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George Benson
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22 Mar 1943 (83 years)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His con...
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George Benson's Movies
64%
Better Nate Than Ever
15 Mar 2022
43%
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
21 Jul 1978
76%
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
16 Dec 2019
70%
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
13 May 2014
81%
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
02 Jul 2018
60%
Marcus
24 Jan 2015
82%
George Benson - Absolutely Live
27 Nov 2000
85%
The Borgia Stick
25 Feb 1967
70%
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
21 Oct 2022
80%
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
05 Oct 1990
75%
Talmage Farlow
01 Jul 1981
100%
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
20 Mar 1981
60%
V.A. North Sea Jazz
10 Jul 2009
60%
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Fusion Night
16 Oct 1991
80%
Lynda Carter: Street Life
05 Mar 1982
70%
The Grant Green Story
01 Jan 2017
70%
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
31 Dec 1976
80%
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
16 Sept 2000
80%
The Groove Under the Groove
06 Mar 2026
0%
The People's Command Performance: '77
07 Apr 1977
