- Born
- Birth nameGeorge Washington Benson
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- George Benson was born on March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Spiderhead (2022), Hit and Run (2012) and Michael (1996). He has been married to Johnnie Lee since March 1965. They have six children.
- SpouseJohnnie Lee(March 1965 - present) (6 children)
- ChildrenKeith GivensRobert BensonMarcus BensonChristopher BensonStehen BensonGeorge Benson Jr.
- ParentsErma BensonCharles Evans
- Scat vocals matching his guitar soloing note-for-note
- Hollow body Japanese electric guitars: Ibanez GB10, LGB300, GB30TH
- Pencil moustache
- Seven top 40 hits (USA) including "This Masquerade", "Give Me the Night" and "Lady Love Me (One More Time)".
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7055 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Was influenced by legendary guitar player Hank Garland..
- Dedicated a 1992 show at the Florida Theatre to Hank Garland.
- Friends with Freddy Cole.
- "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.".
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