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George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) [3] is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy , Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others.
^c Reissued as In Concert – Summertime in 1982. ^d Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon (Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III) was reissued many times with such titles as: Lil Darlin' , Masquerade, The Masquerade Is Over, Live at Casa Caribe, All Blues, Blue Bossa, After Hours, Golden Legends Live, Jazz After Hours with George Benson, and others.
If he died in 1919, why did he just cancel his UK tour 2/2024? He did not die in 1919. And are you asking about the same George Benson? This is George Benson the jazz saxophonist that died in 2019. The tour you are referring to might have been the jazz guitarist who is still alive.
The late 1980s were hectic for George Benson—maybe even busier than the late 1970s, when he notched massive crossover hits like “Give Me the Night” and “Turn Your Love Around.” The ...
Russell Lamar Malone (November 8, 1963 – August 23, 2024) was an American jazz guitarist. He began working with Jimmy Smith in 1988 and went on to work with Harry Connick Jr. and Diana Krall throughout the 1990s.
George Benson appeared on his 1992 Color Me Blue album. Despite having health problems, McDuff continued working and recording throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and he toured Japan with Atsuko Hashimoto in 2000.
On the UK single cover, a competition was announced whereby fans could win two tickets to see George Benson live in concert at Birmingham's NEC on 1 and 2 July or Brighton Centre on 3 July (where there was a choice of either the 6pm or 9pm shows). With the UK single being released in May, there was a very tight deadline of 15 June set for entries.
While the City Sleeps... is a 1986 studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released on Warner Bros. Records.It features musicians like Paulinho da Costa, Preston Glass, Paul Jackson, Jr., Marcus Miller and Narada Michael Walden (as drummer and producer), alongside young talents of the time like Kenny G, Randy Jackson and Kashif.