Ben Mink

Ben Mink (born January 22, 1951) is a Canadian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Born of Polish parents, Mink was raised in Toronto Ontario. He got his start performing with the rock/country group Mary-Lou Horner, which became the house band at "The Rockpile" bar and nightclub.. They opened for Led Zeppelin and Muddy Waters, along with being a backup band for Chuck Berry. He plays several string instruments, including the guitar, violin and the mandolin, and is an award-winning music producer. Ben is best known as a long-time collaborator with Canadian singer k.d. lang, whom he met at Expo '85 while doing a gig with CANO. Mink has performed on, along with co-writing and producing several of her albums, which often combine...