What bands was Ben in before joining Blues Traveler?
Ben played with Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Big Dave & the Ultrasonics from 1992 until late 1999, when the band broke up. In his own words, “that band had broken up and I was kind of twiddling my thumbs deciding whether or not I was going to continue on that track or if it was time to hedge my bets a little bit and go in a little different direction. And a friend of mine happened to pass the information along to me, and sent it in, and continued to plan my life, and boom, I got a call.” 7.