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Ben Smith: Bio

Ben Smith- Denton, TX - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

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Ben Smith grew up in a small Texas town, worked on a farm, built a log cabin, and is an avid hunter and fisherman, but if someone walked up and told him, “You ain’t country,” Ben wouldn’t really give a flip one way or the other. He was taught to be his own kind of man and is proud, and that is definitely apparent in his one-of-a-kind style of music, call it what you will.

Often described as a “Sounthern John Mayer” or a “country Jack Johnson” by many trying to define his music, Ben tends to meld a down to earth, country attitude with the emotional depth and insight of the most poetic singer/songwriters.

A late-comer to music, the 6'5" Ben was a student and track athlete at Texas A&M University before he began writing songs and playing guitar, and had graduated with a Forestry degree before his musical style had truly solidified into what it is now. He had originally planned to just play music as a hobby, but an ever-growing number of people were dumbfounded that such a talented songwriter was only doing it as a hobby. This prompted Ben to reevaluate his priorities. Now, Ben is a career musician and proud to be on this difficult but adventurous path.

Ben Smith and the Swingin' Hammers

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The Band

Ben's band, The Swingin' Hammers, consists of Cory Neu on bass guitar, Justin Holmes on drums, Tom Camlin on electric guitar. Though Ben plays very frequently as a solo acoustic performer, he and his band like to get together for those raucous Saturday night bar gigs and festivals.

 

Justin Holmes- Fort Worth, TX - Drums

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The most notable thing about Justin Holmes is that he was actually born with flames blasting from his hair, and the inate abitly to sing White Snake tunes word for word. The flames would erupt only when he would sing the White Snake tunes... which was compusively often. Before entering kindergarten, Justin's parents had normal hair surgically implanted, so he could lead life as a normal boy. Though the flames are gone, the White Snake tunes still persist... and the rocker within still lives.

Corey Neu - Lindsay, TX - Bass

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The picture says it all... Corey is dead sexy, and likes to slappa the bass!