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Ben Vaughn is an American musician,
music producer and a longtime Rambler (automobile) enthusiast.
Born in Collingswood, New Jersey, Vaughn's interest in music began at age 6 when his uncle gave him a Duane Eddy record. The "Ben Vaughn Combo" released two albums and toured the US from 1983 to 1988. Vaughn then had a solo career, 1988-1994, recording four albums and touring Europe and the United States. As a musician, he is perhaps best known for his "Rambler '65" album recorded entirely in his car.
As a producer, Vaughn made albums for artists such as Charlie Feathers and Los Straitjackets.
He also collaborated with Alan Vega and Alex Chilton and contributed a cover, (Paradise) to an Alex Chilton tribute album released by Munster Records based in Madrid, Spain.
In 1996, Vaughn produced Ween's cult classic, a ten track exploration of country music - 12 Golden Country Greats. Musically, 12 Golden Country Greats was, more or less, classic country sounds. Ween and Vaughn went so far as to enlist the services of veteran Nashville session musicians. However, while even the vocal performances where an exquisite mimic of country singing, the album's lyrics were decidedly twisted.
Vaughn also re-recorded "I Found Her Telephone Number Written on the Boy's Bathroom Wall" for the Mad Magazine-inspired song compilation Mad Grooves.
Now living in California, Vaughn works in film and television. Notable for his work on That '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 1976 to January 1, 1980. It debuted on the FOX television network on August 23, 1998.
"That 70s Show" has another Alex Chilton connection, with the title song being a re-worked version of In The Street
In The Street is an album by the Village People. It features both original cop, Victor Willis and the cop currently in the group, Ray Simpson as lead singers. The G.I., Alex Briley also sings the lead for one song, and the re-release in 1999 featured the bonus track America with Miles J. Davis singing a Big Star song.
Discography
- The Many Moods Of Ben Vaughn (1986)(Restless – USA) (Making Waves – UK)
- Beautiful Thing (1987)(Restless – USA) (EMI – UK, Europe)
- Ben Vaughn Blows Your Mind (1988)(Restless – USA) (Virgin – UK, Europe) (DRO – Spain)
- Dressed In Black (1990)(Enigma – USA) (Demon – UK, Europe)
- Mood Swings (1991)(Restless – USA) (Demon – UK, Europe)
- Mono USA (1992)(Bar None - USA) (Club De Musique – Italy) (Sky Ranch – France)
- Instrumental Stylings (1995)(Bar None – USA)
- Rambler '65 (1997)(Rhino - USA) (Munster – Spain)
- The Prehistoric Ben Vaughn (1998)(Munster – Spain)
- A Date With Ben Vaughn (1999)(Shoeshine – UK)
- Glasgow Time (2002)(Shoeshine – UK)
- Designs In Music (2006)(Soundstage 15 – USA)
External links
Limbs Andthings (YouWeirdTube) on Facebook
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