Ben Rector
- Americana
- pop
- pop rock
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- Piano
- guitar
- vocals
- Aptly Named/Roar
- OK Kid
Benjamin Evans Rector (born November 6, 1986)[1] is an American RIAA[2] Platinum singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has released seven studio albums, including Brand New (2015) and Magic (2018), which both charted #1 on the US Folk and #2 on the US Rock and US Indie Billboard 200, charts. His songs have appeared on more than 100 television shows,[3][4] ad campaigns, and movies. He has performed on TV shows including Conan, The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel, Good Morning America,[5] Live With Kelly And Ryan, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and as a celebrity mentor on American Idol. Rector has also built a dedicated touring base, regularly selling out tours across the United States.
Early life
"I didn't sing at all, until I saw a guy from Tulsa named Ben Kilgore sing at my school. Ben Kilgore had a great voice, and it changed that atmosphere of the room, and I had never seen that before. But I was just like 'What was that?' I want to find and feel that again."
Rector on how he started singing (2016)[6]
Rector was born in south Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the son of Evans Rector, a banker, and Bette Rector, a psychologist. He has two sisters. He did not grow up in a musical household, although Evans was a fan of Steve Winwood and Rector became a fan of his work at a young age.[7] Evans recalled a moment where Rector performed in a talent show when he was 8 years old and enjoyed the attention, specifically when they called his name.[6] His first musical memory was at a young age, where he was able to recognize Pachelbel's Canon by ear at a wedding.[8] He became interested in music in eighth grade, listening to the Star 103 radio station in Tulsa, which played music from the 1960s and 1970s. He grew fond of pop music, beginning with "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray.[9] The first song he learned on piano was the theme song of the animated television series Rugrats in the 1990s.[10]
He took some piano lessons as a child, and after being inspired by camp counselors at a summer camp who played acoustic guitar, he began learning the instrument at 16, which later led him to begin songwriting at 16.[11][12][13] His first song, titled "Tonight", was an acoustic guitar piece about kissing a girl.[13] Rector attended high school at Tulsa's Metro Christian Academy. High school was also when he began listening to modern pop music.[9] One class he took was dedicated to praise and worship, which he credits as the beginning of his interest in music. The class required an audition. Each week he was taught the technics of music, forming a set, and performing in a band; Rector praised this education structure in retrospect.[7]
He did not sing until musician Ben Kilgore performed at his school, the atmosphere of his performance inspiring Rector to do so. Rector formed a high school band, Euromart, for a Battle of the Bands competition hosted by newspaper Tulsa World. His first performance was at Cain's Ballroom. The band did not place.[6] He would re-recruit Euromart to perform in the music video for his song "Old Friends" in 2018.[14][15] Throughout high school he would perform locally.[9] He graduated from Tulsa's Metro Christian Academy in 2005 and resumed playing piano,[12] and from the University of Arkansas in 2010 with a degree in business and marketing.
Music career
2006–2009: Ben Rector and Twenty Tomorrow
Rector started seriously writing songs in college and began looking at it as something that needed to be practiced.[9] releasing his first musical effort, a self-titled extended play (EP), in 2006. It was produced by Chad Copelin, who was in a band with Kilgore which would be how Copelin discovered Rector.[6] Rector requested to work with him, and he agreed; Copelin owned a studio and Rector would record there in his free time.[16] After hearing about the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest he submitted a song from the EP, "Conversation", and later forgot he did so.[6] Rector would win the grand prize in the Pop category, making him the youngest person to win the contest.[16] He was surprised he won, and it gave him affirmation he could pursue a career in music.[6] His sophomore year he would attend classes in the weekdays and tour exclusively on the weekends,[17] performing two to three shows a week.[9] He would perform out of town, specifically anywhere within an 8-hour radius.[9] Rector struggled with money in early touring efforts, usually making just enough to pay Copelin. Rector would approach each performance like it was his last. He almost gave up when he risked driving through a blizzard to a venue, causing the car to spin out and crash into the embankment of the highway. Early offers for management were overwhelming for him as he did not know which path to take forward.[6] Rector described his early impressions of the music industry as a "fish out of water"; he gained more confidence as he noticed that the people attending his performances were exclusively those he did not recognize, giving him hope that he could pursue a music career.[6] A particular moment of clarity came when he performed at the Cambridge Room in Dallas, Texas to a sold-out crowd of 350 people, exclusively fans.[8]
