caption associated_acts years_active birth_name birth_place label article_title background alt birth_date genre image origin name occupation
ben blackwell , member of the dirtbombs the dirtbombs , the white stripes 1999 -- present benjamin jesse blackwell detroit , michigan , united states cass records , third man records ben blackwell
 non_vocal_instrumentalist picture of ben blackwell performing as a drummer 12 june 1982 garage rock , rock and roll file : ben blackwell.jpg detroit , michigan ben blackwell drummer , writer , archivist
ben blackwell

ben blackwell -lrb- born benjamin jesse blackwell on june 12 , 1982 -rrb- is the creator and director of cass records , one of two drummers in the detroit-based rock band the dirtbombs , an music writer , and a vinyl record collector .
he 's an employee at third man records and the official archivist of the white stripes .
