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Oct 23, 2023 · George Benson's wife is Johnnie Lee, whom he married back in 1965. They have six sons together: Robert, Marcus, Christopher, Stephen, George Jr, and Johnnie Jr. He also had a son named Keith Givens from his previous marriage to Betty Jane Givens.
- Charlie Christian. “I’d have to say Charlie was the one who got me started thinking about guitar. The reason why was his ability to swing and his choice of notes while improvising - they never went where I thought they should go.
- Wes Montgomery. “I’ve always liked Montgomery’s playing because he thought more like a piano player than a guitar player. “He’d use chords that you’d associate with pianos, like minor 6ths and dominant 7ths, but the inside versions rather than the common ones we use every day.
- Django Reinhardt. “There are many reasons why I look up to Django Reinhardt. He didn’t let his handicap, down to two fingers on the left hand, deter his mastery of the instrument.
- Andrés Segovia. “Andrés has to be here because of what he did for the guitar. He turned the whole world onto the guitar’s flexibility. It didn’t have to be relegated to one particular style.
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.
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- Love X Love. George Benson - Love X Love (1980) This song was written and composed by Heatwave's keyboard player Rod Temperton (who also wrote Michael Jackson's 'Thriller') and produced by Quincy Jones.
- Breezin' George Benson - Breezin' - Live HQ 1977 Old Grey Whistle Test (OGWT) This track was originally an instrumental song composed by American singer Bobby Womack and recorded alongside influential Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó.
- Lady Love Me (One More Time) George Benson - Lady Love Me (Official Video) Remastered Audio HD. This track was co-written by Toto singer David Paich and Grammy Award-winning film composer James Newton Howard.
- Turn Your Love Around. TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND-GEORGE BENSON-OFFICIAL VIDEO-1981 [ HD ] Yet more amazing songwriters for this one: it was written by Bill Champlin of Chicago, Steve Lukather of Toto and producer and guitarist Jay Graydon.
His mother Geraldine Laybourne was the chairwoman of Oxygen Media, which operates a cable television channel intended for women, and she is a former president of Nickelodeon, the children's cable network.
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- Sam Laybourne
Sam Laybourne was born in 1974 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Black-ish (2014), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020) and The Michael J. Fox Show (2013). He has been married to Herran Berhane Bekele since 6 May 2006.
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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 ...
