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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="جورج بنسون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جورج بنسون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Джордж Бэнсан – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Джордж Бэнсан" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD" title="Джордж Бенсън – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Джордж Бенсън" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="جورج بنسون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جورج بنسون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%80_%EB%B2%A4%EC%8A%A8" title="조지 벤슨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="조지 벤슨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BB_%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6" title="Ջորջ Բենսոն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջորջ Բենսոն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%27_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F" title="ג'ורג' בנסון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'ורג' בנסון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%AF_%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ჯორჯ ბენსონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯორჯ ბენსონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="جورج بنسون – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جورج بنسون" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3" title="ジョージ・ベンソン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョージ・ベンソン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6" title="Бенсон, Джордж – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бенсон, Джордж" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%9F_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Џорџ Бенсон – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Џорџ Бенсон" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%88_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99" title="จอร์จ เบนสัน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จอร์จ เบนสัน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Джордж Бенсон – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Джордж Бенсон" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="George Benson" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%96%AC%E6%B2%BB%C2%B7%E7%8F%AD%E6%A3%AE" title="喬治·班森 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="喬治·班森" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" 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class="mw-file-description" title="Benson in 2011"><img alt="Benson in 2011" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/GeorgeBensonSept2011.jpg/220px-GeorgeBensonSept2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/GeorgeBensonSept2011.jpg/330px-GeorgeBensonSept2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/GeorgeBensonSept2011.jpg/440px-GeorgeBensonSept2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="784" data-file-height="765" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Benson in 2011</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">George Washington Benson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1943-03-22</span>) </span>March 22, 1943<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 81)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Smooth_jazz" title="Smooth jazz">smooth jazz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_jazz" title="Soul jazz">soul jazz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult contemporary">adult contemporary</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">urban contemporary</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Singer</li><li>musician</li><li>songwriter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li>guitar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1964–present<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prestige_Records" title="Prestige Records">Prestige</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Verve_Records" title="Verve Records">Verve</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/CTI_Records" title="CTI Records">CTI</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/GRP_Records" title="GRP Records">GRP</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Concord_Records" title="Concord Records">Concord</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mascot_Records" title="Mascot Records">Mascot</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.georgebenson.com/">georgebenson.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width: 300px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/george-benson-0"><i>Oral History, George Benson reflects on his friendship with Bob Cavenaugh and the influence it had on his career.</i> Interview date January 24, 2015, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George Washington Benson</b> (born March 22, 1943)<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a> guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> guitarist. </p><p>A former <a href="/wiki/Child_prodigy" title="Child prodigy">child prodigy</a>, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing <a href="/wiki/Soul_jazz" title="Soul jazz">soul jazz</a> with <a href="/wiki/Jack_McDuff" title="Jack McDuff">Jack McDuff</a> and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> singing, and <a href="/wiki/Scat_singing" title="Scat singing">scat singing</a>. His album <i><a href="/wiki/Breezin%27" title="Breezin'">Breezin'</a></i> was certified triple-<a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">platinum</a>, hitting No. 1 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a> album chart in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benson has won ten <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> and has been honored with a <a href="/wiki/List_of_stars_on_the_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame#B" title="List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame">star</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benson was born and raised in the <a href="/wiki/Hill_District" title="Hill District">Hill District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-christianebird-bio_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-christianebird-bio-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the