Ben Beckendorf - Misplaced Melodies

Size: 100,7 MB
Time: 41:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock, Texas Blues
Art: Front

01. Cotton Pillowcase (Feat. Monte Montgomery) (4:25)
02. Back In Your Arms (Feat. Ponty Bone) (3:10)
03. Lovenote (Feat. TJ Smith & Cass Moore) (4:46)
04. Time To Let Her Go (3:35)
05. Runaway (Feat. Riley Osbourn) (5:13)
06. Texas Daydream (Feat. Reese Wynans) (3:23)
07. Shoulda Known Better (3:03)
08. My Love Doesn't Live Here (Feat. Monte Montgomery) (2:39)
09. The Blues Walked In (6:39)
10. House On The Corner (4:19)

10 misplaced songs of Ben's recorded with a bunch of his musician buddies that were totally forgotten about.

For the last couple of months my son Chris has been working on a CD project called Misplaced Melodies. It is 10 songs of mine recorded with a bunch of my musician buddies that were totally forgotten about. Most were recorded in the early 90's and were neglected when newer projects came out. Well..... marking the 25th anniversary of the recordings of the songs, Chris said "These songs need to be heard!" and decided to produce the project and get the songs out. He got the songs remastered and manufactured and the CD "Misplaced Melodies" was born! Featuring Texas musical legends Reese Wynans, Monte Montgomery, Terry Hale, Ponty Bone, Riley Osbourn and more!!

Misplaced Melodies

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Ben B. Beckendorf - 2 albums: Blues Cafe / Presidio Blue

Ben B. Beckendorf (aka The Reverend Bennie B. - and yes, he really is a reverend) was born in Austin, Texas in 1955 - Texas was already in the groove of the Blues with the likes of T-Bone Walker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddie King, and many more.. little did they know another bluesman had been born. Ben's family moved to Los Angeles, California for a while, then to Houston, Texas, and eventually located to central Texas on a ranch just North of Fredericksburg. "The closest neighbors we had were miles away, so my guitar became my best friend. I would spend hours a day listening to records and trying to figure out patterns on the guitar." Ever since he knew what a guitar was, Ben wanted one, and in 1964 he got his first one, it was a Gene Autry guitar that he found in his Grandmother's attic. In 1965, at the ripe ol' age of ten, Ben bought his first electric guitar, a used 1949 Kay electric guitar (which he still has). He learned all kinds of music - the Blues, Jazz, Rock, Folk, Country & Pop and he listened to his music heroes with a yearning ear. Unlike a lot of his friends, Ben liked to listen to Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Otis Rush, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and many other Blues icons. " I was always fascinated by the way the old blues cats put their heart and soul into their music."

In 1968 Ben wrote his first song, Beautiful Day (which he still plays for live audiences) and has since written and recorded over 800 songs in many different styles and textures. Ben paints a very vivid picture with his lyrics and his guitar sometimes seems to speak in words instead of notes. He writes songs for everyday people about everyday things. His melodic ballads can touch and soothe even the most stringent of hearts and his Rock & Blues tunes produce irresistable rhythms with strong backbone beats.

Ben started his first band in 1967 and has played and toured with bands, worked in studios, written, recorded, produced, and engineered music ever since. Ben has become a staple of the Texas Hill Country not only with his music, but with his artwork as well. Ben is the son of the most influential artist in Texas, the late Charles Beckendorf, and some of his talent must have rubbed off. "I have been doing artwork about as long as I have been playing music." Ben's artwork can be seen at the Charles Beckendorf Gallery in beautiful Fredericksburg, Texas- the place Bennie B. has called home for over forty years.

Album: Blues Cafe
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:59
Size: 109.9 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. Stormy Monday
[5:34] 2. The Breeze
[4:11] 3. Come On In My Kitchen
[2:45] 4. Further On Up The Road
[4:21] 5. Crossroads
[4:56] 6. The Thrill Is Gone
[6:26] 7. Before You Accuse Me
[4:04] 8. I'm Tore Down
[4:19] 9. 3rd Degree
[7:07] 10. Out Of The Cage

Blues Cafe

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Album: Presidio Blue
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:57
Size: 123.5 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:29] 1. Presidio Blue
[6:14] 2. Caught In My Confusion
[4:38] 3. Black Sheep
[6:55] 4. Shim Sham
[4:41] 5. Trouble In Paradise
[4:09] 6. Rock-A-Lotta
[5:05] 7. Somebody Save Me
[6:19] 8. Bad Situation
[4:22] 9. Shadow In The Dark
[7:02] 10. Blue Lights

Presidio Blue

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Ben B. Beckendorf - Light In My Darkest Hour

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:22
Size: 108.4 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:25] 1. Why? Why? Why?
[5:45] 2. Bottom Of The Deck
[4:41] 3. Light In My Darkest Hour
[3:48] 4. Running In Place
[4:35] 5. Waiting For A Heartache
[4:04] 6. Mr. Cool
[5:56] 7. Diamond In The Rough Serenade
[4:42] 8. One Thang On My Mind
[4:11] 9. Victim Of The Blues
[4:09] 10. I Can't Wait

Ben Beckendorf was born in Austin Texas in the 50s. Texas was already in the groove of the Blues - with the likes of T-Bone Walker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddie King, and many more. Little did they know another bluesman had been born. Ever since he knew what a guitar was, Ben wanted one, and in 1964 Ben picked up his first guitar and never put it down. He learned all kinds of music - He liked the Blues, Jazz, Rock, Folk, & Pop. He listened to his music heroes with a yearning ear. In 1968 Ben wrote his first song ( Beautiful Day-which he still plays for live audiences) and has since written and recorded over 700 songs in many different styles and textures. Ben paints a very vivid picture with his lyrics, and his guitar sometimes seems to speak in words instead of notes. He writes songs for everyday people about everyday things. His melodic ballads can touch and soothe even the most stringent hearts and his rock and blues tunes produce irresistable rhythms with backbone beats. Ben started his first band in 1967, and has played and toured with bands,worked in studios, written, recorded, produced, and engineered ever since. Ben has made the beautiful Hill Country of Fredericksburg Texas his home for over thirty years.

Light In My Darkest Hour

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