Rector met manager of Private Entertainment Paul Steele at a performance in Texas between 2006 and 2007, who would manage many of Rector's future efforts.[17] Rector released Twenty Tomorrow in 2007,[17] his first full-length studio album.[18] His second album, Songs That Duke Wrote, released in 2008.[16] In April 2009, he was given the Northwest Arkansas Music Award (NAMA) for best male singer-songwriter.[19]
2010–2014: Into the Morning, Something Like This and The Walking in Between
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Following the two album releases, Rector still proceeded cautiously when it came to music. He was treating music like a part-time job and was unsure how to move forward and turn it into his career.[17] He did not have a choice regardless, still having to put time towards college years; he was thankful for this in retrospect, since he felt jumping into music directly at a young age would overwhelm him.[16] By his junior year, he had officially planned to make music his full-time job.[20]
Rector's third studio album, Into the Morning, was released on February 16, 2010. At the time he was a senior in college.[16] The album was successful, reaching No. 11 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. 2010 would also see him moving to Nashville, Tennessee after graduation.[16] Rector was particularly drawn to Nashville for its atmosphere and high level of music activity.[20] Following the release, he co-headlined the Three Amigos Tour with fellow Nashvillians Steve Moakler and Andrew Ripp. The rest of 2010 brought support slots with Dave Barnes and Five for Fighting, The Beat Lives Forever co-headline tour with Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, and the Feels Like Home tour in Germany, organized by Johannes Strate of the German band Revolverheld.[17] Rector would also see additional exposure when the song "After All" from Songs that Duke Wrote was used in the television shows Pretty Little Liars and Castle.[17] In early 2011, he performed on the VH1 Best Cruise Ever with artists including Train, The Script, Colbie Caillat and Lifehouse.[21] Rector explained that the cruise felt like he "showed up to a formal party in a T-shirt and shorts", and was "shocked that anyone on that boat had heard of me."[17]
Up to 2010, Rector was "covering the instruments and production, but also the publicity and booking himself". With his increasing momentum, he began receiving help to keep up.[16] For Rector's fourth studio album, his manager Steele focused promotional efforts on people who were already aware of who Rector was. The publicity would see Rector's social media accounts grow fourfold. Something Like This was released on September 13, 2011, just over a year after Into the Morning, which Rector saw as "ridiculous" in retrospect. Something Like This reached No. 41 on the Billboard 200, his highest achievement at the time.[17]
The Walking in Between was released on August 20, 2013.[22] Produced by Rector, Jamie Kenney and Charlie Peacock, it was the first release on Rector's own Aptly Named Recordings label. The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart.[23] In 2013, he performed a sold-out performance at the Ryman Auditorium, a venue he opened for last year, which he found emotionally moving. 2013 also saw his mother less worried about his career in music.[24]
In 2014, Rector briefly took a break from songwriting to front the Huey Lewis and the News cover band Newy Lewis and the Hues.[25] On August 8, 2014, Rector released an EP, singing and recording all parts titled Newy Lewis and the Hues: Greatest Hits highlighting three of the band's greatest hits.[26]
On October 8, 2021, Rector and Cody Fry released a new version of "Sailboat", the sixth track on The Walking in Between.[27] The song was arranged by Fry and featured on his 2022 EP Symphony Sessions.[28]
2015–2017: Brand New
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Rector toured with Needtobreathe, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, and Colony House for the first leg of the "Tour De Compadres" tour in early 2015.[29]
Rector released his sixth studio album, Brand New, on August 28, 2015, via Aptly Named Recordings. The album debuted No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking his first Top 10 album.[30] It also debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Current Rock Albums chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Album Core Genre Rock chart, No. 6 on the Billboard Album Sales chart, No. 3 on the Billboard Top Current Digital Album Sales chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Folk Albums chart.[31][32]