age of seven, he first played the <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukulele</a> in a corner drug store, for which he was paid a few dollars. At age eight, he played guitar<sup id="cite_ref-christianebird-bio_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-christianebird-bio-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in an unlicensed nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights, but the police soon closed the club down. At age nine, he started to record. Out of the four sides he cut, two were released: "She Makes Me Mad" backed with "It Should Have Been Me",<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/RCA_Victor" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA Victor">RCA Victor</a> in New York. Although one source indicates this record was released under the name "Little Georgie",<sup id="cite_ref-christianebird-bio_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-christianebird-bio-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the 45rpm label is printed with the name George Benson. The single was produced by <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kirkland" title="Leroy Kirkland">Leroy Kirkland</a> for RCA's rhythm and blues label, <a href="/wiki/Groove_Records" title="Groove Records">Groove Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benson attended Connelley Vocational High School on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District. However, he dropped out, choosing to focus on music.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, Benson received an honorary degree from <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Public_Schools" title="Pittsburgh Public Schools">Pittsburgh Public Schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a youth, Benson learned how to play straight-ahead instrumental jazz during a relationship performing for several years with organist <a href="/wiki/Jack_McDuff" title="Jack McDuff">Jack McDuff</a>. One of his many early guitar heroes was country-jazz guitarist <a href="/wiki/Hank_Garland" title="Hank Garland">Hank Garland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 21, he recorded his first album as leader, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Boss_Guitar_of_George_Benson" title="The New Boss Guitar of George Benson">The New Boss Guitar of George Benson</a></i> (1964), featuring McDuff.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benson's next recording was <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Uptown" title="It's Uptown">It's Uptown</a></i> (1966) with the George Benson Quartet, including <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(organist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lonnie Smith (organist)">Lonnie Smith</a> on organ and <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Cuber" title="Ronnie Cuber">Ronnie Cuber</a> on <a href="/wiki/Baritone_saxophone" title="Baritone saxophone">baritone saxophone</a>. Benson followed it up with <i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Benson_Cookbook" title="The George Benson Cookbook">The George Benson Cookbook</a></i> (1967), also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber on baritone and drummer Marion Booker.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Miles_Davis" title="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a> employed Benson in the mid-1960s, featuring his guitar on "Paraphernalia" on his 1968 <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a> release, <i><a href="/wiki/Miles_in_the_Sky_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miles in the Sky (album)">Miles in the Sky</a></i> before Benson went to <a href="/wiki/Verve_Records" title="Verve Records">Verve Records</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s_and_1980s">1970s and 1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1970s and 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Benson,_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/George_Benson%2C_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg/220px-George_Benson%2C_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/George_Benson%2C_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg/330px-George_Benson%2C_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/George_Benson%2C_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg/440px-George_Benson%2C_New_York_1977_-_30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2311" data-file-height="3487" /></a><figcaption>George Benson, New York 1977</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1970, Benson released <i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Side_of_Abbey_Road" title="The Other Side of Abbey Road">The Other Side of Abbey Road</a></i>, featuring renditions of songs from <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>' 1969 album <i><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road" title="Abbey Road">Abbey Road</a></i>. Benson then signed with <a href="/wiki/Creed_Taylor" title="Creed Taylor">Creed Taylor</a>'s jazz label <a href="/wiki/CTI_Records" title="CTI Records">CTI Records</a>, where he recorded several albums, with jazz heavyweights guesting, to some success, mainly in the jazz field. In addition to his own albums and performances, during this time Benson was a core member of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=CTI_All-Stars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CTI All-Stars (page does not exist)">CTI All-Stars</a> collective both touring and recording.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As well as the collective's live albums, he also played and recorded on a number of the collective's members' individual albums, including <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard" title="Freddie Hubbard">Freddie Hubbard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Turrentine" title="Stanley Turrentine">Stanley Turrentine</a>, notably on the latter's acclaimed album <i><a href="/wiki/Sugar_(Stanley_Turrentine_album)" title="Sugar (Stanley Turrentine album)">Sugar</a></i> (1970).