Ben Kweller (born 16 June 1981, San Francisco, California) is an American rock musician. Biography Early life Ben Kweller was raised in a Jewish family in Greenville, Texas,[LINK: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ben-Kweller-Biography/17E2F30FD6B99A3A48256C3000031B2C] [1] and was exposed to music at a very young age by his father Howie. He began playing drums at age seven (so Howie had a drummer to play guitar with), and then took up guitar and piano. At age nine, he entered a songwriting contest sponsored by Billboard magazine and won honorable mention.[LINK: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifyxqwhldke] [2] In 1993 Kweller became friends with another young local musician, drummer John Kent, and the two formed a band, which they named Radish. Radish played locally in and around Greenville and recorded two independent releases, Dizzy and Hello with Mar

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