ANNIE BENJAMIN AND HER BAND:
ROCKET GIRL!!!
www.anniebenjamin.com
Annie Benjamin is a veteran of the live music scene in Texas with two decades of performances to her credit. She is known for her high energy flute licks, her vocal ability to go from "0 to 180" in the blink of an eye and a unique picking style on her guitar. Her lyrics can be irreverant and silly one minute, poignantly homespun the next.
In January of 2001 she released her debut album Life's Blessings, a mix of country, jazz, folk and gospel traditions. Upon hearing her song Wildflowers, the British producer Alex Von Soos said, "It's very moving and powerful. I've had a lot of commercial success but I don't think I've written anything that good yet." Singer-songwriter Susan Werner described Annie's vocals as "Janis Joplin meets Edith Piaf." Rockzilla, the online reviewer of Texas & Americana music, says that "after listening to Life's Blessings, you'll feel like a better person - and you probably will be." The song Mudflap Girl was featured on NPR's Car Talk.
ROCKET GIRL has April Samuels on drums, Jon Wallace guitar andJeff Wallace on Bass-
and "we all LOVE our four legged friends !!!!! ( I have an 8 legged one too....)"
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I am so glad I write music. It's the thing I get lost in. I know for me, writing my songs is the best therapy and the best way for me to examine my world and the way I interpret it. If other people like to hear them and can relate to what I'm saying, then that is such sweet icing on the cake! I also love to sing other people's songs by people that inspire me: Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Sting,...and I love discovering new songwriters and in the past 5 years or so, some of my best finds have been Jonatha Brooke, Bob Schneider, Jason Mraz, and Christine Kane. Obviously, there are tons more, and those are just the ones that happen to top the list as I write this. I am so grateful to all of those talented people that work so hard to make their music available to us all.
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