Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals are an American band led by
singer-songwriter and guitarist Ben Harper, who was born in Pomona, California,
in 1969. After recording the LP Pleasure and Pain in 1992 and signing with
Virgin Records, Harper was touring California and France with the group by 1993,
and in 1994 he released Welcome to the Cruel World. With bassist Juan Nelson,
the band made Fight for Your Mind (1995), and The Will to Live (1997) brought
wider attention to the group. Burn to Shine (1999) produced the successes “Steal
My Kisses” and “Suzie Blue”, and the group’s wo...