
When two legendary musicians like Rickie Lee Jones and Ben Harper team up, they end up with a beautiful song like "Old Enough."
Rickie Lee Jones has been creating music for over 30 years, experimenting with different genres and collaborating with a variety of artists. She has always been able to adapt, most likely due to her childhood where nothing was permanent. Constantly moving, she once said that by the 11th grade, she had been to 11 schools. During her tumultuous early life, she turned to music as her escape. In the late '70s, she began performing in clubs and eventually began writing songs professionally. In 1979 she released her self-titled debut album and quickly gained attention. Over the next 30 years, she released a variety of albums in various genres, with both original songs and covers, and won 2 Grammy Awards. Her latest album, "Balm in Gilead" features collaborations with several artists, including Ben Harper.
Like many of today's top musicians, Ben Harper had an affinity for music from an early age. He learned to play guitar and slide guitar while young, and immediately set to work creating music. In his early twenties, he put together an album, which ended up landing him a record deal with Virgin Records. He first became a hit in Europe and the college radio scene in America, and soon built a mainstream American audience. Thirteen albums and two Grammy Awards later, Ben is still going strong. Currently, he has formed a new band called "Ben Harper and the Relentless 7," and has said that it is bringing him back in touch with music.
Both Rickie Lee Jones and Ben Harper came to the show to perform their collaboration, "Old Enough," from the CD "Balm in Gilead." Watch it here.
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