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Happy Belated 81st Birthday George Benson.🎁US guitarist, singer & songwriter, he first came to prominence in the 60’s playing soul jazz & released the 1st of his 36 studio LPs in ‘64, The New Boss Guitar. 10 years later he had his 1st #1 Jazz LP w/ Bad Benson. But 1976 was his breakthrough year w/
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his 15th LP, Breezin’, which went to #1 on the Pop, R&B & Jazz charts, went triple platinum & included the 1st of 4 Top 10 hits for George, a cover of Leon Russell’s This Masquerade. It also won the Grammy for Record Of The Year. He had another #24 Pop & #2 R&B hit in ‘77 w/ the original version of
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The Greatest Love Of All, 8 years before Whitney’s. He had another Top 10 Pop & R&B hit the following year (‘78) w/ a live version of On Broadway, which also won another Grammy. Quincy Jones produced his “official” pop breakthru LP in ‘80 w/ Give Me The Night, which hit #1 R&B & Jazz & #3 Pop. The
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title track was his 3rd Pop Top 10 & hit #1 on R&B. Benson remained popular thru the 80’s & recorded regularly thru the Aughts. All told, he had 20 R&B Top 40 hits, 16 AC Top 40 & 7 Pop Top 40 hits. For a short while in the late 70’s, he brought jazz into the mainstream. He has won 10 Grammy Awards.
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This Masquerade (2000 Remaster) - YouTube

Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsThis Masquerade (2000 Remaster) · George BensonBreezin'℗ 1976 Warner Records Inc.Unknown: Al SchmittUnknown: Al Sc...

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