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Ben Shepherd

Hunter Benedict Shepherd (born September 20, 1968) is an American musician best known as the bassist of rock band Soundgarden, with whom he has won two Grammy Awards.

Music, Career, Discography & Products

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Also known as
HBS
Born
Hunter Benedict Shepherd (1968-09-20) September 20, 1968 (age 57) Okinawa, USCAR (now Okinawa, Japan)
Genres
Alternative metal · grunge · alternative rock · heavy metal
Instruments
Bass · vocals · guitar
Labels
Sub Pop · A&M · Burn Burn Burn · Dine Alone Records (Canada)
Occupations
Musician, songwriter

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Musical career

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Musical equipment

Discography

Bibliography

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Ben Shepherd

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Genres · 4
Ben Shepherd → Alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, heavy metal
Labels · 4
Ben Shepherd → A&M, Burn Burn Burn, Dine Alone Records (Canada), Sub Pop
Instruments · 3
Ben Shepherd → Bass, guitar, vocals
Also known as · 1
Ben Shepherd → HBS
Born · 1
Ben Shepherd → Hunter Benedict Shepherd (1968-09-20) September 20, 1968 (age 57) Okinawa, USCAR (now Okinawa, Japan)
Occupations · 1
Ben Shepherd → Musician, songwriter
Origin · 1
Ben Shepherd → Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Years active · 1
Ben Shepherd → 1990–present

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ben ShepherdAlso known asHBS1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdBornHunter Benedict Shepherd (1968-09-20) September 20, 1968 (age 57) Okinawa, USCAR (now Okinawa, Japan)1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdGenresAlternative metal1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdGenresgrunge1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdGenresalternative rock1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdGenresheavy metal1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdInstrumentsBass1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdInstrumentsvocals1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdLabelsSub Pop1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdLabelsA&M1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdLabelsBurn Burn Burn1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdLabelsDine Alone Records (Canada)1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdOccupationsMusician, songwriter1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdOriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.1.00infobox
Ben ShepherdYears active1990–present1.00infobox

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    Ben Shepherd

    Nodes126
    Edges125
    Triples19
    Avg. degree1.98
    Density0.015873
    Components1
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