Ben Shepherd (born Hunter Benedict Shepherd, on September 20, 1968) is an American musician, two-time Grammy Award Winner best known for playing bass in the grunge band Soundgarden from 1990 until the band’s 1997 break-up. After graduating high school, he worked as a carpenter and a laborer. Jason Everman was hired as the band’s new bassist, but for unknown reasons, was fired immediately after Soundgarden completed their promotional tour in mid-1990. in addition to his role as bass player, Shepherd’s role as a singer and songwriter increased during his tenure with Soundgarden. A second album called The 2nd was recorded in 1995 after Superunknown tour’s end, but was not released until 2005, ten years late. Shepherd was the lead vocalist on the first Wellwater Conspiracy album, Declaration of Conformity. Shepherd appeared as a special guest on The Mother’s Anger 2011 concept album “Escape/Revolution” (Auntnest Music), playing bass on two tracks “Up in Smoke” and “Screwed”. Featured musicians include:.
