Some people never get old. It is hard to believe that George Benson is 80 now. The last time I saw him perform live was at last year’s North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam. The music of George Benson has accompanied us since childhood so we’re celebrating today listening to everything from tracks of one…
Six years after his Nat King Cole tribute album called “Inspiration”, George Benson returns with “Walking To New Orleans”, an album of music by Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and early rock’n’roll, to be released on April 26th. The first single, “Nadine”, originally by Chuck Berry and recorded in 1964, finds Mister Benson, who turns 76…
This new George Benson collection is a double disc which ranges from his triple-platinum “Breezin’” album in 1976 all the way to his Nat King Cole dedication “Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole” in 2013. With one exception: the 1971 CTI record “White Rabbit”, produced by Creed Taylor and garnering Benson’s first Grammy nomination….