George Washington Benson

E248738
human jazz guitarist recording artist singer songwriter

George Washington Benson is an American jazz guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his smooth style and crossover success in both jazz and pop music.

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George Washington Benson canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
birthDate 1943-03-22 ⓘ
birthPlace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Benson ⓘ
fieldOfWork jazz performance ⓘ
music industry ⓘ
popular music performance ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
pop ⓘ
smooth jazz ⓘ
soul ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.georgebenson.com/ ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
knownFor crossover success between jazz and pop music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement crossover jazz ⓘ
name George Washington Benson self-link ⓘ
notableAlbum Breezin' ⓘ
Give Me the Night ⓘ
In Flight ⓘ
Weekend in L.A. ⓘ
notableWork Breezin' ⓘ
Give Me the Night ⓘ
On Broadway ⓘ
Greatest Love of All ⓘ
surface form: The Greatest Love of All

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Turn Your Love Around ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
recordLabel CTI Records ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style smooth guitar tone ⓘ
smooth vocal style ⓘ

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George Benson → birthName → George Washington Benson ⓘ
George Washington Benson → name → George Washington Benson self-link ⓘ