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