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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

Recordings and Reviews

In Flight

George Benson is the first predominately jazz-oriented musician in 20 years to undergo the rare phenomenon that simultaneously metamorphosed the careers of Nat "King" Cole and Ray Charles. Like Benson, Cole and Charles were successful, often brilliant instrumentalists whose vocals caught the mass...

2007 RS: Not Rated

Give Me The Night

2007

Tenderly

1989

Weekend In L.A.

1978

Livin' Inside Your Love

1977

Breezin'

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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