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benson played on Hubbard's 1971 album <i><a href="/wiki/First_Light_(Freddie_Hubbard_album)" title="First Light (Freddie Hubbard album)">First Light</a></i>, which won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Jazz_Performance_by_a_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group">Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group</a> at the <a href="/wiki/15th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="15th Annual Grammy Awards">15th Annual Grammy Awards</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as five other Hubbard studio albums.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benson released a version of "<a href="/wiki/White_Rabbit_(song)" title="White Rabbit (song)">White Rabbit</a>" on the <a href="/wiki/White_Rabbit_(George_Benson_album)" title="White Rabbit (George Benson album)">album of the same name</a> in 1972, originally written and recorded by San Francisco rock group <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Society_(band)" title="The Great Society (band)">Great Society</a>, and made famous by <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane" title="Jefferson Airplane">Jefferson Airplane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 1974 release, <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Benson" title="Bad Benson">Bad Benson</a></i>, climbed to the top spot in the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> jazz chart, while the 1976 follow-ups, <i><a href="/wiki/Good_King_Bad" title="Good King Bad">Good King Bad</a></i> (No. 51 Pop album) and <i><a href="/wiki/Benson_%26_Farrell" title="Benson & Farrell">Benson & Farrell</a></i> (with Joe Farrell), both reached the jazz top-three sellers. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Benson_-_Breezin.ogg" title="File:George Benson - Breezin.ogg">George Benson "Breezin'" (1976)</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="George_Benson_-_Breezin.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/George_Benson_-_Breezin.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/d/da/George_Benson_-_Breezin.ogg/George_Benson_-_Breezin.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Title track sample from George Benson's <i>Breezin′</i> album</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>By the mid-to-late 1970s, as he recorded for <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros. Records</a>, a whole new audience began to discover Benson. On 1976's <i><a href="/wiki/Breezin%27" title="Breezin'">Breezin'</a></i>, Benson sang a lead vocal on the track "<a href="/wiki/This_Masquerade" title="This Masquerade">This Masquerade</a>", a song written by <a href="/wiki/Leon_Russell" title="Leon Russell">Leon Russell</a>. Benson's version (notable also for the lush, romantic piano intro and solo by <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Dalto" title="Jorge Dalto">Jorge Dalto</a>), became a huge pop hit and won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Grammy Award for Record of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (He had sung vocals infrequently on albums earlier in his career, notably his rendition of "<a href="/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Sun" title="Here Comes the Sun">Here Comes the Sun</a>" on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Side_of_Abbey_Road" title="The Other Side of Abbey Road">The Other Side of Abbey Road</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) The rest of the album is instrumental, including his rendition of the 1975 <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Feliciano" title="José Feliciano">José Feliciano</a> composition "<a href="/wiki/Affirmation_(George_Benson_song)" title="Affirmation (George Benson song)">Affirmation</a>". </p><p>In 1976, Benson embarked on a tour called George & Minnie Live! with soul singer <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Riperton" title="Minnie Riperton">Minnie Riperton</a>; she had recently been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and would die in 1979. In addition, Benson appeared as a guitarist and backup vocalist on <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Another_Star" title="Another Star">Another Star</a>" from Wonder's album <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life" title="Songs in the Key of Life">Songs in the Key of Life</a></i> (1976). </p><p>He also recorded the original version of "<a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Love_of_All" title="The Greatest Love of All">The Greatest Love of All</a>" for the 1977 <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a> biopic, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_(1977_film)" title="The Greatest (1977 film)">The Greatest</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was later covered by <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> as "Greatest Love of All."<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_–_Artists_bio_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1_–_Artists_bio-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time Benson recorded with the German conductor <a href="/wiki/Claus_Ogerman" title="Claus Ogerman">Claus Ogerman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The live take of "<a href="/wiki/On_Broadway_(song)" title="On Broadway (song)">On Broadway</a>," recorded a few months later from the 1978 release <i><a href="/wiki/Weekend_in_L.A." title="Weekend in L.A.">Weekend in L.A.</a></i>, also won a Grammy.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg/200px-George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg/300px-George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg/400px-George_benson_1986_montreux_16_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1091" data-file-height="1557" /></a><figcaption>Benson in Montreux 1986</figcaption></figure> <p>The Qwest record label (a subsidiary of Warner Bros., run by <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a>) released Benson's breakthrough pop album <i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(album)" title="Give Me the Night (album)">Give Me the Night</a></i>, produced by Jones.