- Ben Wilson (musician)
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Name = Ben Wilson
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1967|11|17
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Instrument = Keyboard
Genre = Rock
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Years_active = 2000-present
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Associated_acts =Blues Traveler
URL = http://www.bluestraveler.com
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Notable_instruments =Ben Wilson (born birth date|1967|11|17) is an American
musician , most famous as the keyboardist for thejam band Blues Traveler .Wilson attended the alternative Community High School in
Ann Arbor, Michigan , graduating in 1985. Wilson joined Blues Traveler in January 2000cite web | title=Keyboard player to join in studio | url=http://www.bluestraveler.net/info/news/news_display.php?news_date=20000129.txt | publisher=BluesTraveler.net | date=2000-01-29 | accessdate=2007-03-12 ] following the death of longtime bassistBobby Sheehan in August 1999. He auditioned for the band after seeing an ad in "Keyboard Magazine ". [cite news | title=Blues Traveler plays benefit music festival | publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_88564.html | date=2002-08-30 | accessdate=2007-03-12 | first=Regis | last=Behe ] Prior to Blues Traveler, he spent thirteen years with theMichigan -basedjump blues band Big Dave and the Ultrasonics. [cite web | title=Blues Traveler Hires Keyboard Player for Upcoming Album | publisher=JamBands.com | url=http://jambands.com/news/archives.html | date=2000-02-18 | accessdate=2007-03-12 ]References
External links
* [http://www.bluestraveler.com/memberBio.php?mid=2 Wilson's bio on BluesTraveler.com]
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NAME=Wilson, Ben
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Keyboardist for Blues Traveler; musician
DATE OF BIRTH=1967-11-17
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chicago, Illinois
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