Brook Benton
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Brook Benton was an American singer and songwriter known for his smooth baritone voice and a string of soulful pop and R&B hits in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Benjamin Franklin Peay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
achieved multiple number-one hits on the Billboard R&B chart
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achieved multiple top 10 hits on the Billboard pop chart ⓘ |
| collaboratedOn |
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
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Baby (You've Got What It Takes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-04-09 ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel
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pop ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
pop-soul crossover
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soul music ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
romantic ballads
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smooth vocal delivery ⓘ |
| notableHitYear |
1959
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1960 ⓘ 1962 ⓘ 1970 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Endlessly
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Hotel Happiness NERFINISHED ⓘ It's Just a Matter of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiddio NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainy Night in Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ So Many Ways NERFINISHED ⓘ Thank You Pretty Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boll Weevil Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
singer
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lugoff, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Cotillion Records
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Mercury Records ⓘ |
| songwritingForOthers |
wrote songs for Clyde McPhatter
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wrote songs for Nat King Cole ⓘ wrote songs for other R&B artists in the 1950s ⓘ |
| stageName | Brook Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It's All in the Game
subject surface form:
"I'll Walk Alone"