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Tankard's father was a minister and his mother a missionary. In church, he played drums at an early age. He played tuba in school and received a basketball scholarship. Although he was selected in the NBA draft, he hurt his knee before the season started. During a period of homelessness, he went to
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Tankard, Ben. "Full Tank 3: Cantankerous". Ben-Jammin' / Universal Music. 12 May 2017
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731:"Raize Da Praize - Tribe of Benjamin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"
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622:"Sunday Driving - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"
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949:"Full Tank 2.0 - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"
856:"Piano Prophet - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"
756:"The Minstrel - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"
554:"Keys to Life - Ben Tankard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"
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Tankard, Ben. "Instrumentally Yours" (album notes). Verity / Zomba. 1996.
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Tankard, Ben. "An
Instrumental Christmas" (album notes). Tribute. 1991.
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Davis, Doug (May 18, 2007). "Meet 'The
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Tankard, Ben. "piano
Prophet" (album Notes). Verity. 2004.
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Tankard, Ben. "Keys to Life" (album notes). Tribute. 1991.
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Tankard discovered a third-grade school teacher named
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