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George Benson (* 22. März 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Gitarrist und Sänger.
Benson begann seine Musikerkarriere bereits im Kindesalter von acht Jahren, als er in Nachtclubs als Sänger auftrat. Bereits 1954 spielte er seine ersten Schallplattenaufnahmen ein. 1960 gründete er eine Rockband, in der er Gitarre spielte und sang.
Beeinflusst von Charlie Christian und vor allem Wes Montgomery kam er Mitte der 1960er Jahre zum Jazz. Er spielte mit Größen wie Miles Davis (Album: Miles In The Sky) oder als Sideman für Lou Donaldson und entwickelte sich zu einem der am meisten anerkannten Jazz-Gitarristen der Welt. Anfang...
Rhian Benson is enigmatic -- enigmatic because she defies categorization; enigmatic because her life and her music are framed by paradox. Complex and cerebral, Rhian's music is simultaneously warm and soulful, empathetic and ethereal. She's been compared to a diverse range of artists, from Jill Scott to Seal to Sade; from Enya to Lauryn Hill; Dinah Washington to Dido. Rhian's music has been described as R&B, soul, jazz, reggae, hip-hop and world beat - and, to illustrate the paradox of Rhian in only one of a hundred ways -- each of those genres apply.
Rhian - born Rhiannon Afua Benson...
DJ Garry has done it all. From being a bootleg remixer in his younger years, a hip hop turntablist (Dutch DMC Champion 1995) and a house DJ with quite a few memorable remixes (Mackenzie, Fragma, Blank n Jones, Paffendorf) to being a DJ Instructor at the IDP DJ School.
His interest for practicly any direction of dancefloor music makes him an asset for the music scene. He has an impressive record collection and is able to fill your dancefloor in many ways. On the turntables he is an absolute pro. His club-hit Dream Universe in the UK and his many...
Doug Benson is an American comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central Presents, Best Week Ever, and most recently as a contestant on Last Comic Standing.
Benson graduated from a community college in San Diego, California, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
While working as a stand-in and extra in movies and TV, he did his first stand-up gig after he and two other friends dared each other to try it. One of them didn't show up, and the other had signed up too late. Benson claimed that "I went on anyway and did my three...
