George selected this show from 1986 from his more than 11 performances at Montreux Included are 18 classics and hit tracks Before he became a radiofriendly pop star specializing in smooth RampB George ...

Witnessed by a veritable mass of humanity (a crowd estimate was not forthcoming, but to this practiced eye there were at least 100,000 people present in and around Grant Park) the 1986 Chicago Jazz ...

You could say George Benson's latest album, Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, was conceived decades ago. Benson was just a kid when he first mimicked Cole off ...

Few musicians have seen the success that guitarist, vocalist and cultural icon George Benson has: platinum records, a record of the year Grammy, four Top 10 hits. But from behind the gilded veil of ...

When his fame started reaching new heights in the 1970s, though, the jazz community took umbrage at his success. “Everybody I know in the jazz world who cut a record that was exceptional or went out ...