The U.S. Army Field Band

Biography

Sergeant First Class Joseph Bennett, mandolin, is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, where he had the privilege of studying with Tomo Fujita, Jim Kelly, Dave Newsome, Lauren Passarelli, and Jon Damian. Prior to joining Six-String Soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Bennett served as a guitarist in the 392nd Army Band at Fort Lee, Virginia, the TRADOC Band at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and the 1st Armored Division Band at Fort Bliss, Texas. After a deployment to Iraq in 2017, Sgt. 1st Class Bennett joined Six-String Soldiers alongside his wife, Sgt. 1st Class Renee Bennett.

Member of the Six-String Soldiers

Six-String Soldiers is a six-member country music group performing Americana and patriotic music in order to Inspire a national pride in the country and help the American people have more connection to their Army. The group was formed in 2015 by active-duty Soldiers who received national media attention after a Facebook video of the group playing The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun” went viral. Since then, they have appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Morning Express with Robin Meade, Harry with Harry Connick Jr., and Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family show.

About the Six-String Soldiers