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George Benson es un cantante, guitarrista y compositor de blues, hard bop, soul jazz, funk, rhythm and blues contemporáneo, crossover jazz, smooth jazz, jazz contemporáneo y pop norteamericano que ha ganado diez premios Grammy y tiene una estrella en el paseo de la fama de Hollywood. Es uno de los guitarristas más importantes de la historia del jazz por su gran versatilidad y hermoso sonido de guitarra, sus solos excelentemente construidos, una velocidad impresionante y un extraordinario sentido del swing.
George Benson is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter of blues, hard bop, soul jazz, funk, contemporary rhythm and blues, crossover jazz, smooth jazz, contemporary jazz and pop who has won ten Grammy Awards and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is one of the most important guitarists in the history of jazz for his great versatility and beautiful guitar sound, his excellently constructed solos, impressive speed and extraordinary sense of swing.
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Además, su exquisita y emotiva voz de tenor, junto a su dominio del scat, su virtuosismo a la guitarra y su faceta de animador, le permitieron cosechar un sólido éxito comercial a finales de los años setenta y principios de los ochenta. Su discografía abarca más de cuarenta álbums y dos DVDs. Nacido en Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), fue un niño prodigio que tuvo su primera experiencia musical a los ocho años de edad cantando, bailando y tocando el ukelele durante los fines de semana en un club clandestino que finalmente fue cerrado por la policía.
In addition, his exquisite and emotional tenor voice, together with his mastery of scat, his virtuosity on the guitar and his entertainer skills, allowed him to achieve solid commercial success in the late seventies and early eighties. His discography includes more than forty albums and two live DVDs. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Benson was a child prodigy who had his first musical experience at the age of eight singing, dancing and playing ukulele on weekends at a clandestine club that was eventually shut down by the police.
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Dos años después, en 1952, debutó como vocalista con el nombre de «Little Georgie» en «She Makes Me Mad» y «It Should Have Been Me» en formato single para el sello RCA-Victor. Estudió en la Schenley High School, empezó a tocar la guitarra de forma autodidacta y en 1960 fundó un grupo de rock and roll. Aprendió a interpretar hard bop y soul jazz en el trío y cuarteto del organista Jack McDuff, al que se incorporó en 1962. Encontró en el swing audaz del organista un terreno fértil para experimentar libremente con su instrumento. Aunque sus primeras influencias fueron los guitarristas Charlie Christian y Wes Montgomery, y el saxofonista alto y padre del bebop Charlie Parker, pronto desarrolló su propio estilo.
Two years later, in 1952, he debuted as a vocalist under the name “Little Georgie” on the “She Makes Me Mad” and “It Should Have Been Me” single for the RCA-Victor label. He studied at Schenley High School, began playing guitar in a self-taught way and in 1960 founded a rock and roll group. Benson learned to play hard bop and soul jazz in organist Jack McDuff’s trio and quartet, which he joined in 1962. He found in the organist’s adventurous swing fertile ground to experiment freely with his instrument. Although his early influences were guitarists Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery, and alto saxophonist and father of bebop Charlie Parker, he soon developed his own style.
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