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George Benson
George Washington Benson is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.
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entertainment · American guitarist and singer (born 1943) · guitarist · singer · songwriter · jazz musician · composer · jazz guitarist · recording artist · singer-songwriter · musician · bandleader · also George Benson, Benson
Born 22 March 1943 · Q348459
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with the Stars planned for January 2025. Personal life Benson has been married to Johnnie Lee since 1965 and has seven children. Benson describes his music as focusing more on love and romance, due to his commitment to his family and religious practices, with Benson being one of Jehovah
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
“with the Stars planned for January 2025. Personal life Benson has been married to Johnnie Lee since 1965 and has seven children. Benson describes his music as focusing more on love and romance, due to his commitment to his family and religious practices, with Benson being one of Jehovah”
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2024· 5 entries
Published video “Breezin' With The Stars”.
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Published video “George Benson - Yesterday (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “GB - Dreams Do Come True (Full Album Video)”.
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Released album “Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon”.
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Published video “George Benson - A Song For You (Lyric Video)”.
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded New Jersey Hall of Fame (2021).
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2020· 5 entries
Published video “George Benson - Feel Like Makin' Love (Weekend In London)”.
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Published video “George Benson - In Your Eyes (Weekend In London)”.
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Published video “George Benson - I Hear You Knocking (Weekend In London)”.
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Published video “George Benson - Never Give Up On A Good Thing (Weekend In London)”.
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Published video “George Benson - Affirmation (Weekend In London)”.
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2019· 1 entry
Released album “Walking to New Orleans”.
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2018· 1 entry
It was announced that Benson had signed to Mascot Label Group
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2016· 1 entry
Released album “3 Essential Albums”.
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “The Ultimate Collection”.
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2013· 2 entries
Released album “Original Album Series, Vol. 2”.
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Released album “Inspiration (A Tribute to Nat King Cole)”.
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2012· 1 entry
Released album “Doin' the Thing”.
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2011· 3 entries
Released album “Guitar Man”.
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Released album “Original Album Classics”.
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Released album “The Essential Selection”.
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2010· 3 entries
Released album “Top of the World: The Best of George Benson”.
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Released album “Original Album Series”.
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Released album “Classic Love Songs”.
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2009· 3 entries
Released album “Songs and Stories”.
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And his tribute show to Nat King Cole, An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King Cole, as part of the Istanbul International Jazz Festival in Turkey on July 27
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Benson was recognized by the National Endowment of the Arts as a Jazz Master, the United States highest honor in jazz
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2008· 2 entries
Released album “Back to Back Legends: Al Jarreau & George Benson”.
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Released album “Collections”.
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “The Supreme Guitarists, Vol. 1”.
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Givin’ It Up”.
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Released album “The Essential George Benson”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “Jazz Moods: Hot”.
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Released album “George Benson - Witchcraft CD2”.
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2003· 3 entries
Released album “The Greatest Hits of All”.
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Released album “The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All”.
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Released album “Irreplaceable”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “Afrodesia”.
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “Jazz Café presents George Benson”.
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Released album “Jazzmasters”.
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2000· 3 entries
Released album “Anthology”.
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Released album “Absolute Benson”.
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Released album “Essential George Benson”.
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1999· 1 entry
Released album “Love For Sale”.
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1998· 5 entries
Released album “Standing Together”.
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Released album “Essentials …The Very Best of George Benson”.
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Released album “The Very Best of George Benson”.
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Released album “Selection of George Benson”.
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Released album “Guitare / Autour de Minuit”.
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1997· 2 entries
Released album “Talkin’ Verve”.
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Released album “Best of George Benson: The Instrumentals”.
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1996· 4 entries
Released album “That’s Right”.
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Released album “This Is Jazz 9”.
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Released album “Jazz Guitar”.
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Released album “The Guitar Genius of George Benson”.
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1994· 5 entries
Released album “Verve Jazz Masters 21”.
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Released album “The Best of George Benson”.
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Released album “Take Five”.
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Released album “The Best”.
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Released album “Legends”.
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1993· 5 entries
Released album “Invitation”.
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Released album “Love Remembers”.
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Released album “Oleo”.
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Released album “The Masquerade Is Over”.
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Released album “The Essence of George Benson”.
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1991· 1 entry
Released album “Midnight Moods”.
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1990· 3 entries
Released album “Big Boss Band”.
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Released album “Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs”.
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Benson was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music
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1989· 2 entries
Released album “Best of George Benson”.
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Released album “Tenderly”.
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1988· 2 entries
Released album “Twice the Love”.
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Released album “Guitar Genius”.
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1987· 3 entries
Released album “Collaboration”.
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Benson received an honorary degree from Pittsburgh Public Schools
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Released album “Compact Jazz: George Benson”.
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1986· 2 entries
Released album “While the City Sleeps…”.
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Released album “Witchcraft”.
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1985· 2 entries
Released album “20/20”.
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Released album “The Love Songs”.
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1984· 2 entries
Released album “The Silver Collection”.
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Released album “I Got a Woman and Some Blues”.
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1983· 2 entries
Released album “Pacific Fire”.
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Released album “In Your Eyes”.
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1982· 1 entry
Released album “I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 72”.
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1981· 2 entries
Released album “The George Benson Collection”.
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Released album “I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 32”.
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1980· 1 entry
Released album “Give Me the Night”.
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1979· 2 entries
Released album “Livin’ Inside Your Love”.
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Released album “Lonnie Smith featuring George Benson, Ron Carter”.
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1978· 3 entries
Released album “Space”.
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Released album “Erotic Moods”.
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Released album “Stormy Weather”.
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1977· 3 entries
Released album “In Flight”.
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Released album “Summertime”.
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Released album “George Benson / Jack McDuff”.
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1976· 6 entries
Released album “Breezin’”.
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Benson embarked on a tour called George & Minnie Live
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Released album “Benson Burner”.
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Released album “Blue Benson”.
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Released album “Benson & Farrell”.
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Released album “Good King Bad”.
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1974· 1 entry
Released album “Bad Benson”.
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1973· 1 entry
Released album “Body Talk”.
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1972· 1 entry
Originally written and recorded by San Francisco rock group Great Society, and made famous by Jefferson Airplane
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1971· 2 entries
Released album “Beyond the Blue Horizon”.
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Released album “White Rabbit”.
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1970· 2 entries
Released album “The Other Side of Abbey Road”.
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Benson released The Other Side of Abbey Road, featuring renditions of songs from the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road
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1969· 2 entries
Released album “Goodies”.
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Released album “Tell It Like It Is”.
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1968· 2 entries
Released album “Giblet Gravy”.
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Released album “Shape of Things to Come”.
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1966· 1 entry
Released album “The George Benson Cookbook”.
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1964· 1 entry
Released album “The New Boss Guitar of George Benson”.
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1943· 1 entry
Born 1943-03-22.
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