Born and raised on the north shore of Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, Alan has worked hundreds of jobs, thousands of stages, lived in small towns and big cities, toured and traveled, and released independent records (including Sons And Daughters, Ordinary Miracle, Bloomington Demo and Minutia Session).
In August 2003, Alan recorded a 4-song EP, Minutia Session, with Gary Paczosa (Nickel Creek, Alison Krauss, Dixie Chicks, Dolly Parton, John Prine). This followed up a 2002 EP done in Bloomington, Indiana with rock's hardest-hitting drummer, Kenny Aronoff (Bob Dylan, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Melissa Etheridge). Kenny said "I loved playing with Alan. He loves what he does and it was inspiring to be around him in the studio."
In March 2004, Alan moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he's shared music with a growing list of artists, writers and players including: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Vince Gill, Jimmy Webb, Suzy Bogguss, Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, Leslie Satcher, Matreca Berg, Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Dan Tyminski, Chris Thile, Bonnie Bramlett, Jon Randall, Jessi Alexander, Pat Bergeson, Randy Houser, Guthrie Trapp, Tommy Emmanuel, Muriel Anderson, Trey Gray, Nick Buda, Tim Marks, Rich Redmond, Harry Stinson, Ray Herndon, Brad Cole, Bobby Wood, Robert Lee Castleman, Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Gordie Sampson, Chris Wallin, Dillon Dixon, David Vincent Williams, James Dean Hicks, Lisa Carver, Lila McCann, Michael Peterson, James Slater, Joie Scott, Daryl Burgess, Wes Hightower, Kris Bergsnes, Chris Rodriguez, Fred Mollin, Rob Galbraith, Jaime Babbitt, Jeremiah Richey, Nick Brownell, Brownell & Richey, Haden Carpenter, Janey Street, Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea, Krista Marie, Amanda Williams, Jalayne Tradler, Steve Leslie, Andrea Pearson, Memarie, Katie Rogers, Nick Sturms, Jesse Rice, Greg Friia, Eric Paslay, David Bradley, Dan Cohen, The Levees, Joanna Cotten, Dylan Altman, Eric Brace (Last Train Home), Murali Coryell, Paul Mabury, David LaBruyere (Dela), Dave Pahanish, Tom Bukovac, Hugh Mitchell, Emily West, Sarah Buxton, Lucie Silvas, Ben Cyllus, PJ Smith, Chuck Jones, Jimmy Ritchey, Donny Anderson, Cassandra Kubinski, Josh Kelley, Dave Gibson, Daisy Dern, Shawn Mayer, Julie Lee, Sarah Siskind, Jonell Mosser, Kevin McKendree, Will Kimbrough, Kenny Vaughan, Mike Farris, Mike Younger, Elizabeth Foster, Ron Block, Mike Bub, PawnShop kings, Ross Copperman, Penny Dale, Leland Grant, Brad Tursi, Michael Visconti, Arlos Smith, Brice Long, Earl Bud Lee, Doug Johnson, Martin Ramey, Mark Stephen Jones, Kassie Miller, Chip Greene, Phillip LaRue, Jeanne Richardson, Andy Davis, Lex Price, Virna Sanzone, Jim Peterik, Big Kenny, Winfield's Locket, Jimmy Wallace, Jason "Slim" Gambill, Chris Cline, Mark Luna, Adam Stone, Mika Combs, Bryan White, Andy Griggs, Bill Champlin, Roger Cook, Buck Johnson, Julie Carter-Moriva, Luke Pruitt, Kyle Turley, Brent Rupard, Britton Cameron, been a fly on the studio wall at recording sessions by John Prine and Chris Thile, played live shows alongside Trace Adkins, Keith Anderson, Jaime O'Neal, SheDaisy and Phil Vassar, sung on the current Leon Russell release, Angel In Disguise, and landed his first publishing deal.
These days, Alan is collaborating with artists, writers and players, and looking forward to whatever is next with excitement and gratitude.
For more information, visit www.alanbennettmusic.com
Check out the following:
The Secret
We Can Solve It
Make Poverty History
The Peace Alliance
Alan Bennett Music StoreComing soon to iTunes.
Order now from the Alan Bennett Music Web Site or online at CDBaby.comOrder Alan Bennett's debut CD, Ordinary Miracle online now at CD Baby.
Also available:
Bloomington Demo (Produced by Kenny Aronoff) more info | order nowMinutia Session (Engineered by Gary Paczosa) more info | order now
These all make for lovely gifts any time of year!
Workshop
LiveThe Finest Online Music Learning ExperienceAlan has begun
a new venture with WorkshopLive.com -- the ultimate music education resource on
the internet. WL offers guitar lessons by legendary players such
as B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Albert Collins, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Morse and
Joe Pass. So far, Alan has recorded thirteen (13) basic blues lessons. Subscribers
can study with every teacher on the site. To learn more, visit the WL
Web site at www.workshoplive.com.
To sign up and get started with your online guitar lessons, follow the
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to: https://www.workshoplive.com/index.cfm/ci_id/1859/la_id/1.htmPromotion Code: CH99m05 (that is a zero five, and it IS case sensitive)Affiliate Number: 1102If you're interested, click here to see WorkshopLive's Alan Bennett page.
