Brook Benton

Brook Benton
Born: Sep 19, 1931 in Camden, SC
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Died: Apr 9, 1988 in New York, NY
Genre: R&B
Styles: Early R&B, Early Pop/Rock, Soul
Biography: Silky smooth: that was Brook Benton's byword from his first record to his very last, as the singer parlayed his rich baritone pipes into seven number one R&B hits and eight Top Ten items. Stints on the gospel circuit preceded Benton's first secular session for Okeh in 1953, but his career didn't begin ...Read full biography
It's Just a Matter of Time
Released: 1959
Label: Mercury
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Songs I Love To Sing
Released: 1960
Label: Verve Reissues
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Songs I Love to Sing by Brook Benton is a gorgeous array of 12 standards as interpreted by Benton and his collaborator, Clyde Otis. He does not sound like the Benton of his last hit, "Rainy Night in Georgia"; ...Read full review
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