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Elvis Has A Son

by Ben Mitchell

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Elvis Has A Son 03:33
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Elvis Has A Son by Ben Mitchell I wake up every day Giving thanks when I pray to love I walk beyond my fear Knowing you’re always here’s enough You’ll never know all the good you’ve done Like your mamma said Maybe you are the one? CHORUS: Elvis has a son *4 They all called him The King I grew up watching him rule He did it from his heart Rock n’ roll from the start—so cool You’ll never know unless you sing your song So when you’re ready It’s your turn go on CHORUS When you give all your rings away Your soul will come awake CHORUS He gave me mad dreams He made me believe In kindness and romance Riding a motorbike He was only a man Who seemed to take a stand For courage and beauty All the things I like Born to become More than human Elvis has a son CHORUS
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Not Another Country Song 03:05
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Not Another Country Song by Ben Mitchell Never gonna write a country song about being done wrong Waitin' for love to find me Never gonna play my guitar in some forgotten bar Waitin' for love to find me 'Cause all my troubles ‘mount to nothing Compared to some that I know So I never will say something that could seem To mean I feel low—oh no, I never will Never gonna lose all my hope even at the end of my rope Waiting for love to find me Never gonna give up on you, no matter what else I do Waitin’ for love to find me Cause all my troubles ‘mount to nothing Compared to some that I know So I never will say something that could seem To mean I feel low—oh no, I never will Aint nothin’ wrong And this is not another country song * 2 Never gonna waste my life tryin’ to do what’s right Waitin’ for love to find me Never gonna forget my dream, no matter how bad it seems Waitin' for love to find me
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The Lonely Morning Light 03:31
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The Lonely Morning Light by Ben Mitchell There ain't no room in this dirty old shack, For someone to love and to love me right back I’ve been alone for too long I know That’s how I’ll stay so on with the show Leave me alone to my lonely life It’s not so bad, I’ve grown to like The solitude and the silent nights And the lonely morning light Who’s got the time to find the one Who’ll only be gone come the sun Never to return when the day is done That don’t sound like my idea of fun...so CHORUS The road I travel on is wide open and long The view's never the same and I like it that way Once I dreamed for something more And on the very same night I saw A shooting star in a desert sky Flashing right before my eyes CHORUS The road I travel on is wide open and long The view's never the same and I like it that way REPEAT VERSE 1
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Honey Rose 03:38
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Honey Rose by Ben Mitchell Her name is Honey Rose, special and unique As everybody knows your name means something Honey, the sweetest part thanks to loved up bees Rose, a flower of the heart Brings grown men to their knees She spreads her starlight upon the earth She can be seen throughout the universe So when you look up to the night sky You know the feeling looking in her eyes Her name is Honey Rose, so sweet and pretty Nobody like her goes around these parts with me Honey, like a kiss, gentle on the cheek Rose, like the happiness, the day we first did meet She makes the moon look like a spark She makes the sun want to hide in the dark So when the rain and rainbows shine You’ll know the magic she brings all the time Life will never be the same Now you’ve heard this one girl’s name She moved me to write my first song Maybe one day she’ll sing along? REPEAT VERSE 1 Her name is Honey Rose (REPEAT TO END)
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The Orphan 04:00
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The Orphan by Ben Mitchell I had no one to call momma No one ever called me son I knew no name other Than ‘The Orphan’ Where were you born kids often asked me I’d tell them that I did not know Some place that I never did see Some place that I’ll never go And I would say for sure That life ain't nothin' more Than lost hope and found pain Then more of the same What day is your birthday? The other question always came I never knew quite what to say I guess it will always be that way CHORUS Then I found someone to love And we had children of our own Now I know it’s more than enough Now I know I'll never be alone, cause I have someone calls me Pappa And someone I can call my very own Now I am something other Than ‘The Orphan’
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My Best Present Ever 02:28
