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Son of Dave | |
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 Benjamin Darvill as Son of Dave in 2017 | |
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| Born | Benjamin Darvill (1967-01-04)January 4, 1967 (age 58) |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock,folk rock,blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer–songwriter,musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,harmonica,mandolin,guitar,percussion |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Website | Official site |
Benjamin Darvill (born January 4, 1967), known by hisstage nameSon of Dave, is a Canadian musician and singer–songwriter, based in theUnited Kingdom. He was a member ofGrammy award-nominated, Juno award-winning folk rock bandCrash Test Dummies in which he playedharmonica,mandolin,guitar and percussion before returning to hisblues,Beat-Box andharmonica driven solo work in 2000.[1]
Son of Dave was born inWinnipeg,Manitoba. He was inspired to learn the harmonica after hearingJames Cotton andSonny Terry play at theWinnipeg Folk Festival.[2]
He moved toLondon, England, in 1998 and has remained there since.[3] Son of Dave has recorded six albums to date and performed over eight hundred shows across Europe, as well as performing in Canada, the United States, Australia, South Africa, Uganda, Japan, Russia, and Cuba.
Son of Dave appeared on BBC television'sLater...with Jools Holland in 2005, performing the song "Hellhound", before recording the song a few years later on the albumO3.
His 2003 albumO2 has been described as a mix of "cotton-pickin' blues, vocalising beat-box, hard-breathing folk, steamy funk and even modern R&B".[4]
A song fromO2, "Devil Take My Soul", which features chorus vocal byMartina Topley-Bird, was featured in the Warner Bros film,License to Wed, starringRobin Williams.
In 2010, the track "Shake A Bone" from the album of the same title, recorded bySteve Albini, was featured on season 3 episode 11 ofBreaking Bad.
In 2010, Son of Dave and his song "Revolution Town" were featured in a commercial for the search engineBing.[5] The commercial, using a first-person perspective, shows Son of Dave using Bing and hisWindows-enabled phone to travel to his own concert at the Someday Lounge inPortland, Oregon.
In 2016, the track "Voodoo Doll" from the albumShake A Bone was featured as the last song in the first episode ofPreacher, anAMC series based on the comic book of the same title.
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