Ben Kerr is a fixture at the corner of
Yonge Street and Bloor in
Toronto,
Canada.
Busking with a
Karaoke machine, he has been
singing about
love,
women,
pain and other themes
associated with
country music as well as
cayenne pepper since 1988.
His
roots have been planted in
Canadian country music since the early
1960s when he played in the Mynah Birds with then
unknowns
Neil Young and
Rick James.
Kerr has run in every
Toronto mayoral
election since
1975 but has never held
elected office.
Give him a buck and he'll say "
Tonight's your
night, make a
wish".