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Singer/songwriter Brook Benton was born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931, in Camden, South Carolina. He became a gospel singer at a young age and was a member of the Camden Jubilee Singers. Benton moved to New York City at age 17 in 1948 to try his luck as a songwriter. When he first arrived in New York he sang with such gospel groups as Bill Langford's Spiritual Singers, The Langfordaires, The Golden Gate Quartet, and The Jerusalem Stars. He eventually went back to South Carolina, drove a truck for a while and joined the R&B singing group The Sandmen prior to returning to New York again in search of a big break. This time Benton found a successful career co-producing albums and writing songs for such artists as Nat 'King' Cole, Clyde McPhatter (he penned the hit song "A Lover's Question" for McPhatter), and Roy Hamilton.

Benton enjoyed his first minor hit with "A Million Miles from Nowhere." He then switched to Mercury Records and achieved his greatest commercial success recording a steady string of hit songs with that label (he frequently collaborated with producer/songwriter Clyde Otis while at Mercury). In 1959 Brook scored two major breakthrough successes: "It's Just A Matter of Time" peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts and "Endlessly" went all the way to #12 on the charts. Benton sustained this winning streak with such equally excellent tunes as "Thank You Pretty Baby," "So Many Ways," "Hotel Happiness," "The Boll Weevil Song," and "Kiddio." "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" and "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)," his two delightful duets with Dinah Washington, were both Top 10 hits in 1960. Brook cracked the Top 10 one last time in 1970 with a beautifully moving rendition of Tony Joe White's lovely ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." He remained a popular concert performer throughout the 1980s.

Benton died at the tragically young age of 56 from spinal meningitis in New York City on April 9, 1988. He was survived by his wife Mary and four children.

(1977) Album: &quot;The Incomparable Brook Benton - 20 Greatest Hits&quot;

(1970) Album: &quot;Brook Benton Today&quot;

(1969) Album: &quot;Do Your Own Thing&quot;

(1967) Album: &quot;Laura (What&#39;s He Got That I Ain&#39;t Got)&quot;

(1963) Album: &quot;Golden Hits, Volume 2&quot;

(1959) Album: &quot;This Time of Year&quot;

CD: &quot;A Rainy Night in Georgia&quot; (ZZ)

(1957) Wrote &quot;The Stroll&quot; for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2341330/?ref_=nmwrk">The Diamonds</a>, one of their biggest hits.

(1976) Single: &quot;Can&#39;t Take My Eyes Off You&quot; / &quot;Weekend With Feathers&quot; (All Platinum Records)

(1960) Single (w/<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0913423/?ref_=nmwrk">Dinah Washington</a>): &quot;A Rockin&#39; Good Way&quot; (reached #1 on US R&amp;B charts)

(1960) Single (w/<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0913423/?ref_=nmwrk">Dinah Washington</a>): &quot;Baby, You Got What It Takes&quot; (reached #1 on US R&amp;B charts).

(1962) Recorded the title song for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0056671/?ref_=nmwrk">Walk on the Wild Side (1962)</a> as well as a special version of the song for the film.

Single: &quot;Rainy Night in Georgia&quot; (reached #1 on US charts).

Single: &quot;So Many Ways&quot; (Mercury Records; reached #1 on US charts).

Single: &quot;It&#39;s Just a Matter of Time&quot; (Mercury Records; reached #1 on US charts).

(1958) Wrote &quot;Looking Back&quot;, a hit for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0170713/?ref_=nmwrk">Nat &#39;King&#39; Cole</a>.

(1970) Single: &quot;My Way&quot; / &quot;A Little Bit Of Soap&quot; (Cotillion Records)

(1969) Single: &quot;Rainy Night In Georgia&quot; / &quot;Where Do You Go From Here&quot; (Cotillion Records)

(1969) Single: &quot;Nothing Can Take The Place Of You&quot; / &quot;Woman Without Love&quot; (Cotillion Records)

(1969) Single: &quot;She Knows What To Do With &#39;Em&quot; / &quot;Touch &#39;Em With Love&quot; (Cotillion Records)

(1968) Single: &quot;Just Don&#39;t Know What To Do With Myself&quot; / &quot;Do Your Own Thing&quot; (Cotillion Records)

(????( Album: &quot;Let Me Sing and I&#39;m Happy&quot;.

CD: &quot;The Very Best of Brook Benton&quot;.

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