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ROCK: Americana, ROCK: Garage Rock



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Ben Vaughn grew up in the Philadelphia area on the New Jersey side of the river. At age 6 his uncle gave him a Duane Eddy record and forever changed his life.

In 1983 he formed the Ben Vaughn Combo. The band was together five years, releasing two albums and touring the US several times. They received rave reviews in Rolling Stone and People magazine and video airplay on MTV. The attention inspired Marshall Crenshaw to record Ben's "I'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)" for his "Downtown" album.

Ben embarked on a solo career from '88-'94 recording four critically acclaimed albums, touring extensively in Europe and US and receiving more MTV exposure. During that period he produced three records for the Elektra Records American Explorer series (Memphis rockabilly legend Charlie Feathers, Fort Worth gospel saxophonist Vernard Johnson, Muscle Shoals country soul singer Arthur Alexander) and recorded "Cubist Blues", a collaboration with Alan Vega (Suicide) and Alex Chilton (Big Star). He also scored two films ("Favorite Mopar" and "Wild Girl's Go-Go Rama") as well as producing segments for nationally syndicated radio show "World Cafe."

In 1995, Ben moved to L.A. and released "Instrumental Stylings", an album of instrumentals in a variety of styles. A guest appearance on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" led directly to being hired as composer for the award-winning TV sitcom "3rd Rock From The Sun." "That 70s Show" soon followed and for the next ten years Ben would provide award-winning music for a dozen other TV shows and pilots ("Men Behaving Badly", "Normal, Ohio", "Grounded For Life"). He also provided scores for several films ("Psycho Beach Party", "The Independent", "Scorpion Spring") and continued producing records (Ween, Los Straitjackets, "Swingers" soundtrack CD).