Ben Berg:
CLASS OF 1963
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary SchoolClass of 1963
Vancouver, BC
Mt. Pleasant Elementary SchoolClass of 1958
Vancouver, BC
Elmwood Elementary SchoolClass of 1955
Winnipeg, MB
Greenway SchoolClass of 1953
Winnipeg, MB
Ross Lake Elementary SchoolClass of 1952
Flin flon, MB
Ben's Story
Life
> Played Boogie Woogie music/composer and Rock and Roll on the piano at school.
In clubs played and sang Jerry Lee lewis & played Little Richard style,
Still play the above but composing is up to date, slow and fast.
WANT TO HERE A FEW SONGS I have played and composed go to your home page enter and go to **** INDABA MUSIC BEN BERG ****( Seal Beach , United states.SONGS POP UP AND PLAY. Different styles...those are 5 of 100 composed. ..
> Drove and 1949 black Hudson and a 1946 red Oldsmobile convertible.
> Rode a Chopper for a few years , Easy rider bike..lots of fun 1970's
later only Saleen Mustangs ( .....
> Independent Auditor, Accountant, and Tax Consultant ( 2006 semi retired )
> Past.. back up Keyboard for Bruce Allan's bands if needed.
Bruce managed Brian Adams, BTO, Loverboy, Ann Murray and Liana Boyd.
> Have a music recording studio in the L.A. area (Huntington Beach-Seal Beach.)
Managed and worked with Chad Allan ( The guess who or " Shakin all Over " )
> Still a musician ( Keyboards, Lead guitar, Vocals and Bass ) also composing for song writers and recording finished products, playing all instruments on the recordings. If there's anyone out there that is a song writer, let me know. I will send you demos for your words etc complete with all instruments to a demo CD.
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> Married three times. Left with 3 girls ( from my first wife ) girls 2,5,6, in 1968, Had a boy born in 1964 but was murdered two weeks after birth..was someone we knew.......... Second wife ( Betty-Mae 1970 passed away from Pancreatic cancer early 2003.( We lost a boy too at birth in 1978 ) She Betty-Mae is in heaven with our Lord and savior.
> Present wife (Widowed 2001 ) is Dr. Ruth G. ______ ________ PhD, RN, CPNP, NAPAP and plays Piano and sings also.....
> Both of us are now semi retired so we can travel North America with a 35" Motorhome
and Tow car ( Any other RV'ers out there doing the same ) As we travel I play for RV Resorts as a single or find other musicians at the resorts to form a band.
> We now live in Orange County near the Beach.( Seal Beach Ca.) I lived in Canada most of my life.
Update: My best friend ( early Neil Y...Expand for more
oung's bass player-) Ron Mason passed away Aug 20,2007,We were ( 20 years ) composing, Writing,and recording original songs up to his day of death. In Winnipeg he was known as Ron Rene, his bands were " The Fifth, The Quid ( London Records- Yesterday, today ) )Later sang for the band called " The Litter in Minneapolis. Close friends were Fred Turner, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings. In Vancouver in the 70's his band was called the " Midnight Train Revue" with Lindsey Buckingham ( Lindsey Later to Fleetwood Mac....He ( Ron ) will be Missed by all in the music world. I have 4 of his songs to record and will complete them for his wonderful and loving wife, Wendy....
Finally producing my own CD's in my studio, took awhile, but my small studio is getting updated to 2009..Long journey from 1961....first recordings on a single track recorder, still have all recording since 1961 to 2009.....
..Just found out Bert Carroll lives near me and will be a honor to meet him soon, hope to do some composing & playing etc with him...He was composer, conduct and arranger for: Frankie Avalon, Frankie Lymon, Johnny Ray, Jay and the Americans..He also composed the hit song: " Wear My Ring Around your Neck" for Elvis Presley....Wow he is going to perform at our gated community Club House/theater etc as I do..going to be fun. Now have a band here in Seal Beach
playing ..Me keyboards, and Guitar...then Bass, Drums, Sax and 3 girl backup singers....Muisicals/theater/Cabaret/Club our own here....Update: have a band now again....Drummer was with the Platters at one time and the bass with Ike and Tina Turner....playing and performing here in Seal Beach..mosty the 50's 60's Jerry Lee Lewis/Little Richard/Ray Charles/ Elvis/ fats Domino/ etc....Everyone here loves us and our playing.....and I am so happy about that....we play our heart out on stage....love it....on TV also and interviewed also channel 3....Seal Beach and area.....playing big performances here with an Nashville Pro singer...producing my own CD's with new songs etc....well that is it....I have said enough geeee have a full 5 piece band now....added a femail singer Vickie...wonderful Lady...Youngest of all of us geeeee 59....
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