Ben Folds Five

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Founded:1994

Headquarters:Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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Contents 1 Label(s) 2 Genre(s) 3 RIYL 4 Band Members 5 Includes Members of 6 Band Biography 7 Discography 7.1 Albums 7.2 EPs 7.3 Singles 8 Appears On 8.1 Compilations 8.2 Soundtracks 8.3 Mix CDs 9 Further Reading

[edit] Label(s)

• Passenger
• 550
• Caroline
• Alex
• Epic
• Sony

[edit] Genre(s)

• singer-songwriter
• alternative pop
• pop underground

[edit] RIYL

[edit] Band Members

• Ben Folds
• Darren Jesse
• Robert Sledge

[edit] Includes Members of

• Fear Of Pop
• The Bens
• Majosha
• Hotel Lights
• International Orange

[edit] Band Biography

Former Christian rock session drummer Ben Folds, decided to follow a career that was a smidgen more secular. So he gathered together a drummer (Darren Jessee) and a bassist (Robert Sledge), said "feh" to the idea of a guitarists, and eventually recorded the band's musical de-boo. He then became something of a hero among the weird kids. 2 years passed and our hero released his second album with "The Five" (Whatever And Ever Amen). Again, there was much rejoicing. More time passed without any real controversy, and the Five released what would turn out to be their last album, The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner. Brilliantly preventing the rot from setting in, the band decided to split amicably late in 2000. Surprisingly, for singer-songwriters in their second decade of performing, our heroes have, in their individual projects, kept themselves from lapsing into sentimentality, or from coming back together for embarassing reunion tours. Good for them.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Ben Folds Five
• Whatever And Ever Amen
• The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

[edit] EPs

• [[EP:Artist|EP]]

[edit] Singles

• [[Single:Artist|EP]]

or

• [[A-Side:Artist|A-Side ]] / [[B-side 1:Artist|B-side 1]] / [[B-side 2:Artist|B-side 2]]

[edit] Appears On

[edit] Compilations

• [[Compilation Title:Label|Compilation Title]]

[edit] Soundtracks

• [[Soundtrack Title:Soundtrack|Soundtrack TItle]]

[edit] Mix CDs

• [[Mix CD Title]]

[edit] Further Reading

(links to websites, label biographies, fansites, books, periodicals or any additional information on the artist)