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My Best Present Ever by Ben Mitchell All my Christmases have come at once Now I have you in my arms All my loneliness has disappeared Now I have you here Oh, I thank the heavens For my best present ever All my Christmases have come at once Now I have my lucky charm All my happiness is alive Now I have you by my side CHORUS It came as a complete surprise Guess you don't know what you might find …under the tree All my Christmases have come at once With a gift straight from the stars All my dreams have come true Now I have found you CHORUS It came as a complete surprise Guess you don't know what you might find …under the tree REPEAT VERSE 1
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Killer 03:40
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Killer by Ben Mitchell I’ve played cards with cheatin’ men who look you in the eyes Tell you my God’s honest truth I ain't gonna lie So when I heard you tellin’ me there’s nothin' going on I knew because what you deny is what you become Killer, it ain't right Killer, to take my life When I came home and found you in the arms of my best friend I couldn’t think how it began but I knew how it would end Now I am not a violent man I’ve never shot a gun But I can no longer deny what I have become CHORUS You said, “Don’t be crazy...I would never do that Come on, you know me baby...don’t be mad” CHORUS * 2 A new horizon, same old sunset Tonight I am riding to forget CHORUS *2 REPEAT VERSE 1
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Treasure 02:58
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Treasure by Ben Mitchell Take my hand I’ll give you all I can Stand by me This love I believe Will last forever You’re my treasure Kiss my lips I have dreamt of this Hold me now This love we have found Will last forever You’re my treasure Diamonds don’t count so much Rubies are cold to touch They can dazzle – that is true But none of them hold a candle to you..so... Take my hand I’ll give you all I can Stand by me This love I believe Will last forever You’re my treasure be rich Even after we’ve spent all of it...so... Kiss my lips I have dreamt of this Hold me now This love we have found Will last forever You’re my treasure
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Ginger 03:26
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Ginger by Ben Mitchell She said... I’m just a girl who’ll change your world for the better I’ve got a spark there’ll be no darkness or bad weather I know how to live, yes, I get, it’s so easy I won’t ask twice I’ll take what I likes believe me Summer always comes soon after winter Honey I’m here for some fun They call me Ginger I’m just the type to stay up all night for dancing I’ve got the moves I’ll bring you in too romancing I knows who I is I never doubts it for a second I’ve got a style many walk, many miles to reckon…with me CHORUS You can tell all the boys…well, they better watch out I’m gonna steal all their toys, I’m not messing about I’m like a butterfly recently emerged And I’m never, ever going back Every day I fly a little higher, baby Whatdja think about that? REPEAT VERSE 1 CHORUS
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Never Love You Less 03:32
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Never Love You Less by Ben Mitchell It takes a second to fall And all your life to forget But what can you do but Give it your all and your best? Some kind of crazy Some kind of mess I could not love you more And I will never love you less With a wink of your eye I knew my fate was set With a single kiss I tasted happiness Soon you’ll be gone But I will not forget I could not love you more And I will never love you less Just cause I don’t see you Don’t mean my heart's at rest It keeps beating like a drum For you baby I confess Your headed east And I am headed west I could not love you more And I will never love you less
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Quick 02:38
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Quick by Ben Mitchell Picking up where we left off The only number I still got I called you to get a fix Of a drug that don’t exist It makes me talk a bit too fast And linger in the past For my health I gotta quit But oh, how my heart goes quick I get nervous when I get close Well, so what ain't that just like most? It’s true love, it can make you sick And oh, how it happens quick Start fresh with a brand new day I won’t let that happen again Least I know my weakness is Thinking that I need your kiss Maybe I am an addict What you have I got to have it? But not if that means I'll miss Moving on and forgetting you quick I get nervous when I get close Well, so what ain't that just like most? It’s true love, it can make you sick But oh how it happens quick
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You Knew All Along 03:08
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You Knew All Along by Ben Mitchell There’s always something you can do And someone who needs you There’s always something can be done And you can be the one There’s always a way through somehow Or a way around There’s always a way you will find Now it’s time To stand up and be counted Like you never doubted You’re where you belong And the only thing that matters Is giving up your sadness And you knew all along There’s always some who’ll be afraid Of what they don’t know There’s always some who will be brave And now you know So stand up and be counted Like you never doubted You’re where you belong And the only thing that matters Is giving up your sadness And you knew all along You knew all along (REPEAT TO END)
