Benny Hester
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| Benny Hester | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | Waco, Texas | |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary Christian music | |
| Years active | 1972 – present | |
| Label(s) | VMI Records Sparrow Records Myrrh Records Frontline Records |
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Benny Hester, born in Waco, Texas, is a Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter. He is best known for the chart-topping song, "When God Ran."
Benny moved to Las Vegas, NV where he formed a jingle advertising company named MusAd. While in Las Vegas, Benny met now renowned music producer Brent Maher. Brent went on to produce Benny's first album, the self titled, "Benny...". From 1993 to 1996 he was a Music Producer and Songwriter for the MTV/Nickelodeon show Roundhouse.
Benny is the father of notable film and television music composer, Eric Hester.
[edit] Discography
- Benny, 1972 (VMI Records) Produced by Brent Maher
- Benny Hester, 1978 (Sparrow/Spirit Records) Produced by Brent Maher
- Nobody Knows Me Like You, 1981 (Myrrh Records) Produced by Michael Omartian
- Be a Receiver, 1982 (Myrrh Records) Produced by Brent Maher
- Legacy, 1983 (Myrrh Records) Produced by Benny Hester & John Guess
- Benny From Here, 1986 (Myrrh Records) Produced by Dan Posthuma & Jeremy Smith
- Through The Window, 1987 (Myrrh Records) Produced by Dan Posthuma
- Personal Best, 1988 (Myrrh Records) Compilation album
- Perfect, 1990 (Frontline Records) Produced by Benny Hester & Bill Baumgart
- United We Stand, 1991 (Frontline Records) Produced by Benny Hester & Bill Baumgart
- Reason To Be, 2007 (Independent)
[edit] Awards
- 1993 - CableACE Award for best "Original Song" for "I Can Dream".
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