The guitarist’s masterwork is a period piece that’s firmly 1980—a portal connecting the abundance of disco, funk, and jazz in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. It's hard to know how to introduce a story about George Benson. Do you call him ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The title is ironic now, since this CD was originally to be a collection of all vocal tracks, but the singer/guitarist dropped three songs on the early version and included two songs produced by Paul ...

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 ...

George Benson released his first single in 1953 at the ripe old age of 10, and he’s breezed through virtually every possible iteration of jazz, from the traditional to the smooth and back again.