This is the home page of guitarist Ben Coker.

Thank you for your interest in my music. A little of my musical history is as follows:

I attained a Bachelor of Music in classical guitar performance from the University of Georgia in 1991. Throughout the nineties, I was involved a variety of musical pursuits, primarily based out of Atlanta, GA, which included teaching private music lessons, running recording studios of various incarnations, and performing with several jazz and R&B groups. I also was a part of an oldies band Straight Up! that performed for over 10 years. In addition to corporate parties, weddings, and festivals, we did shows backing popular artists of the 50's and 60's, such as: Archie Bell ("Tighten Up"), Dennis Yost ("Spooky"/"Stormy"), Percy Sledge ("When a Man Loves a Woman"), and Shaun Nielson (former backup singer w/Elvis).

As a classical guitarist, I was a chosen recitalist in the Christopher Parkening master class 2000 in Bozeman, Montana, which led to an opportunity to perform a solo classical guitar concert at the University of Houston at Clearlake in March 2002.

In 2003, I joined the Navy as an MU (Musician). It is the only rate in the Navy where one must pre-qualify by way of a formal audition. I spent a tour of duty in Norfolk VA with the U.S. Fleet Forces Band from 2003-2006, and I am currently a part of the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet Band, stationed in Japan.