George Benson was born March 22, 1943, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his musical/recording career as a gypsy jazz guitarist at twenty-one, best known as a R&B pop icon and talented scat singer. In 1976 he scaled the Billboard 200 with his triple-platinum album, Breezin'.
Grammy Award(s)®
Record of the Year (1976)
Best R& B Instrumental Performance (1976)
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male (1978,1980)
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (1980)
Best Jazz Vocal Performance (1980)
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (1976,1983,2006)
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (2006)
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