George Benson

George Benson Adds Second Sydney Show

by Paul Cashmere

George Benson has expanded his Sydney dates. A second show has been added for 5 April.

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George Benson’s First Album Came Out 55 Years Ago

by Paul Cashmere

Guitar legend George Benson released his first album ‘The New Boss Guitar of George Benson’ in 1964. He had just turned 21 years old.

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George Benson To Play Sydney and Melbourne Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

George Benson will play Sydney and Melbourne dates outside Bluesfest in 2020 marking a decade since he was last in Australia.

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Bluesfest First Announcement Patti Smith, Crowded House, George Benson, Dave Matthews

by Paul Cashmere

The first announcement for Bluesfest 2020 is in with Crowded House, Patti Smith, Dave Matthews and George Benson leading the lineup.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Dave Matthews, George Benson, John Mayall, music festival, Neil Finn, Patti Smith

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New Music Releases For 26 April 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Major new titles coming this week from: Leo Sayer, P!nk, David Campbell, Alan Parsons, Rob Thomas, Marina, The Cranberries, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, George Benson, Felicity Urquhart, ScHoolboy Q, Paul Kelly (Live), Amber Lawrence, Dave, Catfish & the Bottlemen, JJ Cale, Secret Garden, Nick Murphy (aka Chet Baker), Phil Emmanuel, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Game of Thrones soundtrack and Eurovision 2019 (phys) and Now 2019 V1.

Tagged as: Alan Parsons, Amber Lawrence, Australia, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Dave, David Campbell, Felicity Urquhart, Game of Thrones, George Benson, JJ Cale, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Leo Sayer, Marina, new music, new releases, Nick Murphy (aka Chet Baker), P!nk, Paul Kelly (Live), Phil Emmanuel, Rob Thomas, Rodrigo y Gabriela, ScHoolboy Q, Secret Garden, The Cranberries

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George Benson Interview From The Noise11.com Archives

by Edina Patsy

Few artists have earned the term legend next to their name. George Benson has. Over a forty year career Benson has succeeded as one of the world’s greatest guitarist and traveled across the jazz, R&B and AC music genres.

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George Benson And Little Anthony Record ‘Electric Together’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Both Little Anthony and George Benson have been recording for over fifty years.

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R.I.P. Songwriter Michael Masser 1941-2015

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Michael Masser, whose songs reached the top ten in the U.S. and U.K. almost two dozen times, died on Thursday in Rancho Mirage, CA at the age of 74.

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Paul Anka Releases New Duets Album And Autobiography

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Anka goes the partnering with other artists route with Duets, out April 9 on Legacy. The release date coincides with his new book My Way: An Autobiography.

Tagged as: 50s, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, George Benson, Gloria Estefan, Leon Russell, Michael Jackson, Michael McDonald, My Way, Patti LaBelle, Paul Anka, Peter Cetera, pop, Tom Jones, U.S.A., Willie Nelson