“I honestly cannot recall how Ben was originally exposed to ‘River of Fire.’ I only heard one early demo of the song, and I remember that some of the lyrics had been changed but I didn’t care, I was just thrilled that Ben Orr was singing one of my songs!
I did meet Ben years later when I was with Styx and his Big People band was touring with us. I had a couple opportunities to have a conversation with him and it was a big deal for me because I always thought Ben was very cool.” — Glen Burtnik, co-writer of “River of Fire” (recorded for Benjamin’s unreleased second solo album), Standing Room Only, January 28, 2015
He did seem like the ultimate cool guy.
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Kind words for Ben, i know…it couldn´t be other way…Oh thanks for the data , i didn´t know that river of fire was from his unrealised album, but i supposed cause of the voice of Ben, i really like that song!!
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