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Musical artist
Ben Tankard (born January 10, 1964) is an American gospel/smooth jazz musician, producer, and arranger.
Biography
Ben and Jewel Tankard receiving Stellar Award
Tankard's father was a minister and his mother a missionary.
[1] In church, he played drums at an early age.
[1] He played tuba in school and received a basketball scholarship.
[1] Although he was selected in the NBA draft, he hurt his knee before the season started.
[1] During a period of homelessness, he went to church and was inspired by a revival service to turn his life around.
[1] He began playing keyboards, recorded Keynote Speaker (1990) for Tribute, and started to learn about arranging and record production.
[1] He followed with He has worked with
Gerald Albright ,
Twinkie Clark ,
Fred Hammond ,
John P. Kee ,
Shirley Murdock ,
Kelly Price , and
Take 6 .
[1]
Tankard discovered a third-grade school teacher named
Yolanda Adams and signed her to his indy Tribute label. He produced her albums
Through the Storm ,
Save the World ,
More Than A Melody , and
Yolanda... Live in Washington . They collaborated on over 40 compositions. He credits her voice for helping to bring his production style and keyboard playing to a large audience.
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[3]
He won
Stellar Awards ' Best Instrumental Album in 2010 for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy .
[4]
In 2012, Ben Tankard/ Full Tank was nominated by the
Soul Train Music Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Artist.
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Discography
All Keyed Up (1989)
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Keynote Speaker (1990)
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Keys to Life (1991)
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[9]
An Instrumental Christmas (1991)
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[11]
Sunday Drivin (1993)
[12]
Play Me in Your Key (1994)
[13]
Instrumentally Yours (1996)
[14]
[15]
Git Yo Prayze On w/Tribe of Benjamin (1997)
[16]
Raize Da Praise by Tribe of Benjamin (1999)
[17]
The Minstrel (1999)
[18]
Christmas Love (2000)
[19]
Song of Solomon (2001)
[20]
Play a Lil' Song for Me (2003)
[21]
Piano Prophet (2004)
[22]
[23]
Let's Get Quiet: The Smooth Jazz Experience (2007)
[24]
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (2009)
[25]
Full Tank (2012)
[26]
Thicker Than Water-The Church Picnic (2013)
Full Tank 2 (2015)
[27]
Full Tank 3: CanTANKerous (2017)
[28]
[29]
Rise! (2018)
[30]
Shine! (2021)
References
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g Bush, John.
"Ben Tankard" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 September 2018 .
^ Mercy Mercy Mercy: The Ben Tankard Story . Ben-Jamin' Publishing. 2010. p. 40.
^ Davis, Doug (May 18, 2007). "Meet 'The Godfather of Gospel Jazz' ". The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro, Tenn . D1.
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"25th Annual Stellar Award Results (2010)" .
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"Soul Train Awards 2012 Viewers Choice Awards" . Archived from
the original on 2012-10-23.
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"All Keyed Up - Ben Tankard | Release Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Keynote Speaker - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Keys to Life - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ Tankard, Ben. "Keys to Life" (album notes). Tribute. 1991.
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"Christmas - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ Tankard, Ben. "An Instrumental Christmas" (album notes). Tribute. 1991.
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"Sunday Driving - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Play Me in Your Key - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Instrumentally Yours - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ Tankard, Ben. "Instrumentally Yours" (album notes). Verity / Zomba. 1996.
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"Git Yo Prayze On - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Raize Da Praize - Tribe of Benjamin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"The Minstrel - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Christmas Love - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Song of Solomon - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Play a Lil' Song for Me - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Piano Prophet - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ Tankard, Ben. "piano Prophet" (album Notes). Verity. 2004.
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"Let's Get Quiet: The Smooth Jazz Experience - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ Tankard, Ben. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy". Verity / Zomba. 2009.
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"Full Tank - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Full Tank 2.0 - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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"Full Tank 3: Cantankerous - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ Tankard, Ben. "Full Tank 3: Cantankerous". Ben-Jammin' / Universal Music. 12 May 2017
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"Rise! - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
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