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Ben King (born 22 July 1984) is a British professional guitarist, who joined English blues-rock band The Yardbirds in October 2005. He has gained popularity 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About.com's ''Dave's Classic Rock Blog'' article )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Praise following the release of ''Live at B.B. King's Blues Club'': Amazon.com )〕 as a musician owing to his extensive technical ability of the guitar coupled with his young age. ==Development== Born to a musical family (his father having also been a professional guitarist) in 1984, King spent the majority of his life devoted to the guitar, growing up listening to the vast range of music provided by his parents. King developed an astute understanding of the guitar at a very early stage, garnering both a technical and philosophical approach alongside a head-down work ethic. Having spent time in various bands and gaining local notoriety for his talent, he moved to Guildford, Surrey where he enrolled at the Academy of Contemporary Music. King received a good amount of attention from the faculty with his talents, and gained the interest of ex-Alice Cooper guitarist Pete Friesen and Yardbirds bass guitarist John Idan. Having completed his vocational studies, King was offered an audition by Idan, founding Yardbirds members Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja. Speaking of Idan's interest in King, McCarty commented: King was offered a role within The Yardbirds and replaced Jerry Donahue as lead guitarist in October 2005. The band booked a run of shows across England in that year before beginning to tour internationally in countries such as Germany, France, Sweden, Canada and the United States. King features on The Yardbirds' recent live release ''Live At B.B. King's Blues Club'' (2007; Favored Nations).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Live At B.B. King's Blues Club on Favored Nations )〕 A clip of the song "I'm A Man", from this album was used by 20th Century Fox on the first episode of season 19 of ''The Simpsons''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Favored Nations MySpace page confirms The Yardbirds' 'I Am A Man' to appear on The Simpsons )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben King (guitarist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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