in Brazil Vanessa da Mata (born on February 10, 1976 in Alto Garças, Mato Grosso) is a Brazilian MPB Singer and Songwriter
Harper is part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of nuclear power. Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash and Jackson Browne are part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of Nuclear power. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions In 2007 the group recorded a music video of a new version of the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth". A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, [6][7]
Personal Life
Ben Harper is multi-ethnic. His father Leonard was of African-American and Cherokee Indian ancestry. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa His mother Ellen Chase-Verdries is Anglo (of Lithuanian descent)[8], [9], [10]. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the His parents divorced when he was five. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Harper has two brothers, Joel and Peter Harper.
From 1996 to 2001, Harper was married to Joanna. They have two children, son Charles James and daughter Harris.
On December 23, 2005 Harper married his girlfriend of five years, actress Laura Dern. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. They have two children together, son Ellery Walker Harper (August 21, 2001) and daughter Jaya (November 24, 2004). The Rev. Paul B. Raushenbush baptized his children. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award Show | Award/Nomination |
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| 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 |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
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| 1995 | Fight for Your Mind | RIAA Gold-US |
| 1999 | Burn to Shine | RIAA Gold-US #67 |
| 2001 | Live from Mars | RIAA Gold-US #70 |
Discography
Albums
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Welcome to the Cruel World
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Fight for Your Mind
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The Will to Live
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Burn to Shine
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Live From Mars
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Diamonds on the Inside
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There Will Be a Light
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Live at the Apollo
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Both Sides of the Gun
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Lifeline
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Live At Twist & Shout
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Virtual albums
- iTunes Originals - Ben Harper
Singles
- "Like A King / Whipping Boy" (1994)
- "Ground on Down" (1995)
- "Excuse Me Mr. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lifeline is an album by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals. The album was recorded in Paris in the fall of 2006 after the lengthy European leg of the Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " (1996)
- "Faded" (1997)
- "Jah Work" (1997)
- "Glory & Consequence" (1997)
- "Burn to Shine" (1999)
- "Please Bleed" (1999)
- "Steal My Kisses" (2000)
- "With My Own Two Hands" (2003)
- "Diamonds on the Inside" (2004)
- "Better Way" (2006)
- "Morning Yearning" (2006)
- "Fight Outta You" (2007)
- "Boa Sorte/Good Luck" (2007) (with Vanessa da Mata) (#1 Brazil, #1 Portugal)
- "In the Colors" (2007)
- "Fight Outta You" (2007) (Europe)
Recent concerts
Voodoo Music Experience (October 26-28, 2007)
Lollapalooza Music Festival (August 3–5, 2007) - Harper and The Innocent Criminals performed as a co-headliner on August 3, at the Bud Light stage. Vanessa da Mata (born on February 10, 1976 in Alto Garças, Mato Grosso) is a Brazilian MPB Singer and Songwriter Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Eddie Vedder joined them on-stage for a cover of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War". Eddie Vedder (born December 23 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Guitarist Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Other songs in the set included "Burn One Down" and "With My Own Two Hands". Harper also performed an unannounced acoustic set at the Kidapalooza stage and would later join Pearl Jam for a performance of an original protest song, "No More", penned by Vedder, and Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World". Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician " Rockin' in the Free World " is a song by Neil Young, released on his 1989 album Freedom.
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (June 14–17, 2007) - Harper and The Innocent Criminals played on the main stage at the biggest music festival in the United States. Harper played on the same stage as Ziggy Marley, whose set ended an hour before he came on. David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born October 17, 1968, Trenchtown, Jamaica) is a four time Grammy -winning Jamaican A guest appearance was made by John Paul Jones (from Led Zeppelin) to perform "Dazed and Confused" alongside Harper. John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record Led Zeppelin were "Dazed and Confused" is a song by Jake Holmes and by Led Zeppelin. Ziggy Marley also made an appearance to join Harper in singing Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up". Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian Other songs from the set included "Burn One Down," "Steal My Kisses," "Diamonds On The Inside," "Ground On Down," and "With My Own Two Hands" and "Gold To Me. " Selections from this performance are featured on the program Live from the Artists Den. The Artists Den is an entertainment company that presents emerging and established musicians in unconventional settings around the world The episode will air March 6, 2008 at 8 PM ET/PT on Ovation TV. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ovation TV is a Digital cable Television channel that airs programming dedicated to the Fine Arts
Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival Easter 2007 - Harper and the Innocent Criminals played a two hour spot to close the Annual Bluesfest. The huge crowd in and around the massive tent were treated to an awesome set featuring songs from old and new albums as well as some covers. Bonnie Raitt, John Butler, Piers Faccini and Jack Johnson made guest appearances throughout the set to perform songs with Harper and the band. Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California John Butler may refer to John Butler (American Football (d2003 General Manager in the National Football League John Butler (baseball Piers Faccini (born in England) is an English Singer, painter and Songwriter.
