BEN COLLIER

KEYBOARDS & VOCALS

Ben Collier, is an outstanding musician/entertainer with a history of professionalism, His career began in the late 50’s Working with the late Larry Williams, He also worked with the top R & B recording artist of the late 50’s & early 60’s, such artist as: Joe Tex, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Huey Smith Clowns, Just to name a few.

    During the mid 60’s while serving his country in the U.S. Navy, Ben was able to perform in his spare time, where he excelled on the B-3 Hammond Organ, making him one of the premiere Jazz organist of our time,  playing rooms that featured, the top jazz keyboard players, such as: Jimmy Smith, Ramsey Lewis, Gene Harris, Amad Jamal, Jimmy McGriff, Don Patterson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and many more.

    During the early 70’s Ben wrote and recorded Walk Proud which was released on the Atlantic Records Label, as a 45, the selection on the “B” side “ Salute to Black Women” was the theme song for the first Miss Black North Carolina beauty pageant.

    During the mid 70’s thru the mid 80’s, Ben toured the Midwestern States, working with a Trio, Duo, and as a One man Show traveling between West Virginia & Colorado.

     During the late 80’s Ben Co-Managed, Managed, & Performed at the Nirvana Supper Club in Greensboro, N.C.

     In the Early 90’s  He arrived in  South Florida to work the  Cruise Ship & lounge circuit.

Ben's extensive travel experience has found him working in forty of the fifty United States.

 Ben has performed abroad in locations including the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Spain.

*****AN ENTERTAINER TO SEE & HEAR WITH VOCAL  STYLING SIMILAR TO THE LATE      BROOKE BENTON, NAT KING COLE, & LOU RAWLS *****