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Slow Motion 03:06
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Slow Motion by Ben Mitchell You gotta make love in slow motion All good things take some time No good just wishin’ and hopin' Apply your heart and your mind To live a good and fruitful life You don’t want to be told twice You gotta make love in slow motion You gotta make love in slow motion Don’t take my word or advice The opposite is also true To sort the truth from the lies Is the task in front of you Do whatever you like but take it easy, alright? You gotta make love in slow motion You gotta make love in slow motion And when you die – what were the chances And when you die – you lived life well? And when you die – go join the dancers In the sky, who watch us all rush by You gotta make love in slow motion You gotta make love in slow motion What’s the rush? Where’s the fire? Only you can take her higher Like the prince with one shoe It’s not what it’s how you do March to the beat of your own drum—4,3,2...1
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Waitin' For My Ship To Come In 03:33
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Waitin' For My Ship To Come In by Ben Mitchell I’m waitin' for my ship to come in I’m waitin' for my ship to come in I can see steam on the horizon I can hear the whistle blow I’m waitin' for my love to arrive I’m waitin' for my love to arrive I can see steam on the horizon I can hear the whistle blow I’m waitin' for my soul to be free I’m waitin' for my soul to be free I can see steam on the horizon I can hear the whistle blow I’m waitin' for my ship to come in I’m waitin' for my ship to come in I can see steam on the horizon I can hear... I can see steam on the horizon I can hear the whistle blow
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Doin' As You Please 02:28
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Doin' As You Please by Ben Mitchell There’s no way out of here alive If they tell you different Then they lie You can’t take it with you when you leave Get busy doin’ as you please As you please Some dreams will fade and some will pass Some will come true and some will last You can stay down on your knees Or get busy doin’ as you please As you please No one can tell you what is right or wrong Everyone has their own favourite song We can find a place where we belong Right here Right now It makes me happy to tell you That love is all I want to do And what matters most to me Is that you’re doin’ as you please As you please Doin' as you please As you please
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Felt This Way Before 02:02
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Felt This Way Before by Ben Mitchell Just when I thought, I seen it all She comes along to show me more well I don’t think I’ve felt this way before Just when I thought she didn’t see me She gives me a smile sweetly I don’t think I’ve felt this way before All my days are numbered I’m gonna do things different for a change I'm due for a change Just when I thought she is the one She gets up and moves right on well I don’t think I’ve felt this way before Just when I thought, I’ve had all I can take She comes back with more love to make I don’t think I’ve felt this way before All my days are numbered I’m gonna do things different for a change I'm due for a change I'm due for a change I'm due for a change
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First Sight 03:36
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Call It A Day 03:10
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Call It A Day by Ben Mitchell She’s got a bad heart – it’s such a shame She can’t forget the boy with no name She ever speaks but always keeps with her And no one wants to say Let’s call it a day He’s got a sadness in his eyes That no kind of smile can ever disguise The pain that he feels is still real and alive And no one wants to say Let’s call it a day Nothing real can die Even though sometimes It seems like the end Can we be friends? There is one thing on which both agree It sure would be nice if we could see A moment of kindness When hope seems to be failing And no one wants to say, it will be okay No one wants to say Let’s call it a day Let’s call it a day Let’s call it a day
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When You Left Me In Albuquerque 03:06
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When You Left Me In Albuquerque by Ben Mitchell When I met you in Melbourne My heart began to sing Right there and then I'll say We’d started something I put all my chips on Route 66 Changed all my plans to take you by the hand On the road When you left me in Albuquerque I went on alone Not knowing where the road would take me Or where my heart would roam It was heavy with the weight of all that I’d done wrong I knew you could not take one more wrong turn on The road The highway’s not the same anymore Now I don’t have you to adore I can’t pretend to even care For the sunshine and wind in my hair When you came back in Memphis I could breathe again All my good intentions had counted for something In the Jungle Room where tourists love to come I made you a promise yet unbroken On the road The highway’s not the same anymore Now I have you to adore I can’t pretend I don’t care For the sunshine and wind in my hair When you left me in Albuquerque I went on alone