Brisbane River Stage (May 20, 2006) - Harper recently completed his final leg of the Australian tour for Both Sides Of The Gun. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The concert sold out and received rave reviews. The crowd of 20,000 were treated by an appearance from Jack Johnson to perform, with Harper, a cover of Bob Marley's "High Tide or Low Tide".
In July 2006 Harper supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their Stadium Arcadium tour, playing dates at venues including the Madejski Stadium in Reading and Pride Park stadium, home of Derby County Football Club, Derby. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Red Hot Chili Peppers are Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by the Rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on May 5, 2006 via Warner Bros The Madejski Stadium is a football Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. He then commenced upon a Stateside tour, along with supporting artist Damian Marley. Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second He subsequently toured Europe, including France, the nation that was one of the first to embrace his earliest musical offerings.
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California - On August 18, 2006, Harper played for a sold-out crowd. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. During the height of the show, Harper brought out Carlos Santana and did a guitar solo of "Serve Your Soul". For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. Santana stayed on stage for two more songs.
Austin City Limits Music Festival (September 15–17, 2006) - On September 17, 2006, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals played in front of an estimated 70,000 in Austin, Texas at the music festival in a late afternoon show following Damian Marley's performance on the same stage an hour earlier. The Austin City Limits Music Festival is an annual three-day music and art festival in Austin Texas 's Zilker Park. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Harper opened his show with a rendition of Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", a nod to Stevie Ray Vaughan's adopted hometown and a favorite local song, and Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" in a set list that also included "Burn One Down", "Steal My Kisses", "Diamonds On The Inside", and "Better Way". James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter " Voodoo Child (Slight Return " is the last track on the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland. Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist G. Love made a special guest appearance playing the harmonica, and the set concluded with Damian Marley and Harper playing Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up". Garrett Dutton III (born October 3, 1972) better known as G Love, is the frontman for the band G A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or
Live at the Garden (July 8, 2003). Live at the Garden is the fourth DVD release by the American Alternative rock band Pearl Jam recorded on July 8 2003 at Madison Square Garden in Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He sang two songs ("Daughter" and "Indifference") with Pearl Jam.
City Stages (June 14, 2008). City Stages is a three-day family-friendly arts and music festival that takes place in downtown Birmingham Alabama in and around Linn Park. Harper will be playing at City Stages in Birmingham, Alabama.
Special appearances
Harper played a slide guitar version of the Star-Spangled Banner prior to Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals on June 12 in Cleveland. Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2006-07 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
DVDs
- Pleasure and Pain (2002)
- Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2003)
- Live at the Apollo (2005)
Sound samples
- Download sample of a live performance of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song"
References
- ^ [1][2]
- ^ "I'll Rise: The Music and Message of Ben Harper, page 5"
- ^ ibid, page 11
- ^ ibid, page 13
- ^ Harper takes both sides - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
- ^ “For What It’s Worth,” No Nukes Reunite After Thirty Years
- ^ Musicians Act to Stop New Atomic Reactors
- ^ http://www.swer.net/english.roots1.html
- ^ http://www.onewaymagazine.com/coverstory_2-897.html
- ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,895525,00.html
External links
- Official website
- Official Myspace
- Official French website
- (English) (French) benharper.fr - news, videos, photos...
- Ben Harper Producer Profile on The 1 Second Film website
- Video: "11th Commandment" and "Well Well Well"
- Video: "Paris Sunrise #7" and "Lifeline"
- swer.net (a comprehensive fan site)
- (English) (French) benharperfrance.com - Forum (French fan forum)
- Ben Harper Live Blog rss news
- Ben Harper preview his next album Lifeline (live and acoustic)
- Ben Harper French Forum
- Exclusive Interview
- Ben Harper Interview on Stereo Warning
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