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Ben Tankard
Contemporary gospel, smooth jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Keyboards
Years active1990s–present
LabelsTribute, Sony Music, Verity
Websitebentankard.me

Ben Tankard (born January 10, 1964) is an American gospel/smooth jazz musician, producer, and arranger.

Biography

Ben and Jewel Tankard receiving Stellar Award

Tankard's father was a minister and his mother a missionary.[1] In church, he played drums at an early age.[1] He played tuba in school and received a basketball scholarship.[1] Although he was selected in the NBA draft, he hurt his knee before the season started.[1] During a period of homelessness, he went to church and was inspired by a revival service to turn his life around.[1] He began playing keyboards, recorded Keynote Speaker (1990) for Tribute, and started to learn about arranging and record production.[1] He followed with He has worked with Gerald Albright, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, John P. Kee, Shirley Murdock, Kelly Price, and Take 6.[1]

Tankard discovered a third-grade school teacher named

More Than A Melody, and Yolanda... Live in Washington. They collaborated on over 40 compositions. He credits her voice for helping to bring his production style and keyboard playing to a large audience.[2][3]

He won Stellar Awards' Best Instrumental Album in 2010 for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.[4]

In 2012, Ben Tankard/ Full Tank was nominated by the Soul Train Music Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Artist.[5]

Discography

  • All Keyed Up (1989)[6]
  • Keynote Speaker (1990)[7]
  • Keys to Life (1991)[8][9]
  • An Instrumental Christmas (1991)[10][11]
  • Sunday Drivin (1993)[12]
  • Play Me in Your Key (1994)[13]
  • Instrumentally Yours (1996)[14][15]
  • Git Yo Prayze On w/Tribe of Benjamin (1997)[16]
  • Raize Da Praise by Tribe of Benjamin (1999)[17]
  • The Minstrel (1999)[18]
  • Christmas Love (2000)[19]
  • Song of Solomon (2001)[20]
  • Play a Lil' Song for Me (2003)[21]
  • Piano Prophet (2004)[22][23]
  • Let's Get Quiet: The Smooth Jazz Experience (2007)[24]
  • Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (2009)[25]
  • Full Tank (2012)[26]
  • Thicker Than Water-The Church Picnic (2013)
  • Full Tank 2 (2015)[27]
  • Full Tank 3: CanTANKerous (2017)[28][29]
  • Rise! (2018) [30]
  • Shine! (2021)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bush, John. "Ben Tankard". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ Mercy Mercy Mercy: The Ben Tankard Story. Ben-Jamin' Publishing. 2010. p. 40.
  3. ^ Davis, Doug (May 18, 2007). "Meet 'The Godfather of Gospel Jazz'". The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro, Tenn. D1.
  4. ^ "25th Annual Stellar Award Results (2010)".
  5. ^ "Soul Train Awards 2012 Viewers Choice Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
  6. ^ "All Keyed Up - Ben Tankard | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Keynote Speaker - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Keys to Life - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ Tankard, Ben. "Keys to Life" (album notes). Tribute. 1991.
  10. ^ "Christmas - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ Tankard, Ben. "An Instrumental Christmas" (album notes). Tribute. 1991.
  12. ^ "Sunday Driving - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Play Me in Your Key - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Instrumentally Yours - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. ^ Tankard, Ben. "Instrumentally Yours" (album notes). Verity / Zomba. 1996.
  16. ^ "Git Yo Prayze On - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Raize Da Praize - Tribe of Benjamin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  18. ^ "The Minstrel - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Christmas Love - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Song of Solomon - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Play a Lil' Song for Me - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Piano Prophet - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  23. ^ Tankard, Ben. "piano Prophet" (album Notes). Verity. 2004.
  24. ^ "Let's Get Quiet: The Smooth Jazz Experience - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  25. ^ Tankard, Ben. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy". Verity / Zomba. 2009.
  26. ^ "Full Tank - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Full Tank 2.0 - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Full Tank 3: Cantankerous - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  29. ^ Tankard, Ben. "Full Tank 3: Cantankerous". Ben-Jammin' / Universal Music. 12 May 2017
  30. ^ "Rise! - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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