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Dead Man Walking 02:34
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Dead Man Walking by Ben Mitchell It's never too late to start again Open Heaven’s gate, begin at the end Live each day like a dead man walking And life won’t be a prison for you Crossed the path of a Bluesman sat down on his own Said ‘Son you can choose but one of these roads At your final call will each word ring true? Yeah you might have it all, without love, what’s the use? So live each day like a dead man walking And life won’t be a prison for you You cannot pay for one of your sins 'Til you can say with your heart you forgive Your self is as cell where you learn what do to And that wardens no different from you It’s simply a point of view..well... Got something to say? Come on let it out Do it your way, only way you know how There's no use in cryin’ over what could have been And all your denyin', it won’t change a thing So live each day like a dead man walking And life won’t be a prison Life can be a prison But life won't be a prison....for you
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So 02:58
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So by Ben Mitchell Right now I’ve got no way of knowing Where this might lead Right now I’ve got no way of showing You what that means But I won't make guarantees Or promises I won’t keep Right now I’ve got nothing to offer 'Cept this heart on my sleeve Right now I got nothing to say 'Cept I hope you don’t leave But I won't make guarantees Or promises I won’t keep On this you have my word The future is all yours girl Right now I got no way of guessing What tomorrow will bring Right now that don’t really matter This is my everything But I won’t make guarantees Or promises I won’t keep Or say anything that’s untrue At least not often or to you What I will do is my best To be the one you can’t forget And the only one you know who love’s you So
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The King 04:38
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The King by Ben Mitchell He made his name by singing love and pain, rock and roll * 2 And they took all of of his possessions Thank God they could not take his soul Well, they called him The King And good Lord could he sing They called him The King And good Lord could he sing He drove 'em wild my God he did That white boy movin’ like a black man did He met some pretty ladies, he would give them all the time *2 Oh man he got so busy, oh man he surely did not mind CHORUS He was just a country boy Music was his life's love and joy He shared more than Cadillacs And that’s a fact, Jack, Flash Crash, Bing Bang Boom He made so many movies, you can see him everywhere * 2 It got so even he was thinkin’, “Hey Colonel – who's that guy there? On the billboard?" CHORUS He had a gift He truly did Only one name for him The King
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What It Takes 03:10
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What It Takes by Ben Mitchell You’ve got the money honey, you’ve got the looks You got something you don’t get from reading books You got style, you’re looking cool You’re gonna be nobody’s fool, no more It was well worth the wait To find you’ve got just what it takes It was well worth the wait To find you’ve got just what it takes You’ve made mistakes like we all do That gives you the power to choose You’ve got no room for regret There’s so many things that you have not done yet CHORUS You made some love, you found your smile You were lookin' for a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long while You have all you ever need You give thanks for everything It was well worth the wait To find you’ve got it It was well worth the wait...to find... You've got just what it takes You've got what it takes * 3
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Today Tonight 03:28
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Today Tonight by Ben Mitchell The best laid plans Get slowly swept away You gotta make 'em new everyday And dreams can seem To be fading fast When they are on there way Everything you do is gonna change the world You can put some wrong things right Everything you do is gonna change the world There’s no time like today, tonight From time to time you might find you're a little lost It don't mean that you’ve been written off 'Cause what we are is more than all we have done Where we're going, where we come from CHORUS What is the lesson? What have I learned? Whatever you're giving is sure to return What is the meaning? The meaning of life? What you believe will come alive Will come alive Today tonight Today tonight Today tonight CHORUS
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To Be Touched 02:54