In January 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month[33] and was featured on NBC's Today show where he live performed his single "Brand New", which initially received airplay on Sirius XM's The Pulse in September 2015.[33][34] "Brand New" was his first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 82.[35] The song also reached No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Top 40,[36] No. 7 on Hot Rock Songs,[37] and No. 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[38] The song saw over 40 major movie and television placements by 2019, including advertising efforts for The Edge of Seventeen, The Fundamentals of Caring, The Croods: A New Age, and Moana. It was one of the most licensed songs for film and television from 2015 to 2020.[39][40]
Rector credits Brand New for helping establish him as a more mainstream artist.[39] To support the commercial success he would spend two years touring for the album. The first tour, The Brand New Tour, spanned two legs from 2015 to 2016. It was commercially successful, having 15 sold-out shows in the first leg and selling over 41,000 tickets.[39] When he returned home from The Brand New Tour his label team pushed for him to release a music video accompanying "Brand New"; exhausted, he wanted to make something that would be fun for him, so he selected a group of fans to fly to Six Flags Over Texas to ride roller coasters, which would be the footage for the music video.[41] He followed the tour with The Biggest Tour I Have Done So Far Tour, aptly named, which featured an additional 20 dates and spanned the rest of 2016.[42] Touring for Brand New was 73 performances in total.[43]
He co-headlined The Rock Boat in 2017,[44] and supported Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on their 2017 Soul2Soul Tour.[45]
2018–2020: Magic and A Ben Rector Christmas
Commercial attention towards Brand New persisted in the years following, including Rector himself. His 73-date touring run for Brand New would keep him from working on future projects in the meantime.[39][46] He took a break following the tour in 2017, giving him time to assess his career. He recognized that he had reached a peak that he had been trying to achieve in a "dead sprint since college", and he was therefore no longer experiencing that. He found this time of reminiscing and feeling of nostalgia overwhelming, and would use it as the basis of his next album. It was written following the tours and recorded over a six-month time frame.[46]
On June 22, 2018, Rector released his seventh studio album, Magic, his first with OK Kid Recordings, which was led by its first single, "Drive".[47] The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums chart,[48] and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and No. 44 on the Billboard 200.[49] Rector toured for Magic with Magic: The Tour, a headlining tour spanning 28 dates, beginning on September 19, 2018, to November 17, 2018.[43] A second leg was performed that continued into mid 2019.[50] A live album, Magic: Live From the USA, was recorded during Magic: The Tour in various locations and was released on June 21, 2019.[51] Also in 2019, Rector was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Performance for his appearance on Pickler and Ben in 2018.[52]
Rector announced The Old Friends Acoustic Tour featuring Cody Fry in late 2019.[53] In January 2020, he recorded the music for his next album following Magic in Los Angeles featuring what he called his "dream band".[54] He began touring for The Old Friends Acoustic in February 2020. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic had become a national threat in the United States, and lockdowns had begun to take effect. He had flown to perform a show in Dallas, Texas, but was forced to return home.[55] The first distributed project from this period was a single, “It Would Be You”, with a music video of compiled fan submissions via the #CoffeeDadShuffle trend.[56] He wrote the song with John Fields the day after returning home from the tour.[55] In October 2020, Rector released an acoustic version of the song featuring Ingrid Michaelson.[57] Although disappointed about the tour being cancelled, he found his open schedule to be freeing creatively. All of his efforts were focused onto his next album. It helped him "rediscover" what he enjoyed about writing music in the first place.[58] Throughout the pandemic, most of his next album would be rewritten from scratch.[54]
In November 2020, Rector debuted “The Thanksgiving Song”—the leading song of his forthcoming holiday album that celebrates the familial Thanksgiving experience. Rector has since been dubbed “The Mariah Carey of Thanksgiving”.[59] On November 13, 2020, Rector released his first holiday album, A Ben Rector Christmas, which features joyful renditions of Christmas classics such as “Frosty the Snowman”, “The Christmas Song”, and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. The album was followed by an additional rendition of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in the following year.[60] His next album was completed by December 2020, but he held off on releasing it until he could continue touring again.[61]
2021 - current: The Joy of Music
