George Benson On Broadway - Phenomenal Live Version

[UpRoaryus]

Daaaaaaaasyum!! Takes all of a couple of seconds to get the feel and flavor of the unfamiliar instrument with a quick toucy-feely of it and then just flat out OWNS it.

Heheh... "...cause I can play this here guitar..." Hell YEAH! Apparently he CAN! =D

[gabriel51366]

I'm a big 80's rock/metal fan, but I've always held George in the top 5 guitarists of all time. He's a master of the strings in a league of few. Him, Clapton and Chuck Berry would make a heck of a jam session together.

[MysticalMagical1]

my god, i think this is my most favourite thing I've ever listened to.

[ZZPMac]

I was born by a river, in a little tent... but the guy next to me had this Ibanez guitar... and he bent time sideways...

[TheBobaroo]

jammin' george oh yeah till the next concert

[weluvaruba]

thanks for this great post!! one of the greats and one of my fav's forever!!

[sasmonek]

Famozni ,brilantni,skvělé,bezkonkurenč­ní,jedinečné ,uf uf,prostě si král Georgi...STUNNING!!!

[youjustwasted3secs]

George Benson is a legend, a mirror that you can look at yourself musically and make some changes. His style is unique.....

[rfw45]

George Benson is awesome. He never fails to deliver.

[2patero]

What are Bieber and Gaga doing on here anyway?

[funkyswede62]

absolutely awesome!

[autumnstarrs]

2 people have no class.

[xenoexuberphobe]

Legendary. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[TheTwinkleeye]

Friggin' awesome, man think I'll quit too !

[damianpla]

WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[toddweller]

A pro's pro. Simply amazing!

[33Kellymc]

I would have lost my mind if I were there!!! Wow!!!

[William102582]

NO ONE can groove like this!!!

[kearnzy1988]

this is what real talent does, jam, play and enjoy, no gimmicks just voice and instrument

[Bendrobert2005]

they forgot to go to the next chord..he had the face

[wickirsinn]

Cool!!!

[pedsti0131]

G.B. Total "class" the guys in the band just dont know what to do bless them,they are at a total"loss" and bewildered by his natural talent and ease of playing with there guitar lol...

[TheBobaroo]

woooooooooooooooooooooooow

[waldo2384]

I didn't know Gary Coleman played guitar.

[burnsometrashcans]

he looks weird with such a guitar! :D

[dexraven]

George Benson is phenomenal!!! I remember when i used to listen to this song on the radio. One of my favorites and always will be!

[sasmonek]

KING...with Big heart.

[hardyjohaas]

the unbelievable GB...

at any place with any guitar...

and a great band too by the way!

some guitar players should get themselves a real job...

[kashvisual]

George Benson is the guitar king. I think this is his best performance of "On Broadway" ,

This is without doubt the best performance of any artist at the Cafe Wha and at any nite club in NYC, and one of the greatest music-guitar performance in New York....

[renatogomao]

parabens por dividir  este video.

[mcreinhart]

thank you for sharing ! great !

[kasponya]

Smoking

[MrRayDigital]

Que espectacular que es Benson.. Hace lo que quiere con la guitarra.. Lo invitaron as subir al escenario y subió y hace una versión muy buena de este tema.. Benson es excelente ...!!! Ray

[88sublunaire]

LE MEILLEUR!

[MrRock2Rock]

Phantastic. GB plays a Suhr-type-Guitar and ...oh...whats happening?...He sounds like George Benson !!!! ;o) He's a great Master of the Guitar. Listen to shadow of your smile live 1972. Phenomenal!

[gtrslm]

You know you are a bad dude when you can whip a guy on his guitar!!! GB is Da Man!!!

[giacimasu]

Ci sono tanti errori.... il gruppo non conosce l pezzo.... ma George tira dritto comunque..... grande Benson

[remiem6070]

Had the Joy of seeing this man perform at the Barbados Jazz Festival around 2000/2001. The same year as EWF performed. He's truly a boss axeman and just a good guy too. When EWF's stuff got stranded in Miami, he loaned them his equipment and it was the bomb! A true musician can play anyone's instrument as if it's his/her own and still rock the house!!! Play on my brother!! Still handsome as ever. He is virtually agelessin my book!!

