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Merging funky, groove-laden spirit with handcrafted acoustic folk-rock, Ben Harper liked cult status during the ’90s before gaining wider attention toward the decade’s end. As a musician, he drew his affects from classic vocalist/songwriters, blues revivalists, electric guitar slingers, and jam rings like Blues Traveller and Phish, which intended he …

Ohio local Joseph Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel, who signed the folk-rock songwriter to REAL LIFE Records within the mid-’90s. Arthur’s debut, Big Town Secrets, premiered in 1997 and proceeded to go fairly undetected, despite an eclectic, brooding audio influenced by famous brands Leonard Cohen, Joe Henry, as well …

Having a three-part harmonies and an informal, folksy appear, Fistful of Mercy is definitely a supergroup made up of Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, and Joseph Arthur. The music group formed in the Carriage Home studio room in L.A., where in fact the three songwriters convened in Feb 2010 for three …