On May 21, 2021, he released the single "Range Rover", which features musician Steve Winwood playing the Hammond organ. Winwood is one of Rector’s musical heroes and was originally named in the song's lyrics before agreeing to take part in its composition as well.[62]
On March 11, 2022, Rector released his eighth studio album, The Joy of Music, following four pre-released tracks: "Living My Best Life", "Dream On", "Supernatural", and "Steady Love".[63] The project features Snoop Dogg, Dave Koz, Kenny G, and Taylor Goldsmith and a short film created in conjunction with the record. In the film, Rector is led through seven songs brought to life with stunning cinematography by his new friend Joy — a muppet monster he created in collaboration with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.[64]
Rector embarked on his headlining tour, The Joy of Music: Live Tour, in May 2022 with support from JP Saxe, Jake Scott, Jordy Searcy, and Stephen Day (singer). The tour finished with a sold-out show at Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville. A year later, on June 16, 2023, Ben released a 14-song live album ‘Live In Atlanta’ with songs heard and recorded on this tour.[65]
Since The Joy Of Music project, Rector released individual singles and collaborations. On August 5, 2022, Rector released "What Makes a Man", a new single featuring Thomas Rhett. He performed the song as part of his Grand Ole Opry debut on August 9, 2022.[66]
On September 1, 2023, Rector collaborated with The Choir Room—a Nashville based choir collective—to release an alternate version of ‘Joy’. Which was nominated for a GMA Dove Award in July 2024.[67]
On September 23, 2022, Rector released "Wonderful World".[68]
On February 2, 2024, Rector release a live version of the country classic “It’s a Great Day To Be Alive (Live From The Ryman)”. The record was recorded during his last iteration of the Old Friends Acoustic Tour in 2023.
On March 15, 2024, Ben released ‘Color Up My World’ featuring country star Hailey Whitters.[69] Ben wrote the song knowing Hailey and he were scheduled to open for Dan + Shay in the spring of 2024. [70]
On July 12, 2024, Ben released ‘Wreck’, a contemplative song about the life-changing results and gratitude of having children.
Music Themes
"I hope I create music that is both accessible and well crafted. Sometimes things that are super accessible can feel like there isn't too much substance, and sometimes things that are incredibly well crafted can feel a little hard to get into, and my hope is that I'm able to occasionally thread that needle, that if you want to just turn something on and listen to it, that it feels good, but that if you want to dig a little deeper, there's some musical and lyrical substance in there.”
Ben Rector (2021)[71]
The themes in Rector’s music range from appreciating the good moments in life like in “Life Keeps Moving On” and "Brand New"[72] to songs about his youth as in "Favorite Song" and appreciating hard-working people that might be less fortunate on "The Men That Drive Me Places."[73] On The Joy of Music, Rector sings about new domestic life and fatherhood in songs like “Steady Love’ and “Cliches.”[74]
Spirituality and faith are also present in his songs. Rector is a Christian but not a Christian artist which allows him the freedom to write about religious themes in a way that isn't typical of traditional worship music.[75] Themes relating to his religion are present throughout his works, such as "When a Heart Breaks" and "If You Can Hear Me".[76] Religion was emphasized in The Joy of Music with songs including "Supernatural" and "Thank You", where he had grown to be more comfortable discussing his faith more openly. He described his faith as "a frame or a lens that I look at the world through."[77]
Sports and television
Rector made his television debut performing "Beautiful" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 14, 2013. On April 12, 2016, he performed "Brand New" live on Conan.[78] He made his Live with Kelly and Ryan debut on July 12, 2016,[79] and appeared live on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC on November 24, 2016.[80] He has also performed on Today,[81] Pickler & Ben,[82] the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals (game 6),[83] and Bachelor in Paradise.[84] His songs have appeared on television shows including America's Got Talent, American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres Show, World of Dance, Heartland, Hawaii Five-O, Pretty Little Liars and Castle.[85][17] "Brand New" was featured in the trailers for Edge of Seventeen and Moana, in a Weight Watchers campaign starring Oprah Winfrey, and on ads for the Olympics and the World Series.[17][25]
Rector's performance of “Old Friends” from Pickler & Ben was nominated for an Emmy—Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program.[86]
In 2021, Rector was a mentor for two contestants on season 19 of American Idol, alongside Ryan Tedder, Jason Aldean, and Jimmie Allen.[87]
