Ben Tankard
He's been called "the Quincy Jones of Gospel," and besides being one of the best-selling instrumentalists in Christian music, keyboard player Ben Tankard has justified his tag, producing many stellar gospel projects as well as serving as an executive vice president at Tribute Records, for which he has recorded extensively. Born in Florida to a minister father and a missionary mother, he began playing drums in church at the age of three. He later graduated to tuba and was offered several music scholarships to college, though he eventually accepted a basketball scholarship instead.
Tankard endured a rough period of depression and homelessness when a knee injury prevented him from turning professional (though he was drafted by the NBA). A visit to a revival service put him on the right track and, almost overnight, he became a very talented keyboard/organ player. Tankard began his witness in song with 1990's Keynote Speaker, recorded for Tribute. He continued recording and soon moved into production and arranging as well, calling on his reserves of early musical training to provide impeccable jobs for Yolanda Adams, the Alabama State Mass Choir, and Michael Bruce.
His albums were often light jazz works, offering soothing, reflective gospel instrumentals that were similar to mainstream efforts from George Benson and Kenny G. In addition to his numerous solo albums, Tankard has earned a plethora of gold and platinum records via his production work, collaborating with a host of Grammy-winning artists including Take 6, Fred Hammond, Kelly Price, John P. Kee, Shirley Murdock, Twinkie Clark, and Gerald Albright. He issued the full-length Rise! in 2018.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Full Tank
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin' Universal Music on 5 jun. 2012
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Full Tank 2.0
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin' Universal Music on 10 feb. 2015
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Shine!
Jazz - Released by Benjamin' Universal Music on 2 apr. 2021
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Rise!
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin Universal Music on 28 sep. 2018
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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Gospel - Released by Verity Records on 23 apr. 2009
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Full Tank 3: CanTANKerous
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin' Universal Music on 12 mei 2017
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Christmas Love
Kerstmuziek - Released by Verity Records on 25 sep. 2000
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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Gospel - Released by Verity Records on 23 apr. 2009
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Sunday Driving
Gospel - Released by Verity Records on 18 sep. 1993
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Absolutely! (feat. Kyle Schroeder)
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin' Universal on 12 feb. 2024
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The Godfather Collection
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin' Universal Music on 2 apr. 2024
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Thicker Than Water (The Church Picnic)
Jazz - Released by Ben-Jamin' Universal Music on 5 nov. 2013
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My Lips Shall Utter Praises
Gospel - Released by Verity Records on 19 feb. 2009
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