Para fãs de: Rock, Folk & Blues, e Pop.
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Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rector spent much of his youth studying music, learning piano from an early age before also learning the guitar and singing in his teenage years. Whilst studying at the University of Arkansas, Rector began to record his own music, releasing a self-titled EP in his freshman year.
This first release brought Rector attention locally, bolstered through local live performances. He then went on to release two full-length albums, “Twenty Tomorrow” (2007) and “Songs That Duke Wrote” (2008) before he had graduated in 2009. Finding local success, he was awarded with the NAMA award for Best Singer-songwriter in Northeast Arkansas, becoming a household name through extensive performances.
Upon finishing college, Rector moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in order to pursue his music career. A third full-length album, 2010’s “Into The Morning” broke into the mainstream, reaching number 11 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. During this period, Rector also gained exposure through performing alongside the likes of Five for Fighting and Dave Barnes, helping to find Rector new fans.
Rector managed to break into the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 chart with the 2011 release, “Something Like This,” establishing Rector as a pop sensation. “Walking in Between” followed in 2013, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart
Imagine selling 100,000 records. It’s simply mind blowing, and for Nashville based Rector this was a dream come true. Let’s be honest, Nashville is one of the capitals of the music industry today, and you may think that this means it’s a good place to be, in some cases yes, but it only increases the competition. For Ben Rector, his hard work and dedication, paired with his immense talent, took him all the way.
Ben Rector is a fantastic performer, and I am also a huge fan of his band, so I set my sights high for his concert. I was not disappointed at all. I am usually one to go for gigs at smaller venues, but the arena setting was fantastic to see this epic gig from. The acoustics were fantastic, and it was especially noticeable when he sang Beautiful, and got the whole audience singing along with him.
It was great for the event to be unseated, initially I was a little apprehensive of this, but it turned out that I would’ve spent the entire time on my feet anyway. Ben was encouraging the audience to dance and sing to his tracks, and it was the best way to enjoy his music, fully immersing yourself into his fantastic music.