Benjamin Booker
Born: 14 / 6 / 1989
Location: New Orleans
Benjamin Booker (born Benjamin Roderick Evans; June 14, 1989) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He cites The Gun Club, Blind Willie Johnson and T. Rex as influences. His music was described by the Chicago Tribune as "a raw brand of blues/boogie/soul,", by The Independent as "frenzied guitar-strumming and raw, soulful vocals that are hair-raising in intensity" and by Spin as "bright, furious, explosive garage rock."
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Live Review: Benjamin Booker, Jade Imagine, Baby Blue
"Booker and his band hit us up hard with a voluminous mix of fierce rock, blues, boogie and punk attitude that cockily struts like glam."
'If You Want To Write Songs The Only Way To Do It Is Keep Living'
"You really can't force it. You really have to sit back and wait for things to come to you, because when you really try to sit down and just crank out a song it always sucks - at least for me it always sucks."
Benjamin Booker Drops Details For Bluesfest Sideshows
More sideshows!
Seal, Michael Franti, Jackson Browne & More Join Byron Bay Bluesfest 2018 Line-up
Holy dooley, this is going to be huge.
Benjamin Booker Chimes In On Ryan Adams’ Alt-J Beef
This motherfucker better hope I don't see him out there.”
Benjamin Booker Confirms Two Laneway Sideshows
The soulful and bluesy artist is playing Sydney and Melbourne
Album Review: Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker
Loud, abrasive and deeply soulful – this is one exciting debut.
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