BEN VAUGHN QUINTET - the composer/producer plays a rare East Coast show on SAT, April 9 at Maxwell's

[Angie Carlson]

BEN VAUGHN QUINTET

SAT, April 9

Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ

7:30 pm

 What do That 70s Show, Ween, Third Rock From The Sun, Alex Chilton,
Swingers and the first album recorded entirely in a car have in common?
One man: Ben Vaughn. Songwriter. Composer. Producer. Recording artist.
Performer. A man the Village Voice describes as having a "sound so pure
and spontaneous it sounds instantly classic."  Touring only occasionally
in Europe over the years, Ben will dust off his Telecaster and play a
special show this Saturday, April 9 at Maxwell's with his band, the Ben
Vaughn Quintet, which includes Gus Cordovox (accordion), 

CC Crabtree (saxophone), Mike Vogelmann (bass) and Seth Baer (drums).

 

Be it radio play, film soundtracks, sitcoms, or TV commercials,
somewhere in the world right now, the Philly native's music is being
heard. 1983, he formed the Ben Vaughn Combo. The band was together five
years, releasing two albums and touring the U.S. several times. They
received rave reviews in Rolling Stone and People magazine and video
airplay on MTV. The attention inspired Marshall Crenshaw to record Ben's
"I'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)" for his "Downtown" album.

 

Since 1986, he has been winning fans with his unique take on pop
culture. Nine albums (including the notorious remote recording and short
film Rambler '65, recorded entirely in his car), and a 10-year career in
Hollywood have allowed Ben's music to travel to the far reaches of the
earth. He's also an in-demand producer who's worked with artist such as
Charlie Feathers, Arthur Alexander, Ween, Los Straitjackets, Alex
Chilton and most recently, Jayhawks co-founder Mark Olson.  But at the
center of this activity beats the heart of a live performer.   

 

In 1995, a guest appearance on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" led
directly to Vaughn being hired as the composer for the hit TV sitcom 3rd
Rock From The Sun. That 70s Show soon followed, and for the next 10
years Ben would provide award-winning music for a dozen other TV shows
and pilots (Men Behaving Badly, Normal, Ohio, Grounded For Life"). He
also provided scores for several films (Psycho Beach Party, The
Independent, Scorpion Spring) and continued producing records (Ween, Los
Straitjackets, "Swingers" soundtrack CD).  

 

Since then, Ben has released the instrumental disc Designs In Music and
Vaughn Sings Vaughn Vols. 1-3.  He also produced the critically
acclaimed Salvation Blues album by ex-Jayhawk Mark Olson. Add to that an
Italian dance hit (a re-mix of "Hey Romeo") and airplay of "Jerry Lewis
in France" on Bob Dylan's radio show (complete with Dylan's recitation
of Ben's resume), and you're looking at what continues to be a very
interesting career. For music and more go to  http://www.benvaughn.net .


 

 

Give a shout for press requests or to check out the show!





For more info, please contact: 
Press Here: 212.246.2640
Angie Carlson: angie at pressherepublicity.com

 
 
Angie Carlson
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