George Benson’s 1968 album ‘Giblet Gravy' is getting a vinyl release as part of the Verve Vault series later this year.

That’s exactly what happened with Dreams Do Come True, an ambitious orchestral pop record he made with famed arranger Robert Farnon in 1989. Farnon was at the time still one of the most celebrated ...

When guitarist George Benson's Warner Bros. debut Breezin' was issued in March 1976, it immediately became a hit; indeed one of the largest hits jazz has ever known. Guided by the successful hit ...

Some tunes are so sacred that any attempt to cover them can only result in failure. Yet George Benson makes this mistake twice on Bad Benson; the band can’t quite manage a groove in 5/4 on Brubeck’s ...

Legendary jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter George Benson joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about what makes a hit record, how he became friends with Paul McCartney, his new album “Dreams Do Come ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- He still has the voice, and he can still play the guitar. George Benson still loves coming home to the town that shaped his life. "Nobody could love Pittsburgh more," said Benson.

B.B. King would have turned 100 in 2025, which feels like the sort of occasion someone should have noticed before Joe Bonamassa started asking around. “I said, ‘Well, obviously somebody’s going to be ...

George Benson has never been shy about trying to find a wider audience for jazz guitar. Less than a month after the Beatles hit the streets with "Abbey Road," he was in the studio reimagining those ...