On August 25th, Legendary musician George Benson will release his new project, Songs and Stories. *At various points along the four-decade continuum of George Benson’s career, he has been heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops, a vocalist with great emotional range and sophistication or a combination of both. However, he regards himself as [...]
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New George Benson Album In Stores Aug 25National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning, legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories, his second for Concord Records / Monster Music. The album is a collection of tunes penned by some of the most prolific [...]
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www.oldschoolmusic.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He ca...
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www.oldschoolmusic.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He ca...
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www.lanier2.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He can play ...
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The classic made famous by Coltrane and Nat King Cole is given a treatment I would never have thought of. George Benson gives it a jazzy lounge beat and very subtle bass and moody key changes that make this one a pleasantly surprising find.
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www.oldschoolmusic.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He ca...
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www.oldschoolmusic.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He ca...
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By 1976, George Benson began recording for Warner Brothers Records and discovered a whole new audience with his hit recording "Breezin'" sporting arrangements by Johnny Mandel. An even greater triumph was his singing abilities which he displayed brilliantly on "This Masquerade," following a distinctive vocal on "Here Comes The Sun" on his "Abbey Road" cover album. Before signing with Warners, B...
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George Benson (1943 - ) is an American Grammy Award winning guitarist and vocalist from Pittsburgh, PA whose career carried him at the age of twenty one as a young guitar master to concerts and venues across the globe. He was a major live attraction in the UK during the 1980's. Just out of high school, Benson received his first major gig with organist Jack McDuff which lasted for several years,...
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Thanks to "Breezin'" Benson won Grammy Record of the Year Award for "This Masquerade." Two years later, Benson had another a hit "On Broadway" from his live 1978 album "Weekend in L.A." A Quincy Jones produced record of "Give Me the Night" made it into the number 10 spot on R&B and pop charts with at least 3 other platinum records and two gold albums. In 1985, George Benson teamed up with Chet ...
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www.lanier2.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He can play ...
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www.oldschoolmusic.imeem.comGeorge Benson (b. March 22, 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More Time)", "Turn Your Love Around", "In Your Eyes" and "This Masquerade", among others. He ca...
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| 1 Breezin' |
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| 2 On Broadway |
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| 3 The Ghetto |
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| 4 What's New? |
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| 5 Affirmation |
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