Loading details…
Artist
Ben Burgess
12+ albums
country
about
Download the mixtape at www.thebenburgess.com From the moment he was born, there was no doubt that Ben Burgess, the fireman’s son would eventually incorporate music into his life. His father, a singer-songwriter in his own right, was on a night off from the station, throwing back more than a few and playing music with his buddies when he got the call his wife was in labor. Without having chosen a name up to that point, the new parents chose B enjamin as an ode to his father’s tardiness because he had “been jammin” with the boys. Ben’s father spent his days off writing and playing music while his son spent his free time soaking up his father’s musical skills until he himself picked up a guitar and put a pen to paper… A storyteller by nature, Ben prolifically churned out songs representative of all genres and of his influences, the biggest of whom is his dad. "He would just always have a guitar. He taught me the importance of being a writer and not just a musician." By 19 years old, Ben was playing his music out live between Dallas and then transitioning to Austin at 21. A self-proclaimed Texas hillbilly, he was just trying to make music and a living, yet hadn’t figured out how to do the two simultaneously, until he got a phone call that would be the catalyst to turn everything around for him. Ben had been living in Austin for a few years playing shows on the infamous 6th Street at night and working for a construction company during the day. One morning while at work he got