ESPN used four iterations of songs from The Joy of Music, the most prominent of which was the use of “Sunday (ft. Snoop Dogg)” as the soundtrack to Sunday Night Baseball.[88] The song was inspired by a piano track Rector found while taking a break from watching the 2021 Masters to scroll through Instagram, and as such, Golf Digest has since recommended it be the new theme song for PGA Tour.[89] Another track “Dream On", serves as the 2022 soundtrack and sole audio for the advertisement for The University of Arkansas—Rector’s alma mater.[90]
U.S. soccer partnered with Rector to feature his unreleased song “New Day” as the soundtrack to promotional content for the qualification matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Rector headlined a pre-game performance at U.S. Soccer's first home match of the qualifying campaign in Nashville.[91]
Rector has spent significant time playing in and performing at PGA golf tournaments across the continent. Rector played in the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am alongside Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, and Macklemore.[92] He also played in the AT&T Pro-Am in 2023.[93]
Personal life
Rector met his future wife Hillary Swanton at the University of Arkansas their freshman year. They married in 2009 and relocated to Nashville shortly afterward.[11][94] They had one daughter in 2017, Jane, and twin sons in 2020, Roy and Robert "Bert".[11]
Discography
Ben Rector discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 2 |
Music videos | 10 |
EPs | 4 |
Singles | 8 |
As featured artist | 2 |
Other appearances | 3 |
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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US [95] | US Rock [96] | US Indie [97] | US Folk [98] | |||||||||
Twenty Tomorrow |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
Songs That Duke Wrote |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
Into the Morning |
| — | — | 39 | — | |||||||
Something Like This |
| 41 | 15 | 11 | — | |||||||
The Walking in Between |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
Brand New |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Magic |
| 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
A Ben Rector Christmas |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
The Joy of Music |
| 189 [101] | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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US [95] | US Rock [96] | US Indie [97] | US Folk [98] | ||||||||
Live in Denver |
| 139 | 40 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
Magic: Live from the USA |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Extended plays
Title | EP details |
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Ben Rector |
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Jingles and Bells |
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Summer Candy |
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MPLS Magic |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"The Power of Love" / "I Want a New Drug" / "Do You Believe in Love" | 2014 | "Newy Lewis and the Hues: Greatest Hits"[A] |
"Brand New" | 2016 | Brand New |
"Kids (MPLS Version)" / "Drive (MPLS Version)" / "Duo (MPLS Version)" | 2019 | "MPLS Magic (MPLS Version)"[B] |
"It Would Be You" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
"It Would Be You" (acoustic) (featuring Ingrid Michaelson) | ||
"The Thanksgiving Song" | A Ben Rector Christmas | |
"Range Rover" (featuring Steve Winwood) | 2021 | Non-album single |
"The Best Is Yet to Come" / "The Best Is Yet to Come (A Song for the New Year)" | "The Best Is Yet to Come"[C] |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Juggernaut (Sessions)" (John Mark McMillan featuring Ben Rector) | 2022 | Non-album single |
"Ready" (Cory Wong featuring Ben Rector)[102] | 2023 | The Lucky One |
Collaborations
Title | Year | Album |
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"What Makes A Man" (Thomas Rhett and Ben Rector) [103] | 2022 | single |
"The Joy of Music" (Snoop Dogg, Kenny G, Dave Koz, Taylor Goldsmith, Ben Rector) | 2024 | The Joy of Music (album) |
"Color Up My World" (Hailey Whitters and Ben Rector) | 2024 | Single |
Music videos
Title | Year | Album |
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"Paris" | 2015 | Brand New |
"Old Friends" | 2018 | Magic |
"The Thanksgiving Song" | 2020 | A Ben Rector Christmas |
"Ranger Rover" (featuring Steve Winwood) | 2021 | — |
"The Best Is Yet Come" | ||
"Dream On" | 2022 | The Joy of Music |
"Supernatural" (featuring Dave Koz) | ||
"Living My Best Life" | ||
"Sunday" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | ||
"Heroes" |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Credited artist(s) | Album |
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"The Optimist" | 2018 | Cory Wong | The Optimist |
"Takeoff" | 2020 | Elevated Music for an Elevated Mood | |
"Sailboat" | 2022 | Cody Fry (featuring Ben Rector) | Symphony Sessions |
Footnotes
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External links
- Official website
- Ben Rector's channel on YouTube
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- Into the Morning
- Something Like This
- The Walking in Between
- Brand New
- Magic
- The Joy of Music
- "Brand New"
- "Old Friends"
- "Range Rover"