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benson made it into the pop and R&B top ten with the song "<a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(George_Benson_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Give Me the Night (George Benson song)">Give Me the Night</a>" (written by former <a href="/wiki/Heatwave_(band)" title="Heatwave (band)">Heatwave</a> keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Rod_Temperton" title="Rod Temperton">Rod Temperton</a>). He had many hit singles such as "Love All the Hurt Away", "<a href="/wiki/Turn_Your_Love_Around" title="Turn Your Love Around">Turn Your Love Around</a>", "Inside Love", "<a href="/wiki/Lady_Love_Me_(One_More_Time)" title="Lady Love Me (One More Time)">Lady Love Me</a>", "20/20", "<a href="/wiki/Shiver_(George_Benson_song)" title="Shiver (George Benson song)">Shiver</a>", and "Kisses in the Moonlight". More importantly, Jones encouraged Benson to search his roots for further vocal inspiration, and he rediscovered his love for <a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donny_Hathaway" title="Donny Hathaway">Donny Hathaway</a> in the process, influencing a string of further vocal albums into the 1990s. Despite returning to his jazz and guitar playing most recently, this theme was reflected again much later in Benson's 2000 release <i><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Benson" title="Absolute Benson">Absolute Benson</a></i>, featuring a cover of one of Hathaway's most notable songs, "<a href="/wiki/The_Ghetto_(Donny_Hathaway_song)" title="The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway song)">The Ghetto</a>". Benson accumulated three other platinum LPs and two gold albums.<sup id="cite_ref-VH1_–_Artists_bio_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VH1_–_Artists_bio-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s_to_present">1990s to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1990s to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, Benson was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the <a href="/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee College of Music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To commemorate the long relationship between Benson and <a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a> and to celebrate 30 years of collaboration on the GB Signature Models, Ibanez created the GB30TH, a limited-edition model with a gold-foil finish inspired by the traditional Japanese Garahaku art form.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_(serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634)_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_(2019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden,_Janine_and_Jim).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_%28serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634%29_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg/220px-Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_%28serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634%29_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_%28serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634%29_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg/330px-Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_%28serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634%29_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_%28serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634%29_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg/440px-Joni_Mitchell%27s_1978_Ibanez_GB10NT_George_Benson_Signature_%28serial_no._0745%EF%BC%8F_I786634%29_-_Play_It_Loud._MET_%282019-05-13_18-51-45_by_Eden%2C_Janine_and_Jim%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1517" data-file-height="1214" /></a><figcaption>A 1978 <a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a> George Benson signature guitar played by <a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a> from at least 1979 to 1983<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In 2009, Benson was recognized by the <a href="/wiki/National_Endowment_of_the_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="National Endowment of the Arts">National Endowment of the Arts</a> as a <a href="/wiki/NEA_Jazz_Masters" title="NEA Jazz Masters">Jazz Master</a>, the United States highest honor in jazz.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benson performed at the 49th issue of the <a href="/wiki/Ohrid_Summer_Festival" title="Ohrid Summer Festival">Ohrid Summer Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a> on July 25, 2009, and his tribute show to <a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a>, <i>An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King Cole</i>, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_International_Jazz_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Istanbul International Jazz Festival">Istanbul International Jazz Festival</a> in Turkey on July 27. </p><p>In late 2009, Benson finished recording an album entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_and_Stories" title="Songs and Stories">Songs and Stories</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Miller" title="Marcus Miller">Marcus Miller</a>, producer John Burk,<sup id="cite_ref-georgebenson.com_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-georgebenson.com-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and session musicians <a href="/wiki/David_Paich" title="David Paich">David Paich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lukather" title="Steve Lukather">Steve Lukather</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the promotion for the album, Benson appeared or performed on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tavis_Smiley_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tavis Smiley Show">The Tavis Smiley Show</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!" title="Jimmy Kimmel Live!">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Late_Night_with_Jimmy_Fallon" title="Late Night with Jimmy Fallon">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He performed at the 2011 <a href="/wiki/Java_Jazz_Festival" title="Java Jazz Festival">Java Jazz Festival</a> during March 4–6. On October 4, Benson released the album <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Man_(George_Benson_album)" title="Guitar Man (George Benson album)">Guitar Man</a></i>, revisiting his 1960s/early-1970s guitar-playing roots with a 12-song collection of covers of both jazz and pop standards produced by John Burk.