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b. foote

I'd like to dream my troubles all away

About Me

I'm Ben. I am a bass player in the twin cities. i play with Little Man and The Jonathan Earl Band. i've shared a stage with many great musicians and bands. i'm a lucky fellow. check out these websites.

www.littlemanmusic.net
www.myspace.com/sweetlittleman
www.myspace.com/earlism
www.jonathanearl.com
www.joannajames.com
www.myspace.com/joannajames
www.petehofmann.com
www.chriskoza.com,
www.myspace.com/chriskoza

i like meeting people that like the lunatic fringe thinking and lifestyle that go along with being an artist and musician. People that know how to be ok. i can always use good people in my life You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/22/2004
Band Website: JonathanEarl.com, littlemanmusic.net
Band Members: Little Man:
Ryan Otte-(skins), Ben Foote-(bass, vocs), Chris Perricelli-(lead guitar, lead vocs)

Jonathan Earl Band:
Jordan Carson-(skins), Ben Foote-(bass, vocs), Earl-(lead vocs, lead guitar), Toby Marshall-(b3 organ, vocs)

Influences: Wilco, Jamie Cullum, The Killers, The Jayhawks, The Shins, The Cure, Ryan Adams, Uncle Tupelo, Ani Defranco, Ben Kweller, Frou Frou, Ted Leo, Nick Drake, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Autumn Defense, Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Elliot Smith, Howie Day, David Gray, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Chris Robinson, String Cheese Incident, The Black Crowes. Bjork, Bob Dylan, Jeff Tweedy, Jet, Dispatch, Led Zepplin, Garden State, REM, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Paul Simon, Janis Joplin, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Son Volt, The Beatles, Jay Foote, Joanna James, Pete Hofmann, Alex Foote, Medeski Martin and Wood, Sexmob, Nickle Creek, Alison Kraus, Van Morrison, M Ward, Chris Koza, Haley Bonar, Luke Zimmerman, The Postal Service, Little Man, T Rex, David Bowie, John Mayer Trio, Chris Pericelli, Jimi Hendrix, Madeleine Peyroux, Bill Frisell, Petra Haden, Pat Metheny, to name a few
Sounds Like: THE JONATHAN EARL BAND sounds like - G love making love to Warren Haynes while listening to Wilco

LITTLE MAN sounds like - T. Rex, Ziggy era Bowie, Big Star, Lenny Kravitz

STOOK & THE JUKES sounds like - Petty Jayhawks Dylan Springsteen

LUKE ZIMMERMAN - folk-rock
how about you just listen to them and tell me what they sound like.
Record Label: Little Man - Eclectone
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Little Man makes BEST OF THE TWIN CITIES for CITYPAGES

Hey all. Good things keep on rolling in for little man. we were awarded best rock band this week in the CityPages Best Of 07 edition. thanks to any and everyone that voted for us. check the link.http:...
Posted by b. foote on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:13:00 PST

Little Man VIDEO / SXSW interview with Mpls/St.Paul Magazine

http://www.mspmag.com/multimedia/video/67352.asp
Posted by b. foote on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:16:00 PST

always living.

if you can remember what someone means to you... then they are never dead.
Posted by b. foote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:01:00 PST

Pulse Article

here is a great Article from Andrea Meyers about some local working musicians. me includedhttp://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=2913
Posted by b. foote on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:35:00 PST

MMAs

I was fortunate enough to win a minnesota music award for Best Bass Player at the 2006 awards show. Thank you to everyone for the support.
Posted by b. foote on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:35:00 PST

Ben Foote nominated for Minnesota Music Award

I was nominated for a Minnesota Music Award in the category Best Bass Player.also one of my bands Little Man was nominated in the category of Best Rock Group.thanks to anyone who nominated me. i feel...
Posted by b. foote on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:24:00 PST

another man's done gone

how about this Sometimes I think I'm gonna lose my mind But it don't look like I ever do I've loved so many people everywhere I went Some too much, and others not enough Well I don't know...
Posted by b. foote on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Princess Charming

how about this... you are all worth your greatest imaginable love. so how about that...
Posted by b. foote on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST