March 13, 2009
Ben Folds's Perfect Pitch
The singer-songwriter Ben Folds sounded a call last fall to collegiate vocal groups everywhere: "I'm making an album of a cappella versions of my music to be performed by the best university groups we can find."
Mr. Folds, formerly of the platinum-selling Ben Folds Five, had stumbled onto a raft of YouTube videos of his songs performed a cappella. Impressed by what he saw, he announced his plan to showcase the often-overlooked genre on a compilation album.
He invited college
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