Ben Sidran
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943-08-14
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Songs of Ben Sidran 1970-2020, Vol. 1
- Life's a Lesson
- The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma
- There Was a Fire
- There Was A Fire Jews Music And The American Dream
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- 32,010
- Total plays
- 247,505
Tags
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Chicago-born Ben Sidran (b. 1943) is arguably best-known for his tenure with the Steve Miller Band, with whom played keyboards on Children of the Future, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace and Number Five, and producing Miller's Recall the Beginning: A Journey From Eden. He co-wrote a number of songs with Miller, including the hit Space Cowboy. The doctor of philosophy (Sussex University) has also worked with Boz Scaggs (also an early Steve Miller collaborator) <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Key dates
- Born
- 14 August 1943
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- University of Sussex
- Field of work
- concert
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- Hammond organ
- Record label
- Blue Thumb Records
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