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August 25, 1998

Dodi Finally Gets His Song

song for dodi
August 24, 1998

Candle in the Breeze

Dodi's dad has George Benson tell it like it is on tribute album

Tenderly

George Benson has been wanting to make a pure jazz album for a long time – and maybe someday he will. Despite an authentic acoustic rhythm section (including McCoy Tyner and Ron Carter), Tenderly is hampered by overbearing arrangements, and the slick production lays waste to spontaneity and...

1989 RS: 2of 5 Stars

Weekend In L.A.

1988

Give Me The Night

1980

Livin' Inside Your Love

1979

Breezin'

1976

In Flight

1976

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Biography

Jazz guitarist/vocalist George Benson's breakthrough came in 1976 when Breezin' brought him into the pop mainstream; from 1976 through 1983, he racked up seven Top 40 singles. His jazz-pop formula has since been updated by the likes of Earl Klugh and Kenny G, while Benson himself continues to release expert mellow fare - jazz and blues-based pop material with a consistent melodic emphasis.

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