Ben Glover
| Ben Glover | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Benjamin Allen Glover |
| Born |
June 1, 1978 Loveland, Colorado |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | CCM,[1] Christian rock,[2] blue-eyed soul,[3] folk rock,[4] soft rock,[3] roots rock,[2] blues,[2] soul[2] |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, music producer |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Word |
| Associated acts | David Garcia, Christopher Stevens |
Benjamin Allen "Ben" Glover (born June 1, 1978) is an American Christian musician, who is mainly a music producer and songwriter, where he was a singer with Word Records. He released one studio album, 26 Letters, on May 1, 2001, with Word Records. Glover has won a Grammy Award, for songwriting at the 56th Annual edition, for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song, with regards to his co-writing of "Overcomer" from Mandisa. He has been honored with the ASCAP Christian songwriter of the year award, in 2015.
Early and personal life
Glover was born, Benjamin Allen Glover,[5] on June 1, 1978, in Loveland, Colorado,[6] where he resided for 21 years, before relocating to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his music career.[7] He was married in Loveland, Colorado to Kara Forbes, on July 13, 2002,[8] and now they reside in Franklin, Tennessee, with their daughter, Emerson.[7]
Music career
His music recording career started in 1999, with his singing and songwriting. He released, 26 Letters, on May 1, 2001, with Word Records, before embarking on his music producing career.[1][2][3][4][9] Glover would win a Grammy Award, for his songwriting on "Overcomer" by Mandisa, at the 56th Annual edition of the event, in the category of Best Contemporary Christian Music Song.[10] He was honored at the 2015 Christian American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award ceremony, for Christian songwriter of the year.[11][12]
Discography
- Studio albums
- 26 Letters (May 1, 2001, Word)
References
- 1 2 Breimeier, Russ (May 1, 2001). "26 Letters". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Widran, Jonathan (May 1, 2001). "26 Letters - Ben Glover". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Crawley, Philip (July 6, 2001). "Review: 26 Letters - Ben Glover". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- 1 2 TenBrink, Michael (May 1, 2001). "Ben Glover: 26 Letters" (PDF). CCM Magazine. pp. 70–1. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
"Ben Glover's debut album, 26 Letters, is full of beautiful melodies, illuminating lyrics and expressive vocals that are at times reminiscent of Steven Curtis Chapman...26 Letters is a solid base that should help establish Ben Glover as a significant, long-term Christian artist." - ↑ ASCAP IPI No. 451972050 Searched by: GLOVER BENJAMIN ALLEN under Writers tab
- ↑ Owens, Rhonda (July 1, 2001). "Opening Acts: Get to Know Ben Glover" (PDF). CCM Magazine. p. 20. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Staff. "Ben Glover Biography". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Larimer County Marriage Records (July 13, 2002). "Benjamin A Glover, Kara M. Forbes". FamilyTreeNow.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ The J Man (September 14, 2001). "Ben Glover -- 26 Letters". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Benes, Jessica (January 30, 2014). "Loveland native Ben Glover reflects on Grammy win". Christian Today. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (March 24, 2015). "Matthew West, Ben Glover, David Garcia Take Home ASCAP Christian Honors". MusicRow. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Yapching, Mark (March 31, 2015). "David Garcia, Ben Glover tie in ASCAP award for Christian music". Christian Today. Retrieved October 15, 2015.