When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: John Keeble/Getty Images At 81 years of age, George Benson remains razor-sharp on guitar ...

That’s exactly what happened with Dreams Do Come True, an ambitious orchestral pop record he made with famed arranger Robert Farnon in 1989. Farnon was at the time still one of the most celebrated ...

When guitarist George Benson's Warner Bros. debut Breezin' was issued in March 1976, it immediately became a hit; indeed one of the largest hits jazz has ever known. Guided by the successful hit ...

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George Benson has never been shy about trying to find a wider audience for jazz guitar. Less than a month after the Beatles hit the streets with "Abbey Road," he was in the studio reimagining those ...

When Warner Bros. heard George Benson's take on "This Masquerade," they didn't realize he was the vocalist. It's one of the many amazing tales Benson shares with us on World Cafe.

For the famed American jazz guitarist and vocalist George Benson, playing at London's Ronnie Scott's in 2019 was sort of a homecoming: it was his first performance at the venerable jazz club in 45 ...

Guitarist and singer George Benson has carved out a superstar career spanning both the jazz and pop worlds. The eight-time Grammy winner will be appearing in concert Saturday, July 13 at Clowes Hall ...

At some point George Benson morphed from a guitarist who occasionally sang into a singer who occasionally played guitar. Benson's Breezin' (Warner Bros, 1976) launched his career trajectory to new ...

George Benson thinks back, way back, and laughs at the path not taken. He recalls days as a hotshot jazz guitarist in his 20s during the 1960s. The legendary record producer John Hammond — who ...

1976 was a landmark year for George Benson. The singer and musician had signed his first contract with Warner Brothers Records, and was readying to put down tracks for his first album on the label, ...