Benson continues to tour the world performing over 100 shows a year. In May 2008, for the first time Benson took part in Mawazine Festival in Morocco. He played during the second Monsoon Cup in Terengganu in 2006 and also Malaysia's 50th Merdeka celebration alongside Jarreau in 2007. George Benson toured with Al Jarreau in America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to promote their 2006 album Givin' It Up. In 1992, Benson appeared on Jack McDuff's Colour Me Blue album. In 1985 Benson and guitarist Chet Atkins went on the smooth jazz charts with their collaboration 'Sunrise', one of two songs from the duo released on Atkins' disc Stay Tuned. Sample track from George Benson's Breezin' album (1976) He also recorded the original version of 'Greatest Love of All' for the 1977 Muhammad Ali bio-pic, The Greatest, which was later recorded as a cover by Whitney Houston.Дuring this time Benson recorded with the German conductor, Claus Ogerman. On Warner Bros., Benson accumulated three other platinum LPs and two gold albums. Benson made it into the pop and R&B top ten with the song 'Give Me the Night', produced by Quincy Jones. 'This Masquerade' won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the live take of 'On Broadway', recorded two years later from the 1978 release Weekend in L.A., also won a Grammy. Riperton had been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer earlier that year. He was part of psychedelic soul group Harlem Underground Band during the 1970s, whose song 'Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba' was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.Д«enson toured with soul singer, Minnie Riperton, in 1976. He had used his vocals on songs earlier in his career, notably his rendition of 'Here Comes the Sun' on the Other Side of Abbey Road album. With the 1976 release Breezin', Benson began to put his vocal on tracks such as 'This Masquerade'. Records, a whole new audience began to discover Benson for the first time. Problems listening to this file? See media help.Д«y the mid to late 1970s, as he recorded for Warner Bros. Title track sample from George Benson's Breezin' album Benson also did a version of The Beatles's 1969 album Abbey Road called The Other Side of Abbey Road, also released in 1969, and a version of 'White Rabbit', originally written and recorded by San Francisco rock group Jefferson Airplane, around this time. Then, Creed Taylor signed him up for his CTI label, where he recorded numerous albums with jazz heavyweights guesting to limited financial success.

Miles Davis employed Benson in the mid 1960s, featuring his guitar on 'Paraphernalia' on his 1967 Columbia release, Miles in the Sky. Benson followed it up with The George Benson Cookbook, also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber. At the age of 21, he recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, featuring McDuff.Д«enson's next recording was It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax. Benson got his first experience playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz in a several-year stint with organist Jack McDuff.

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