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BEN WATERS (UK) - Boogie-Woogie Piano King, Sunday 24th May at 6.30pm - SIMPLY UNMISSABLE!!Ben Waters is one of Britain's most celebrated boogie-woogie and rock & roll pianists. A lifetime on stage has taken him from small blues clubs to sold-out international venues, sharing stages with legends including Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones, and many more.
"Key shattering Boogie Woogie" is how the Guardian newspaper described Ben Waters playing after a concert at London’s iconic Ronnie Scott's. Renowned for his energetic, entertaining performances, Ben’s virtuosity shines through when showcasing the early Blues, Boogie and Rock ‘n Roll of his musical heroes Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Amos Milburn, Little Richard, Ian Stewart, Dr. John and their like. This is the music that brings him joy! It’s why he dropped out of school to tour with Shakin’ Stevens and devote 35 years to touring the world, purely out of love of the music.
Blessed with talent but eschewing fame has led to Waters working extensively with some of the biggest names in the music world. He has a relationship with the Rolling Stones reaching back to his acclaimed album “Boogie 4Stu” in collaboration with the group; the A,B,C & D of Boogie Woogie was a celebrated band formed with the late Charlie Watts; more recently, Ronnie Wood & the Mad Lads was a venture he instigated to celebrate the late Chuck Berry, with whom a young Ben had had the pleasure of working; most recently he was involved in the making of the Stones’ Hackney Diamonds album.
Others to appear on the Waters CV include Jools Holland, Cher, Jeff Beck, Jerry Lee Lewis, Imelda May, Mick Hucknall, Johnny Depp, Paul Weller, plus many more.
Accolades from a brilliant career include:
· “One of the best pianists in the UK" - The London Times
· “I have been a boogie fan since the '50s and seen pianists all over the world. None come close to Waters" - Blueprint Magazine
· “Ben's solos are full of flare and bravado” – the Birmingham Post
· “Probably the best pianist I've played with." - Pete Thomas sax with Fats Domino and Elton John.
· ‘Like a Bouncy Castle For Grown Ups" – London Times review of a Ben Waters show.
Ben loves the intimacy of A Rolling Stone allowing him, as it does, to engage the audience with entertaining anecdotes of his life “on the road” and showcase up close the playing that prompted Jools Holland to nominate him as one of his 10 favourite piano players of all time.
With support from local legend Davey Backyard!
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