That’s exactly what happened with Dreams Do Come True, an ambitious orchestral pop record he made with famed arranger Robert Farnon in 1989. Farnon was at the time still one of the most celebrated ...

UPDATE (4/26/24): Having earlier announced his return to the Warner Music Group, Grammy-winning jazz guitarist-vocalist George Benson is now revealing the release date for his long-lost album Dreams ...

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 ...

George Benson has never been shy about trying to find a wider audience for jazz guitar. Less than a month after the Beatles hit the streets with "Abbey Road," he was in the studio reimagining those ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s ...

When guitarist George Benson's Warner Bros. debut Breezin' was issued in March 1976, it immediately became a hit; indeed one of the largest hits jazz has ever known. Guided by the successful hit ...

In the 60-plus years that George Benson has been a professional musician, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has always held a special place in his heart dating back to the event’s humble ...

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 ...