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2013, Benson released his fourth album for Concord, <i><a href="/wiki/Inspiration:_A_Tribute_to_Nat_King_Cole" title="Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole">Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole</a></i>, which included <a href="/wiki/Wynton_Marsalis" title="Wynton Marsalis">Wynton Marsalis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idina_Menzel" title="Idina Menzel">Idina Menzel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Till_Br%C3%B6nner" title="Till Brönner">Till Brönner</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Judith_Hill" title="Judith Hill">Judith Hill</a>. In September, he returned to perform at <a href="/wiki/Rock_in_Rio" title="Rock in Rio">Rock in Rio</a> festival, in Rio de Janeiro, 35 years after his first performance at this festival, which was then the inaugural one.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2016, Benson participated as a mentor in the <a href="/wiki/Sky_Arts" title="Sky Arts">Sky Arts</a> programme <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Star" title="Guitar Star">Guitar Star</a></i> in the search for the UK and <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>'s most talented guitarist.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In May 2018, Benson was featured on the <a href="/wiki/Gorillaz" title="Gorillaz">Gorillaz</a> single "<a href="/wiki/Humility_(song)" title="Humility (song)">Humility</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1096940132"></p><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Benson_-_This_Masquerade.ogg" title="File:George Benson - This Masquerade.ogg">George Benson – "This Masquerade"</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="George_Benson_-_This_Masquerade.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/George_Benson_-_This_Masquerade.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/7/7d/George_Benson_-_This_Masquerade.ogg/George_Benson_-_This_Masquerade.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Sample track from George Benson's <i>Breezin' </i> album (1976)</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>On July 12, 2018, it was announced that Benson had signed to <a href="/wiki/Mascot_Label_Group" title="Mascot Label Group">Mascot Label Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benson stopped touring internationally at the start of 2024 due to ill health, cancelling a series of UK concerts that summer.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benson released a new album, <i>Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon</i> on July 19, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-spin2024_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin2024-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rhino2024_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhino2024-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was an abandoned project based on recordings with arranger and conductor <a href="/wiki/Robert_Farnon" title="Robert Farnon">Robert Farnon</a> backed by the <a href="/wiki/London_Symphony_Orchestra" title="London Symphony Orchestra">London Symphony Orchestra</a> from 1989 that were thought to have been lost. Upon location of the masters, Benson played them for his current label, <a href="/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment" title="Rhino Entertainment">Rhino Entertainment</a>, who encouraged Benson to complete the project.<sup id="cite_ref-spin2024_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin2024-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Were the album released when it was recorded it would have predated most of the <a href="/wiki/Great_American_Songbook#Revivals" title="Great American Songbook">wave</a> of <a href="/wiki/Great_American_Songbook" title="Great American Songbook">Great American Songbook</a> albums released by popular artists at the end of the 20th century and well into the 21st century. Benson also announced plans for a four-night festival called <i>Breezin' with the Stars</i> planned for January 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-spin2024_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin2024-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benson has been married to Johnnie Lee since 1965 and has seven children. Benson describes his music as focusing more on love and romance, due to his commitment to his family and religious practices, with Benson being a <a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witness</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benson has been a resident of <a href="/wiki/Englewood,_New_Jersey" title="Englewood, New Jersey">Englewood, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/George_Benson_discography" title="George Benson discography">George Benson discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>List of <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> received by George Benson<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Grammy Awards">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Instrumental_Performance#1970s" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance">Best R&B Instrumental Performance</a> </td> <td>"Theme from Good King Bad" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Grammy Awards">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Instrumental_Performance#Recipients" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance">Best Pop Instrumental Performance</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Breezin%27_(song)" title="Breezin' (song)">Breezin'</a>" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Grammy Awards">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year#Recipients" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/This_Masquerade" title="This Masquerade">This Masquerade</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_LiPuma" title="Tommy LiPuma">Tommy LiPuma</a>, producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Grammy Awards">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Vocal_Performance#1970s" title="Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance">Best Male R&B Vocal Performance</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/On_Broadway_(song)#Versions" title="On Broadway (song)">On Broadway</a>" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Grammy