Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "People love us when we're starving," George Benson said in 1974. "But the minute you commercialize your sound, they hate you." It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benson, the 10-time Grammy Award winner known for such songs as "On Broadway," "Breezin'" and "Give Me the Night," was considered ...

George Benson released an expanded reissue of his 2013 album INSPIRATION: A TRIBUTE TO NAT KING COLE on Candid Records, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Warner Music Group announces the return of jazz legend George Benson to their roster via Rhino, beginning with archival footage of the icon from the 1970s on Rhino’s YouTube channel. A giant in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Nov 13, 2020, 09:00am EST This article is more than 5 years old. NEW ORLEANS, LA - ...

In the summer of 2004 guitarist George Benson sat down unnoticed at the Baton Rouge Bar in Montreal and asked for a margarita. The Baton Rouge is a great restaurant haven for jazz goers and musicians ...

“People love us when we’re starving,” George Benson said in 1974. “But the minute you commercialize your sound, they hate you.” It was a hard-earned truth from a guitarist who had already lived both ...

Legendary jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter George Benson joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about what makes a hit record, how he became friends with Paul McCartney, his new album “Dreams Do Come ...