George Benson Net Worth is$5 Million George Benson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Benson is a ten-time Grammy Award-winning American musician and singer-songwriter. He began his professional career at twenty-one, as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt. A former...
Full Name George Benson Net Worth $5 Million Date Of Birth March 22, 1943 Died June 17, 1983, London, United Kingdom Place Of Birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Profession Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Guitarist Education Connelly High School, Schenley High School Nationality United States of America Spouse Johnnie Benson (m. 1965) Nicknames George Benson , George Benson , Georges Benson Awards Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumenta... Music Groups Fuse One Nominations Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Soul Train Music Award for Best Traditional Jazz Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, American Music Award for Fa... Movies Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Deauville, Brooks, CA, United States, Beverly Hills, CA, United States, Irvine, CA, United States Star Sign Aries
# Trademark 1 Pencil moustache 2 Hollow body Japanese electric guitars: Ibanez GB10, LGB300, GB30TH 3 Scat vocals matching his guitar soloing note-for-note
# Quote 1 "I'd sat down with a great blind pianist from San Francisco name Freddy Gambrel, he turned me onto some wonderful ways to get in and out of chord changes and weld harmonies together. Of course I still wanted to be like Charlie Christian , Django Reinhardt , and Hank Garland - my heroes. I've always liked the hot guitar guys.".
# Fact 1 He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performance Arts category. 2 Friends with Freddy Cole . 3 He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7055 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. 4 Dedicated a 1992 show at the Florida Theatre to Hank Garland . 5 Was influenced by legendary guitar player Hank Garland .. 6 Seven top 40 hits (USA) including "This Masquerade", "Give Me the Night" and "Lady Love Me (One More Time)".
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character Atlanta 2016 TV Series performer - 1 episode Luke Cage 2016 TV Series writer - 1 episode Bunheads 2013 TV Series performer - 1 episode Hit and Run 2012 performer: "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" The Voice 2012 TV Series performer - 1 episode The Intouchables 2011 performer: "The Ghetto" Michel Legrand and Friends 2010 TV Movie "Watch What Happens" Idols! 2008 TV Series writer - 1 episode The Pursuit of Happyness 2006 performer: "This Masquerade" 1972 History Detectives 2005 TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode Uptown Girls 2003 performer: "On Broadway Live Version" 1962 OT: Our Town 2002 Documentary performer: "The Ghetto" The Yards 2000 performer: "Affirmation" 1975 Michael 1996 performer: "Dream" 1944 / producer: "Dream" 1944 Safe 1995 performer: "Turn Your Love Around" Freddie as F.R.O.7. 1992 performer: "Keep Your Dreams Alive" The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1992 TV Series performer - 1 episode Get a Life 1990 TV Series performer - 1 episode Alega Gang: Public Enemy No. 1 of Cebu 1988 performer: "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" Big Business 1988 performer: "On Broadway" Die Wicherts von nebenan 1986 TV Series performer - 1 episode Miami Vice 1984 TV Series performer - 1 episode Top of the Pops 1977-1982 TV Series performer - 6 episodes SCTV Network 1981 TV Series performer: "Off Broadway" WKRP in Cincinnati 1981 TV Series performer - 1 episode All That Jazz 1979 performer: "On Broadway" 1963 Boulevard Nights 1979 performer: "Street Tattoo" Derrick 1978 TV Series performer - 1 episode Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 performer: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Finale The Greatest 1977 performer: "The Greatest Love of All", "I Always Knew I Had It In Me" Saturday Night Live 1977 TV Series performer - 1 episode
Actor Title Year Status Character The New Mike Hammer 1985-1986 TV Series Sweet Billy Marvel / George Langdon Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 Our Guests at Heartland
Self Title Year Status Character The One Show 2009 TV Series Himself George Benson: Live at Montreux, 1986 2005 Video Himself American Idol 2005 TV Series Himself - Guest The Heaven and Earth Show 2004 TV Series Himself Today with Des and Mel 2004 TV Series Himself VH-1 Where Are They Now? 2002 TV Series documentary Himself Broadway's Best 2002 TV Movie Himself Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America 2001 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Mundo VIP 2001 TV Series Himself Pavarotti & Friends for Afghanistan 2001 TV Special documentary Himself George Benson: Absolutely Live 2000 Video documentary Himself The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards 2000 TV Special Himself - Performer 30th NAACP Image Awards 1999 TV Special Himself Later... With Jools Holland 1998 TV Series Himself A Celebration of America's Music 1998 TV Special Himself New York Undercover 1996 TV Series Himself The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1993 TV Series Himself Leyendas de la guitarra 1991 TV Movie documentary Himself Jon Hendricks: The Freddie Sessions 1990 Documentary short Himself Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones 1990 Documentary Himself The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1989 TV Special Himself The 16th Annual American Music Awards 1989 TV Special Himself - Presenter Soul Train 1981-1989 TV Series documentary Himself Live from Her Majesty's 1988 TV Series Himself Ebony/Jet Showcase 1988 TV Series Himself The 30th Annual Grammy Awards 1988 TV Special Himself Sesame Street 1985-1988 TV Series Himself Àngel Casas Show 1987 TV Series Himself Fin de siglo 1987 TV Series Himself The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1987 TV Special Himself The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards 1987 TV Special Himself - Host Top of the Pops 1986 TV Series Himself Solid Gold 1982-1986 TV Series Himself The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1970-1986 TV Series Himself Frank Sinatra: Portrait of an Album 1985 Video Himself - guitar (uncredited) Känguru 1985 TV Series Himself Today 1985 TV Series Himself Lynda Carter: Street Life 1982 TV Movie Himself Good Morning America 1979-1981 TV Series Himself Music Central 1981 TV Movie Himself Talmage Farlow 1981 Documentary Himself Count Basie at Carnegie Hall 1981 TV Movie Himself The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards 1981 TV Special Himself From Jump Street: The Story of Black Music 1980 TV Series Himself The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards 1980 TV Special Himself Numéro 1 1978 TV Series Himself The Midnight Special 1977-1978 TV Series Himself / Himself - Host The Mike Douglas Show 1976-1977 TV Series Himself - Vocalist Rock Music Awards 1977 TV Special Himself The People's Command Performance: '77 1977 TV Movie Himself The 19th Annual Grammy Awards 1977 TV Special Himself Saturday Night Live 1977 TV Series Himself - Musical Guest The Second Annual Rock Music Awards 1976 TV Special Himself The Diahann Carroll Show 1976 TV Series Himself Rock Concert 1975-1976 TV Series Himself Dinah! 1976 TV Series Himself The Borgia Stick 1967 TV Movie Himself - as Conductor of the Orchestra Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Marcus 2015 Video documentary Himself Tavis Smiley 2006-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself - Guest Loose Women 2010-2014 TV Series Himself Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark 2014 Documentary Himself 2013 Soul Train Awards 2013 TV Special Himself Rock in Rio 1985-2013 TV Series Himself / Himself - Performer Dobro jutro, Hrvatska 2013 TV Series Himself B.B. King: The Life of Riley 2012 Documentary Himself Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story 2011 Documentary Himself Late Show with David Letterman 1994-2010 TV Series Himself - Guest Musician / Herself - Musical Guest Michel Legrand and Friends 2010 TV Movie Himself Breakfast 2004-2010 TV Series Himself The Best of the World Music Awards 2010 TV Special Himself Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2009 TV Series Himself Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004-2009 TV Series Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1996 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Recording Awarded on September 19, 1996 at 7055 Hollywood Blvd.
Known for movies The Intouchables (2011)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Michael (1996)
Talmage Farlow (1981)
$5 Million