Awards">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Jazz_Vocal_Performance,_Male#Recipients" title="Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male">Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male</a> </td> <td>"Moody's Mood" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Grammy Awards">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Instrumental_Performance#1980s" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance">Best R&B Instrumental Performance</a> </td> <td>"Off Broadway" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Grammy Awards">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Vocal_Performance#1980s" title="Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance">Best Male R&B Vocal Performance</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(album)" title="Give Me the Night (album)">Give Me the Night</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 Grammy Awards">1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Instrumental_Performance#Recipients" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance">Best Pop Instrumental Performance</a> </td> <td>"Being with You" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Grammy Awards">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_R%26B_Performance#Recipients" title="Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance">Best Traditional R&B Performance</a> </td> <td>"God Bless the Child" </td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Al_Jarreau" title="Al Jarreau">Al Jarreau</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jill_Scott_(singer)" title="Jill Scott (singer)">Jill Scott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Grammy Awards">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Instrumental_Performance#Recipients" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance">Best Pop Instrumental Performance</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Mornin%27" title="Mornin'">Mornin'</a>" </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Benson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Uptown" title="It's Uptown">It's Uptown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Benson_Cookbook" title="The George Benson Cookbook">The George Benson Cookbook</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giblet_Gravy" title="Giblet Gravy">Giblet Gravy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shape_of_Things_to_Come_(George_Benson_album)" title="Shape of Things to Come (George Benson album)">Shape of Things to Come</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Goodies_(George_Benson_album)" title="Goodies (George Benson album)">Goodies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tell_It_Like_It_Is_(George_Benson_album)" title="Tell It Like It Is (George Benson album)">Tell It Like It Is</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Side_of_Abbey_Road" title="The Other Side of Abbey Road">The Other Side of Abbey Road</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Blue_Horizon" title="Beyond the Blue Horizon">Beyond the Blue Horizon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Rabbit_(George_Benson_album)" title="White Rabbit (George Benson album)">White Rabbit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Body_Talk_(George_Benson_album)" title="Body Talk (George Benson album)">Body Talk</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Benson" title="Bad Benson">Bad Benson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Good_King_Bad" title="Good King Bad">Good King Bad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Benson_%26_Farrell" title="Benson & Farrell">Benson & Farrell</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Breezin%27" title="Breezin'">Breezin'</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Flight_(George_Benson_album)" title="In Flight (George Benson album)">In Flight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Livin%27_Inside_Your_Love" title="Livin' Inside Your Love">Livin' Inside Your Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(album)" title="Give Me the Night (album)">Give Me the Night</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Your_Eyes_(George_Benson_album)" title="In Your Eyes (George Benson album)">In Your Eyes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Fire" title="Pacific Fire">Pacific Fire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Got_a_Woman_and_Some_Blues" title="I Got a Woman and Some Blues">I Got a Woman and Some Blues</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/20/20_(George_Benson_album)" title="20/20 (George Benson album)">20/20</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/While_the_City_Sleeps..." title="While the City Sleeps...">While the City Sleeps...</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Collaboration_(George_Benson_%26_Earl_Klugh_album)" title="Collaboration (George Benson & Earl Klugh album)">Collaboration</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Twice_the_Love" title="Twice the Love">Twice the Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Band" title="Big Boss Band">Big Boss Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_Right_(album)" title="That's Right (album)">That's Right</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Standing_Together_(George_Benson_album)" title="Standing Together (George Benson album)">Standing Together</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Benson" title="Absolute Benson">Absolute Benson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Irreplaceable_(George_Benson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Irreplaceable (George Benson album)">Irreplaceable</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Givin%27_It_Up" title="Givin' It Up">Givin' It Up</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_and_Stories" title="Songs and Stories">Songs and Stories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Man_(George_Benson_album)" title="Guitar Man (George Benson album)">Guitar Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inspiration:_A_Tribute_to_Nat_King_Cole" title="Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole">Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walking_to_New_Orleans_(album)" title="Walking to New Orleans (album)">Walking to New Orleans</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Concert-Carnegie_Hall" title="In Concert-Carnegie Hall">In Concert-Carnegie Hall</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weekend_in_L.A." title="Weekend in L.A.">Weekend in L.A.