Brook Benton (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia. " Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.
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- Brook Benton (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia. " Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.
- Brook Benton war ein US-amerikanischer Soul-Sänger und Songwriter. Schon als Jugendlicher sang Benton in Gospel-Chören und im Alter von 17 Jahren reiste er nach New York, wo er als Songschreiber arbeitete. Obwohl er schon 1953 erste Platten aufnahm, schaffte er erst 1959 bei der Plattenfirma Mercury Records mit dem Song „It’s Just A Matter Of Time“ den großen Durchbruch, nachdem er sich mit Clyde Otis und Belford Hendricks zusammen getan hatte. Im Duett mit Dinah Washington gelang ihm 1960 zwei weitere Hits mit den Titeln „Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)“ und „A Rockin’ Good Way“. Nachdem Benton sich 1964 von Mercury trennte, nahmen seine Erfolge langsam ab, 1970 konnte er jedoch mit seiner Interpretation des Tony Joe White-Titels „Rainy Night In Georgia“ nochmals einen internationalen Hit landen. Er starb im Alter von 56 Jahren, geschwächt durch eine Lungenentzündung, an einer Hirnhautentzündung.
- Benjamin Franklin Peay foi um cantor e compositor norte-americano de rock and roll e música pop, conhecido pelo nome artístico Brook Benton.. Aos 17 anos, Benjamin foi para Nova Iorque, onde integrou vários grupos de gospel, chegando a lead dos The Sandmen. Ele ganhava bem, escrevendo canções para artistas como Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter e Roy Hamilton, mas foi apenas em 1959 que ele começou a ser famoso: a sua canção "It's Just a Matter of Time" chegou ao terceiro lugar no Billboard Hot 100. Mas o seu maior "hit", recriado por muitos cantores, foi a balada "Rainy Night in Georgia", lançada em 1970.
- Brook Benton, eg. Benjamin Franklin Peay, född 19 september 1931 i Camden, South Carolina, död 9 april 1988, var en amerikansk låtskrivare och sångare i soultraditionen, med många skivsuccéer i slutet av 1950- och början av 1960-talen. Han började i sånggruppen The Camden Jubilee Singers på hemorten, men flyttade 1948 till New York. Slog igenom med "It's Just A Matter Of Time" som gick upp till tredje plats på Billboard-listan i september 1959. Därefter följde över 20 listplaceringar, varav kan nämnas "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" tillsammans med Dinah Washington 1960 "The Boll Weevil Song" 1961, "Hotel Happiness" 1962 och "Rainy Night In Georgia" 1970.
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- Brook Benton (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia. " Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.
- Brook Benton war ein US-amerikanischer Soul-Sänger und Songwriter. Schon als Jugendlicher sang Benton in Gospel-Chören und im Alter von 17 Jahren reiste er nach New York, wo er als Songschreiber arbeitete. Obwohl er schon 1953 erste Platten aufnahm, schaffte er erst 1959 bei der Plattenfirma Mercury Records mit dem Song „It’s Just A Matter Of Time“ den großen Durchbruch, nachdem er sich mit Clyde Otis und Belford Hendricks zusammen getan hatte.
- Benjamin Franklin Peay foi um cantor e compositor norte-americano de rock and roll e música pop, conhecido pelo nome artístico Brook Benton.. Aos 17 anos, Benjamin foi para Nova Iorque, onde integrou vários grupos de gospel, chegando a lead dos The Sandmen.
- Brook Benton, eg. Benjamin Franklin Peay, född 19 september 1931 i Camden, South Carolina, död 9 april 1988, var en amerikansk låtskrivare och sångare i soultraditionen, med många skivsuccéer i slutet av 1950- och början av 1960-talen. Han började i sånggruppen The Camden Jubilee Singers på hemorten, men flyttade 1948 till New York. Slog igenom med "It's Just A Matter Of Time" som gick upp till tredje plats på Billboard-listan i september 1959.
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