Biography
Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American musician.
Harper was born in Claremont, California, U.S. (in California's Pomona Valley). He began playing guitar as a child in Claremont.[1] He eventually specialized in the acoustic lap steel guitar (Weissenborn guitars). As a young man, he recorded an LP (Pleasure and Pain) with fellow folk guitarist Tom Freund. After this limited edition record, Harper got a record deal with Virgin R...