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Ben Harper

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Ben Harper · Arts & Literature

What

Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and slide guitarist.

When

1969, Pomona, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Ben Harper is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and slide guitarist.

How & why

Ben Harper is an American singer, songwriter and slide-guitar virtuoso who has won multiple Grammy Awards blending blues, folk, soul and reggae across albums with his band the Innocent Criminals. His maternal grandmother was Jewish (of Russian-Lithuanian descent), and he has spoken of his Jewish ancestry on his mother's side.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and slide guitarist.

1969

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)