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George Benson
From jazz guitar legend to soul-pop vocalist extraordinaire,
8-time Grammy® winner George Benson has cultivated an international
fan base as well as tremendous critical acclaim for three things: incomparable
versatility, first-class execution in all he does and, perhaps most importantly,
for never being predictable.
Though few people know it, George Benson’s first recordings were
as a 10-year old singing sensation. It wasn’t until a few years
later--as a member of a vocal group that needed a guitarist--that Benson
shifted his focus. Following a featured stint in organist Jack McDuff’s
trio, Benson began releasing albums as a leader on the Prestige and Columbia
labels that were mostly instrumental but dotted with occasional vocal
numbers. His renown on guitar overshadowed his singing for many years
as he released more jazz discs on Verve and CTI, also becoming a prolific
first call sideman for everyone from Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and
Dexter Gordon to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Minnie Riperton.
In 1976, after a move to Warner Bros. under the production of Tommy LiPuma,
Benson finally broke through as a singer with his crossover smash cover
of Leon Russell’s “This Masquerade,” which sent the
album to multi-platinum sales status (a rare feat for a “jazz”
album). From that point on, George Benson has managed to enviably surf
the chart tops of the jazz,
R&B and pop worlds, defying confining categorization year in, year
out. A 2003 singles compilation, The Greatest Hits of All, has been swiftly
earning gold and platinum plaques in territories around the globe. And
ever since Benson’s reunion with LiPuma (now Chairman of Verve)
as a GRP artist with the albums That’s Right (1996), Standing Together
(1998) and Absolute Benson (2000), he has consistently earned heavy rotation
at smooth jazz, NAC and Quiet Storm radio.
Let us connect you with a George Benson Agent now to book George Benson to appear at your next corporate, private or special event!
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