Ben Poole – The Best off Music

Ben Poole | Spotify Ben Poole is a British blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. One reviewer noted that “his music style is original and can be described as energetic blend of blues, pop, and rock and roll”.^[1] Poole’s musical ability has been lauded by Jeff Beck and Gary Moore. Poole’s father was a professional musician and there were several musical instruments in his household when Poole was growing up. However, from the age of nine, Poole was only interested in playing the guitar. He had a guitar tutor who encouraged Poole to play what he liked.

Through this approach, Poole learned how to play Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile”. Poole recalled that particular teacher “… made me want to sit down and play”. He performed his first gig in a heavy metal subsequently noting “I guess when you’re in school at that age you kind of fall into liking what all your friends are into. It takes a while to work out what you really like”. When he later played in a three piece blues rock ensemble, his drummer decided to enlist at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Brighton, which made Poole drop the idea of doing a history degree, and concentrate instead on his fledgling musical career. He began to perform regularly building up a small fan base.

That same year, Poole was voted ‘2012’s Best Newcomer’ by Blues Matters! magazine. Poole played “Hey Joe” at the Bluesmoose Festival in Groesbeek, Netherlands, in April 2012, where the performance became the most viewed video from the Festival. His debut album, Let’s Go Upstairs, was self-released that same year. The album was produced by a Grammy Award winner, Isaac Nossel. On the recording, seven of the songs were Poole originals, two were co-writes with Nossel and three were versions of previous material, which included the Otis Redding/Steve Cropper penned song “Mr. Pitiful” and the Ann Peebles original “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down”.
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