</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_(George_Benson_album)" title="Space (George Benson album)">Space</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Benson_Collection" title="The George Benson Collection">The George Benson Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Hits_of_All" title="The Greatest Hits of All">The Greatest Hits of All</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_George_Benson:_The_Greatest_Hits_of_All" title="The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All">The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_George_Benson" title="The Essential George Benson">The Essential George Benson</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Masquerade" title="This Masquerade">This Masquerade</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Breezin%27_(song)" title="Breezin' (song)">Breezin'</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Love_of_All" title="The Greatest Love of All">The Greatest Love of All</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_Broadway_(song)" title="On Broadway (song)">On Broadway</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Ballad_(L.T.D._song)" title="Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)">Love Ballad</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(George_Benson_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Give Me the Night (George Benson song)">Give Me the Night</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_X_Love" title="Love X Love">Love X Love</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_on_Your_Mind_(George_Benson_song)" title="What's on Your Mind (George Benson song)">What's on Your Mind</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Give_Up_on_a_Good_Thing" title="Never Give Up on a Good Thing">Never Give Up on a Good Thing</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Turn_Your_Love_Around" title="Turn Your Love Around">Turn Your Love Around</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Inside_Love_(So_Personal)" title="Inside Love (So Personal)">Inside Love (So Personal)</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lady_Love_Me_(One_More_Time)" title="Lady Love Me (One More Time)">Lady Love Me (One More Time)</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Feel_Like_Makin%27_Love_(Roberta_Flack_song)" title="Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song)">Feel Like Makin' Love</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_Your_Eyes_(George_Benson_song)" title="In Your Eyes (George Benson song)">In Your Eyes</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing%27s_Gonna_Change_My_Love_for_You" title="Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You">Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shiver_(George_Benson_song)" title="Shiver (George Benson song)">Shiver</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Teaser_(George_Benson_song)" title="Teaser (George Benson song)">Teaser</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It_Again_(song)" title="Let's Do It Again (song)">Let's Do It Again</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year79" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nel_blu,_dipinto_di_blu_(song)" title="Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)">Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Domenico_Modugno" title="Domenico Modugno">Domenico Modugno</a> (1958)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mack_the_Knife" title="Mack the Knife">Mack the Knife</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_A_Summer_Place" title="Theme from A Summer Place">Theme from <i>A Summer Place</i></a>" – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Faith" title="Percy Faith">Percy Faith</a> (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Left_My_Heart_in_San_Francisco" title="I Left My Heart in San Francisco">I Left My Heart in San Francisco</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_from_Ipanema" title="The Girl from Ipanema">The Girl from Ipanema</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Astrud_Gilberto" title="Astrud Gilberto">Astrud Gilberto</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stan_Getz" title="Stan Getz">Stan Getz</a> (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey_(song)" title="A Taste of Honey (song)">A Taste of Honey</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert</a> & the Tijuana Brass (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strangers_in_the_Night" title="Strangers in the Night">Strangers in the Night</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Up,_Up_and_Away_(song)" title="Up, Up and Away (song)">Up, Up and Away</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension" title="The 5th Dimension">The 5th Dimension</a> (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mrs._Robinson" title="Mrs. Robinson">Mrs. Robinson</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a> (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Aquarius/Let_the_Sunshine_In" title="Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In">Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension" title="The 5th Dimension">The 5th Dimension</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a> (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Too_Late_(Carole_King_song)" title="It's Too Late (Carole King song)">It's Too Late</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a> (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_First_Time_Ever_I_Saw_Your_Face" title="The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face">The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly with His Song</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Honestly_Love_You" title="I Honestly Love You">I Honestly Love You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a> (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Will_Keep_Us_Together" title="Love Will Keep Us Together">Love Will Keep Us Together</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Captain_%26_Tennille" title="Captain & Tennille">Captain & Tennille</a> (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Masquerade" title="This