Benjamin Scott – Ben Folds, born September 12, 1966. is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the band Ben Folds Five. Folds became attached to a piano when his father brought one home when he was 9, the result of a barter trade his father made with a customer who was unable to pay for his work. During this time, Folds listened to songs by Elton John and Billy Joel on AM radio, and learned them by ear. During his years at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Folds played in several bands as the pianist, bassist or drummer.
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