Biography: Ben Tankard, Benet, Bennie Smith, Benny Spellman, Baby Boy Warren, Benton Flippen, Berisford "Shep" Shepherd, Bernard Allison, Bernard Besman, Bernard Davis,

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He’s been called “the Quincy Jones of Gospel,” and besides being one of the best-selling instrumentalists in Christian music, keyboard player Ben Tankard has justified his tag, producing many stellar gospel projects as well as serving as an executive vice-president at Tribute Records, for which he has recorded extensively

Benet
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Benet (ba-nay) was the brother-sister vocal duo of Lisa and Eric Benet Jordan who released a self-titled debut on EMI Records around October 1992 The Milwaukeans worked with an impressive list of producers: Jeff Lorber (Art Porter), Bryan Loren (Shanice, Vesta, Mic Murphy), Robert Brookins (Stephanie Mills, Christopher Williams), Sami McKinney (Melba Moore, Patti Labelle), and their cousin, George Nash, Jr

Bennie Smith Biography, Photos, Pictures

Guitarist Bennie Smith has been a staple in the world of St Louis blues for 50 years In addition to his own Shook Up album from Fedora, the native son of the musical city can be heard on Mean Disposition from Big Bad Smitty, “Shook Up Over You” from Jimmy “Soul” Clark, and “Boxtop” by Ike Turner

Benny Spellman Biography, Photos, Pictures

The deep bass voice of New Orleans R&B vocalist Benny Spellman boomed through loud and clear on many early-’60s Allen Toussaint productions, but he enjoyed a major hit of his own in 1962, “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)

Baby Boy Warren Biography, Photos, Pictures

The denizens of Detroit’s postwar blues scene never really received their due (except for John Lee Hooker, of course) Robert “Baby Boy” Warren compiled a sterling discography from 1949 to 1954 for a variety of Motor City firms without ever managing to transcend his local status along Hastings Street

Benton Flippen Biography, Photos, Pictures

Old-timey string musician Benton Flippen was raised on a farm in North Carolina, where he first played the banjo during his childhood During his youth he turned to the fiddle and started playing with the area’s noted bands and musicians, among them the Camp Creek Boys, Green Valley Boys led by Glenn McPeak, Esker Hutchins, and Leak Caudill

Berisford "Shep" Shepherd Biography, Photos, Pictures

The first guess for the name of a guy born in Honduras would hardly be Berisford Shepherd, but an American family actually brought their baby, who would become known professionally as Shep Shepherd, back to America five months after he was born

Bernard Allison Biography, Photos, Pictures

Bernard Allison is the guitar-playing, singing and songwriting son of the late, legendary blues guitarist Luther Allison True to form for this chip off the old block, the young Allison injects every bit as much energy into his live shows as his late father did

Bernard Besman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Bernie Besman was not active in the record business for long, but made an important contribution to the development of urban blues music as the producer of John Lee Hooker’s early discs

Bernard Davis Biography, Photos, Pictures

Drummer Bernard Davis has earned the nickname “Pocket,” and in the case of a drummer that doesn’t mean he likes to shoplift He certainly nabbed a wide range of session work on various pop music projects in the ’90s, but has roots going back further