false 2024-01-12 23:51:06 Give Me the Night 1980 1980-01-01 1980-01-01 0 Contemporary Jazz Contemporary R&B Disco Jazz Jazz Pop Jazz-Funk Smooth Jazz Smooth Soul Soul Jazz 115552 2137253 ed52eb98-9a5a-4009-b790-fe3730070397 467f69b6-8d6d-4d2c-bfad-e89adf2806ff 899999b9-f436-3b38-a813-893100d3169f /media/data/media5/Music/George Benson/Give Me the Night (1980)/folder.jpg George Benson George Benson 1 1 Love × Love 1 2 Off Broadway 1 3 Moody’s Mood 1 4 Give Me the Night 1 5 What’s on Your Mind 1 6 Dinorah, Dinorah 1 7 Love Dance 1 8 Star of a Story (X) 1 9 Midnight Love Affair 1 10 Turn Out the Lamplight George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. Benson has won ten Grammy Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.