Musical Contributions
Block is known for a powerful and emotional voice that is both unique and quickly recognizable. Block is a critically acclaimed performer and songwriter who has written or co-written several songs that have made the Billboard charts and many others...
- Sister Hazel (1994): "Feel It", "Sometimes", "All For You", "Will Not Follow", "One Nation", "Used to Run", "Little Things", "Space Between Us", "Don't Think It's Funny", "Running Through the Fields" (a tribute to Ken's brother Jeffrey, who lost a battle with cancer when he was only 18)
- ...Somewhere More Familiar (1997): "Just Remember", "Happy", "All For You", "Look To the Children", "Wanted it to Be", "Think About Me", "So Long", "Superman", "Concede", "We'll Find It", "Starfish"
- Fortress (2000): "Change Your Mind", "Thank You", "Champagne High", "Beautiful Thing", "Shame on Me", "Your Winter", "Save Me", "Give In", "Out There" (written with Ken's father Al), "Velvet Elvis", "Fortress"
- Chasing Daylight (2003): "Your Mistake", "Swan Dive", "Come Around", "Killing Me Too", "One Love", "Sword and Shield", "Best I'll Ever Be", "Effortlessly", "Life Got In the Way", "Everybody"
- Lift (2004): "Surrender", "Lay It Down", "World Inside My Head", "Hold On", "I Will Come Through", "All About the Love", "Dreamers", "Another Me", "Firefly", "Green
- Absolutely (2006): "Mandolin Moon", "Meet Me in the Memory", "Hey Hey", "Hello It's Me", "Tear By Tear", "Where Do You Go", "Truth Is", "One Time", "Everything Else Disappears"
A live concert album titled Live*LIVE (pronounced 'livv liiv') was produced, which is a compilation of songs from the first four albums, and were recorded live in 2003 with the audience cheering and singing along. A DVD called A Life in the Day was released the same day that shows concert footage as well as life on the road.
Block and Sister Hazel have started a charity foundation which benefits cancer research called Lyrics for Life. Block is extremely personable in concert, laughing and talking with the audience, adjusting the volume on speakers near children, and smiling. He also hangs out after concerts to sign autographs, take pictures, and chat with fans. Block is also co-founder of The Rock Boat and co-owner of Soundwave Merchandise.
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“Then, bringing me the joy we feel when wee see a work by our favorite painter which differs from any other that we know, or if we are led before a painting of which we have until then only seen a pencil sketch, if a musical piece heard only on the piano appears before us clothed in the colors of the orchestra, my grandfather called me the [hawthorn] hedge at Tansonville, saying, “You who are so fond of hawthorns, look at this pink thorn, isn’t it lovely?””
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)