Few musicians have seen the success that guitarist, vocalist and cultural icon George Benson has: platinum records, a record of the year Grammy, four Top 10 hits. But from behind the gilded veil of ...

Benson himself has been fortunate in being able to explore his musical identity as an instrumentalist and a vocalist over the course of his six-decades-long career. He recorded his first tracks at the ...

When his fame started reaching new heights in the 1970s, though, the jazz community took umbrage at his success. “Everybody I know in the jazz world who cut a record that was exceptional or went out ...