Ben Lurie (born 13 June 1968) is a British musician, best known as a member of the Scottish

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band the Jesus and Mary Chain from 1989 to 1998.

Biography

Ben Lurie was born in

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and moved to Australia when he was four. In high school, he formed the band Sons of Sorrow with bassist Warwick Yuen and drummer Paul Zezula. Their album ''Nobody Should Dream'' was released in 1988 on Rampant Releases. He returned to London at the age of 20, where he joined the Jesus and Mary Chain as a session musician for the ''

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'' tour. After the tour, he became a regular session member and featured on the albums '' Stoned & Dethroned'' and '' Munki''. After the band split up in 1998, Ben together with Jim Reid formed the band Freeheat. Lurie also produced records by other bands such as the Parkinsons and Tompaulin. Lurie moved back to Australia in 2004, where he currently works as a graphic designer.

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Lurie's 1991 Jesus and Mary Chain 'Automatic' Tour Guitar Rig
GuitarGeek.com 1968 births Living people Musicians from London English rock guitarists English male guitarists The Jesus and Mary Chain members English expatriates in Australia {{UK-guitarist-stub