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To Be Touched by Ben Mitchell Day light brings it’s own kind of illusion That things might just get better They might just get better Night sets in and dreams and prayers begin For someone who’s not there To someone who’s not there The heart is for taking, give it up The body is achin’ To be touched Years pass by, soon I’m forgetting why I wanted to sing for love I wanted to sing for love The heart is for taking, give it up The body is achin’ To be touched A lifetime lasts as long as a kiss and that’s All you can rely on All you can rely on
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Valentine 03:56
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Valentine by Ben Mitchell For more than one day I would love you to stay On my arm, under the stars and moon Romance ain't out of date It’s comin’ back in a big way And at least one, will feel some, real soon Will you be my Valentine? On my lips, place a kiss if you will If you will I have thought this through It just has to be you No others are, quiet as you are, and how Who else could it be? I sure hope you say me And if you do, my dream comes true Right now Will you be mine Valentine? On my lips, place a kiss if you will If you will Give me the honour Of being the one who Brings roses and chocolates All the sweetest things to you
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Santa Claus Is Coming When The Sun Goes Down 02:56
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Santa Claus Is Coming When The Sun Goes Down by Ben Mitchell Well, mornings bring sunshine and birds that sing In the air potential for most anything Of all the seasons Summer to Spring None is like Christmas time when it’s snowing From the north pole he comes around You won’t spend another night in lonely town Santa Claus is coming when the sun goes down Santa Claus is coming Santa Claus is coming Santa Claus is coming when the sun goes down Nighttime’s the right time for sleeping And you know he knows when you’re peeking If you close your eyes it’s better for hearing And you’ll know when he shows from his ‘ding-a-ling’ From the north pole he comes around You won’t spend another night in lonely town Santa Claus is coming when the sun goes down Santa Claus is coming Santa Claus is coming Santa Claus is coming when the sun goes down He knows if you’ve been good or bad so Baby better play nice He’s made a list for everyone You know he’s checkin’ it twice Where he comes from it’s awful cold So leave him something hot Everyone gives him cocoa so... What else have you got?
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Cherry 03:03
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Cherry by Ben Mitchell When I look at you I smile Feel like life’s worth living When I look at you I smile Feel like life’s beginning You are the one, Cherry You are the one I see When I look at you I wonder All that we will do When I look at you I wonder Maybe some dreams do come true You are the one, Cherry You are the one I see Who makes me believe * 4 Cherry When I look at you I imagine There’s some meaning to this all When I look at you I imagine Just what my love is for You are the one, Cherry You are the one I see Who makes me believe * 4 Cherry Who makes me believe * 4 Cherry Who makes me believe Cherry * 4
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Zippin Pippin 03:28
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Zippin Pippin by Ben Mitchell Zippin Pippin is my name I ride my motorcycle through a flame It’s been my life to entertain Come shine or rain See I was born inside a travelin’ show And all the wild places we did go Filled up my heart with some gigantic dream And so it seems... Life goes on * 3 Just like a song Mistakes? I might have made a few Did my own stunts and once I paid for two But what is life if you don’t take a risk And live a bit? Regrets? I guess I could have one But then again I know that won’t help none And all I did I’d probably do again Right to the end Chorus Will I fall to earth an Angel or a Man? Will I fall or will I stand? Chorus Zippin Pippin is my name Tonight is gonna be my day I had a dream to fly up to the light And it was bright
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I Do (The Wedding Song) 04:24
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I Do (The Wedding Song) by Ben Mitchell Just two words can mean so much As long as they ring true To the question do I give All my love to you? I do I never thought I would get married Living on the road But I’ve never been so happy Or felt so at home Now I’ve got more than a song And sadness in my heart Ready to write a new story Do you think this is the start? I do I do take you to be my wife I do know I’m one lucky guy I do promise each day and night I do choose to share my whole life I do Maybe it is kind of funny Making my speech a song But it seems to be a way To make this day go on Into the future where we’ll live Through some highs and some lows But doing it all together Don’t you think we’ll grow? I do

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Ben Mitchell Byron Bay, Australia

Thanks for dropping by. Ben Mitchell is my name, writing songs, singing and playing is my game. Country, blues, alt-country, folk, Australiana, and indie pop. My NEW album, 'Free Country' is out NOW. Maybe it's time for a new genre 'Australiana Americana'? ... more

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