Ben Leach
Encyclopedia
Ben Leach was the keyboard
and synthesizer
player in the Liverpool-based pop
band
, The Farm
. He joined in 1986 at the age of 17 after the death of Andy McVann in a car crash on 1 October that year, and was the band's youngest member, still being with them at the height of their success in autumn and early winter of 1990, when they achieved chart success with Groovy Train
and All Together Now
.
He later went on to become keyboard player and guitar player for the second incarnation of Happy Mondays
in the early to mid 1990s.
Like most of the band's members, he was from the Cantril Farm housing estate from which the band took its name. He also became an avid Dave Matthews fan.
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
player in the Liverpool-based pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, The Farm
The Farm (band)
The Farm were a British band from Liverpool, popular through the early 1990s. Their album Spartacus reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March, 1991.-History:They formed in early 1983....
. He joined in 1986 at the age of 17 after the death of Andy McVann in a car crash on 1 October that year, and was the band's youngest member, still being with them at the height of their success in autumn and early winter of 1990, when they achieved chart success with Groovy Train
Groovy Train
"Groovy Train" was the second single released by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. It was released in August 1990 as the first single off their debut album Spartacus , having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness and Terry Farley. The single reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart and...
and All Together Now
All Together Now
"All Together Now" is a song by The Beatles from their album Yellow SubmarineAll Together Now may also refer to:*All Together Now , a film following the creation of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil...
.
He later went on to become keyboard player and guitar player for the second incarnation of Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
in the early to mid 1990s.
Like most of the band's members, he was from the Cantril Farm housing estate from which the band took its name. He also became an avid Dave Matthews fan.