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Allan Benoit the Blind Poet

Welcome to my BRAND NEW PAGE!!!

About Me


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Click Here To Buy Allan's CD's!After a four year battle with failing eye sight and countless operations to save what little sight he has left Allan is back!Compared to the likes of Gordon Lightfoot and John Prine, along with Tom Rush and Harry Chapin, not so much for his voice but for the way he spins his stories and songs . Allan tells people to understand that he realizes his voice sounds like an old gravel road , thus the comparesion to John Prine."I sing with my heart and let the good Lord drive me."Although Allan says the good Lord tricks him once and a while with near perfect pitch for a few fleeting seconds. Allan tells people to listen to the words and hear with your hearts and then you will understand why Allan does what he does.So please give Allan a listen and join the growing number of fans who already know what you are about to learn , that is that Allan is true to his calling and will always leave you with a smile on your face.Allan is the REAL DEAL.Enjoy!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/13/2008
Band Members:

"Allan Discusses The Album Throwback Heart"

"It's Over"

"Poor Little Girl"

"Forever and a Day"
Sounds Like: John Prine,Tom Waits,John Hiatt,Bruce Springsteen,Ray LaMontagne
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

3 more songs

just posted 3 new songs from my new album throwback heart they are   forever and a day im wondering throwback heart (title track) these are the second set of 3 songs posted with more to come, an...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:17:00 PST

3 SONGS FROM THROWBACK HEART

Hi all, just put up 3 songs from my THROWBACK HEART cd CRAZY IN LOVE ITS OVER and BEAUTIFUL SADNESS  plz give them a listen and tell your friends to stop by. peace allan ...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:19:00 PST

THROWBACK HEART MP3s

hey everyone, the music from my THROWBACK HEART cd is now available in mp3 on snocap on my page only. buy em while they are hot ... allan
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:00 PST

THANK YOU,THANK YOU

I wanted to take a fewminutes to thank everyone for the great reception you have given to WHAT GOD HAD IN MIND FIRE AND RAIN and OH MY LOVE   there have all gone way beyond  what i could hav...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:57:00 PST

THROWBACK HEART CD

HELLO ALL, well its been a long time coming but i do believe  we are just a couple weeks away from the release of THROWBACK HEART the art work has come back frrom the artist, which by the way i...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:20:00 PST

JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE

Hi all, john lennon has been a hero of mine since 63 and  iwanted to do a song of his for him , but at the same time i wanted to do a song that isnt covered very much. i picked a song from his so...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:12:00 PST

WHAT S THE DEAL

I just gotta get something off my chest here ok so please hang with me here....... not many things get me pissed off,  maybe war and death in general but for the most part life is good, as good a...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:28:00 PST

NEW SONG

hey all, just posted a cover of james taylors fire and rain... no one can improve on a jt song so i didnt even try to instead i put my own arrangement to it  and here it is for you to hear hope y...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:39:00 PST

New Song

hi all , i have posted a new song demo WHAT GOD HAD IN MIND it is not as pointed as scream and you may need to read between the lines in some cases but none the less a song of death and war some plea...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:33:00 PST

CLOUD DREAMER songs part two

here for you all to hear for the first time on my page are the other cuts from my CLOUD DREAMER cd. in an effort to keep things fresh and moving fast these songs will only be up for a short time . i r...
Posted by Allan Benoit the Blind Poet on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:00 PST