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Ben Payton performs Saturday night!
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 Ben
Payton was born in Coila, Mississippi. His early musical
influences included his grandmother Mabel Johnson's
gospel piano playing and his Uncle Joe Birch's blues
guitar.
In his mid-teens they moved to Chicago, where Ben soon
became active in the Blues scene and backed many
prominent artists while also performing as the house
band at local clubs.
Ben also played in the R&B band "The Oops" and the
band "Womb From the Tomb".
In the summer of 2006 Ben performed at the Chicago
Blues Festival. He performs regularly in Jackson,
Oxford, Greenwood, and Clarksdale, both solo and as a
duet with percussionist Cyndi Clark.
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