Benjamin Darvill
(born January 4, 1967) is a Canadian musician and singer–songwriter. He was a member of folk rock band Crash Test Dummies in which he played harmonica, mandolin, guitar and percussion. [1] Since 2000, he has been busy with his solo project Son of Dave
, which has resulted in four albums.
Darvill was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was inspired to learn the harmonica after hearing James Cotton play in Winnipeg. [2]
He moved to London, England, in 1998 and lived there for several years. [3] His 2000 album 01
, recorded in London, combined "aged blues with techno beats and everything in between".[ Reviewer Benoît Felten described it as "a mixture of modern R&B, hip-hop and electronics with an edge; it has a strong bluesy feeling". [4]
]
His 2006 album 02
has been described as a mix of "cotton-pickin’ blues, vocalising beat-box, hard-breathing folk, steamy funk and even modern R&B". [5]
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