Ben Wysocki (b. November 1984) is the drummer for Colorado-based piano rock band The Fray. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The Fray is a four-piece piano rock band from Denver, Colorado. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Piano rock, sometimes referred to as piano pop, is a term for a style of music that is based around the piano, and sometimes around piano-related instruments, such as the Fender Rhodes, the Wurlitzer electric piano, and keyboard-based synthesizers. ... The Fray is a four-piece piano rock band from Denver, Colorado. ...

Wysocki has said he wanted to be a "rock and roll drummer" from a very young age. Amongst others, Ben cites Ringo Starr (The Beatles) and Jack Irons (formerly Red Hot Chili Peppers) as his primary influences. He started playing the drums when he was in seventh grade for a band named Ember with The Fray lead singer Isaac Slade and guitarist Dave Welsh. ^[1] Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award and Grammy Award winning English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Jack Irons (born July 18, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a drummer who has played for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, What Is This?, Redd Kross, Raging Slab, Joe Strummer and The Latino Rockabilly War, Pearl Jam, Colonel Les Claypools Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, and Eleven. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... The Fray is a four-piece piano rock band from Denver, Colorado. ... Slade performing in Houston, Texas Isaac Slade (born May 26, 1981 in Denver, Colorado) is the lead singer and pianist of alternative rock and piano rock band The Fray. ... David Welsh was born on August 15, 1984 in Tucson, Arizona, is the lead guitarist for the Colorado-based piano rock band The Fray. ...

Ben likes to spend his free time taking pictures. His wife's name is Michele, and his parents are Jean and Gary. He also has two sisters, Sophie and Angie. They currently live in Westminster, Colorado.

His surname - Wysocki is Polish, there are over 30,000 people in Poland who have the same name (including Piotr Wysocki, a leader of the November Uprising against the Russians in 1830). Piotr Wysocki (b. ...

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External links

• Ben Wysocki at the Internet Movie Database