Ben Folds

Ben Folds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and rose to prominence in the 1990s at the helm of the trio Ben Folds Five, known for songs such as “Brick” and “Army”. After the band ended in 2000, he started a solo career with Rockin’ the Suburbs.

He also released collaborative albums, wrote for theater and recorded with orchestras. Ben Folds Five reunited in 2011 and released The Sound of the Life of the Mind the following year.