On the other side of the family tree, his grandfather, who was a Mississippi sharecropper turned Ben onto the sounds and culture of Mississippi and Blues in general. Her daughter was a Boogie-Woogie pianist and painter who used to play for Ben when he was coming up. Ben’s great-grandmother was a Vaudeville musican who toured with Al Jolson and also participated in medicine shows. You owe it to yourself to check him out.īen Prestage’s musical background began before he was born… even before his parents were born.
We hope you enjoy this photo essay, and we have included the bio from his Facebook page, which speaks volumes about what you hear when Prestage performs. He also brought a door with a steel cable and a pickup, and he played it! It was amazing! Ben Prestage – John Strojny Photographer John Strojny caught his set Saturday, November 30, at Dunedin Brewery, where Prestage had his drums set up and his guitars, including the roasting pan guitar! During this set, he also played guitar, banjo, cigar box guitar, and lap steel guitar. He is fascinating to watch and a delight to hear that voice is genuine as genuine can be. He describes what he plays as “Florida swamp blues, Mississippi blues, old-time Americana, and originals,” and he dangles in some surprising covers as well. There aren’t many like him any more, the one-man band with no need for loops. Ben Prestage: Fabulous One-Man Band from an Era Almost Goneīen Prestage is distinctly one of a kind.
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