Ben Deily

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Ben Deily
Ben Deily performing live in Innsbruck, Austria, Feb. 2007. c. 2007 Ben Deily.
Background information
Origin	Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Rock, alternative
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist; advertising copywriter, Associate Creative Director
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1986–present
Label(s)	Taang!, Boss Tuneage
Associated acts	The Lemonheads pods Varsity Drag

Ben Deily is an American musician, most famous as one of the founders, writers and lead singers (along with Evan Dando) of the Boston-based alternative rock band The Lemonheads.

Contents 1 Advertising career 2 Discography 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Advertising career

After leaving the Lemonheads to complete his degree in English & American Literature, Ben graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1994. Since then he has worked in the advertising industry--initially as a copywriter, and eventually (and currently) as an Associate Creative Director--while living in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Maine. ^[1] Over the last decade, Deily’s work has won several Clio Awards, Addy Awards and other advertising industry honors.

According to the Boston Phoenix Deily presently lives and works in the Boston area, where he often plays with his current band Varsity Drag. ^[2]

[edit] Discography

The Lemonheads

• 1986 Laughing All The Way To The Cleaners EP
• 1987 Hate Your Friends
• 1988 Creator
• 1989 Luka (single)
• 1989 Create Your Friends (special double album of the first two LPs)
• 1990 Lick

Blake Babies

• 1993 Innocence and Experience (liner notes)

pods

• 1992 It's a Bummer About Bourbie, 4-song EP (see It's a Shame About Ray)
• 1994 Where I'm Calling From
• 1994 are we all set? LIVE AT CBGB, 4/16/93

Varsity Drag

• 2006 for crying out loud (CD, colored 10" vinyl with bonus track)

as Ben Deily

• 2006 all these years gone by: selected songs, 1986-2006 (limited edition double CD)

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Ben Deily Official Site
• Ben Deily MySpace page
• Varsity Drag MySpace page

v • d • e The Lemonheads Evan Dando • Karl Alvarez • Vess Ruhtenberg • Bill Stevenson • Devon Ashley Former members Ben Deily • Corely Loog Brennan • John Strohm • Doug Trachten • Jesse Peretz • Juliana Hatfield • Nic Dalton • Dave Ryan • Patrick Murphy Studio albums Hate Your Friends (1987) • Creator (1988) • Lick (1989) • Lovey (1990) • It's a Shame about Ray (1992) • Come on Feel the Lemonheads (1993) • Car Button Cloth (1996) • The Lemonheads (2006) EPs and other releases Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners (1986) • Create Your Friends (1989) • Favourite Spanish Dishes (1990) • Patience and Prudence (1991) • The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years (1998) Singles "Luka" • "Different Drum" • "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" • "It's a Shame about Ray" • "Mrs. Robinson" • "Confetti" • "Into Your Arms" • "It's About Time" • "Big Gay Heart" • "The Great Big No" • "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" • "It's All True" • "The Outdoor Type" • "Balancing Act" • "Become the Enemy"