Born and raised on the north shore of Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, Alan's 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 , 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 , Chris Rodriguez , Fred Mollin , Rob Galbraith , Jaime Babbitt , 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 , Eric Paslay , David Bradley , Dan Cohen , The Levees , Joanna Cotten , Dylan Altman , Eric Brace (Last Train Home) , Murali Coryell , Paul Mabury , David LaBruyere , Dave Pahanish , Tom Bukovac , Hugh Mitchell , Emily West , Sarah Buxton , Lucie Silvas , Ben Cyllus , PJ Smith , Chuck Jones , 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 , 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's 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 Store
Coming soon to iTunes.
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Order Alan Bennett's debut CD, Ordinary Miracle online now at CD Baby.
Also available:
Bloomington Demo (Produced by Kenny Aronoff)
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Minutia Session (Engineered by Gary Paczosa)
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