Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ) is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the musical group Ben Folds Five. He is widely acclaimed for his prowess as a pianist, composer, songwriter, performer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for his prowess as a pianist. Folds’ musical career started to get off the ground in the late ’80s, as bassist for band Majosha , after playing bass and piano at Pinehurst, in a group known as the “Caroliners” with cohort Millard Powell in 1985-1987; he also played drums as a session musician in Nashville. Folds is best known for his later work as the fron