Masquerade">This Masquerade</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">George Benson</a> (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotel_California" title="Hotel California">Hotel California</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eagles_(band)" title="Eagles (band)">Eagles</a> (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_the_Way_You_Are_(Billy_Joel_song)" title="Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)">Just the Way You Are</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a> (1978)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Doobie_Brothers" title="The Doobie Brothers">The Doobie Brothers</a> (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Sailing_(Christopher_Cross_song)" title="Sailing (Christopher Cross song)">Sailing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> (1980)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bette_Davis_Eyes" title="Bette Davis Eyes">Bette Davis Eyes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Carnes" title="Kim Carnes">Kim Carnes</a> (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rosanna_(song)" title="Rosanna (song)">Rosanna</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Toto_(band)" title="Toto (band)">Toto</a> (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beat_It" title="Beat It">Beat It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Love_Got_to_Do_with_It_(song)" title="What's Love Got to Do with It (song)">What's Love Got to Do with It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/USA_for_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="USA for Africa">USA for Africa</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Higher_Love" title="Higher Love">Higher Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Winwood" title="Steve Winwood">Steve Winwood</a> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Graceland_(song)" title="Graceland (song)">Graceland</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Worry,_Be_Happy" title="Don't Worry, Be Happy">Don't Worry, Be Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin" title="Bobby McFerrin">Bobby McFerrin</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wind_Beneath_My_Wings" title="Wind Beneath My Wings">Wind Beneath My Wings</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bette_Midler" title="Bette Midler">Bette Midler</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_Day_in_Paradise" title="Another Day in Paradise">Another Day in Paradise</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unforgettable_(Nat_King_Cole_song)" title="Unforgettable (Nat King Cole song)">Unforgettable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a> with <a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven" title="Tears in Heaven">Tears in Heaven</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Always_Love_You" title="I Will Always Love You">I Will Always Love You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Wanna_Do_(Sheryl_Crow_song)" title="All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow song)">All I Wanna Do</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Crow" title="Sheryl Crow">Sheryl Crow</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_from_a_Rose" title="Kiss from a Rose">Kiss from a Rose</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_the_World" title="Change the World">Change the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunny_Came_Home" title="Sunny Came Home">Sunny Came Home</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Colvin" title="Shawn Colvin">Shawn Colvin</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smooth_(Santana_song)" title="Smooth (Santana song)">Smooth</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rob_Thomas_(musician)" title="Rob Thomas (musician)">Rob Thomas</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Day" title="Beautiful Day">Beautiful Day</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Walk_On_(U2_song)" title="Walk On (U2 song)">Walk On</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Know_Why" title="Don't Know Why">Don't Know Why</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Clocks_(song)" title="Clocks (song)">Clocks</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_Again_(Ray_Charles_song)" title="Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)">Here We Go Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a> & <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_(Green_Day_song)" title="Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)">Boulevard of Broken Dreams</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Not_Ready_to_Make_Nice" title="Not Ready to Make Nice">Not Ready to Make Nice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Chicks" title="The Chicks">Dixie Chicks</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rehab_(Amy_Winehouse_song)" title="Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)">Rehab</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Read_the_Letter" title="Please Read the Letter">Please Read the Letter</a>" – <a 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Know</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gotye" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Lucky_(Daft_Punk_song)" title="Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)">Get Lucky</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> & <a href="/wiki/Nile_Rodgers" title="Nile Rodgers">Nile Rodgers</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_with_Me_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Stay with Me (Sam Smith song)">Stay with Me</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Darkchild</a> version) – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_(Adele_song)" title="Hello (Adele song)">Hello</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/24K_Magic_(song)" title="24K Magic (song)">24K Magic</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Guy_(Billie_Eilish_song)" title="Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)">Bad Guy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Everything_I_Wanted" title="Everything I Wanted">Everything I Wanted</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> 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