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Ben Card
"Musically, I feel so
much freedom and
really enjoy what I am
doing nowadays. As an
artist, I have changed
much over the years,
and with pure music I
can focus exclusively
on what I am doing
artistically, technically
and creatively. It's a
great feeling.!!"
~Ben Card
Ben Card is a creative
recording artist, an
instrumentalist from
Morristown, New Jersey. His
varied style is a combination
of blues, rock, metal,
patriotic, bluegrass and
classical music.
Influences
Card's influences are Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Chuck Berry, Jimi
Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Jimmy Page, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Cream,
Jeff Beck, Lonnie Mack, The Allman Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles,
Led Zeppelin, YES, The Who, The Doors, The Mamas & The Papas, Peter Paul
& Mary, The 5th Dimension, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Bad
Company, The Beach Boys, The Carpenters, Willie Nelson, Crosby Stills Nash
and Young, Genesis, Triumph, Devo, Rush, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Black
Sabbath, Mötley Crüe, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Van Halen, Slayer, Metallica, Iron
Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest,King Diamond/ Mercyful Fate, Emperor, Mayhem,
The Charlie Daniels Band, Lynard Skynard, Loretta Lynn, 38 Special, ABBA,
Herb Alpert, Duke Ellington, Chuck Mangione, Joni Mitchell, Joan Jett & The
Blackhearts, Blondie, The Go Go's, and Elvis Presley.