[DMsalak]

Merci monsieur Benson !!!

[EduardoAllo]

fuck...that black cat has angels in his fingers.....definitely is true that thing about the sound is not in the gear, but in the hands of the musician...Benson will sound always the best even with an ukelele...so magic touch....

[pedsti0131]

"total class"

[OrenClarkGuitars]

Nice Pensa Strat. You can tell he's getting off on how easy it is to play :)

[giacimasu]

Bravo george nonostante l'errore.... ripetuto dei musicisti.. se la cava benissimo... grazie maestro....

[flatbatri]

Brother George is the best. Look at the white guy next to him trying not to be impressed.............he only last's a few minutes...........Dam G....u killin it man!!

[DavidinIrving]

@flatbatri

whatchu talkin about WHITE GUY next to him? U know George is whiter than I am! SUP SUP!!! Georgie IS killin it man!

[flatbatri]

@DavidinIrving

U dam RGHT about George! but only about killin it dog! Man that night must of been off the hook!

[Muzzie0323]

Excellent performance by a truly awesome artist.. Viva La George Benson!!

[EFseaparadise]

Apocalittico!!

[xsnut1]

love this song....

[alideeqoow]

one of the best, period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cheapcape]

Sweet!

[funkateerkitty]

All right...If Nobody is goin to say it...

I'm goin to say it.

George Benson is THE Baddest Mudda Pukka EVER to

have played a guitar...

EVER!!!

You Git it George!

[funkateerkitty]

@VillageUndergrouund George kicks on this Thank U...

I'm groovin once again...

like Old Skool.

[funkateerkitty]

@2009Denisem I hope U get this :)

[akindofblue3]

How amazing - for him to do this - probably the only time in his life that he got up on stage and played someone elses kit... and made it sound good even if it doesn't have that West Coast lilt like the Ibanez. great post and yes George is a legend, a guitarists guitarist

[arcureo]

Awesome!

[phallystorm]

Whats Cool about this is that George is not even playing his Signature Ibanez Jazz Body Guitar. He is using his Students Guitar which is COMPLETELY different in scale length, neck thickness, different pick ups, and construction /build method. The Guitar he is using here is more adept at Van Halen /Hard Rock type music. The Point I'm making i that George, being the Giant Professional he is, can PLAY ANYTHING!!! Amazing. He RULES!!!

[ZZPMac]

@phallystorm He's also a master Flamenco guitarist... like that rock guitar would be any sort of stretch...

[yagamei]

@phallystorm He could be playing a shoe box with rubber bands tied around it and it'd sound great!

[awfulguitarplucker]

LOLOLOL! George Benson with a Singlecoil MAnne! thats more than amazing!

[malfirst]

this is the best version ever! Funny entertaining and energetic!!!

[Taiette]

this is my fave version, thanks. And whoever that Ron Long on bass guy is, good job.

[Taiette]

this is my fave version, thanks.

[AllTruth1]

@funkateerkitty

Wow, impromptu and that fantastic!

[AllTruth1]

@funkateerkitty

Yes, Benson is the real deal, an A-class musician.

[Nu9v9]

benson is the dealllllllllllllllll damn he is grooveing as hell

[dontbelievethahype]

Great stuff, he'll have it for life! Nice moves!

[1951abcd]

Still got it! Excellent

I loved the Bass!!!

Go George!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WaveRoofer]

Oeffffffff.....Now this is some ral cool guita stuff. Excellent and spontanious version. Fantastic timing and phrasing,

and as a bonus there's that Voice !

Greetz from Netherlands.

[33Kellymc]

They were jamming!!!!!!! Absolutely wonderful!!! Music unites!!!!!

[MILEMHI]

Los mejores pickings e impresionantes escalas....

[bluethndr]

gtfo here, now that's what I call Jammin' Simiply Awesome!

[bibihyfor]

there is no guitarist alive today who can match chops with george benson!!!!

[intelimundo]

This only shows George's ability to make any guitar sound good. Here he picks up a solid body with light string action and makes it sound great. Nice version of his big hit On Broadway. Its just too bad that the bass player did not pick up on George's cues for the chord changes in the song. It's great to lay a groove down but you have to pay attention to the form of the song and especially when George is trying to let you know there's a change coming up.

[flashjazzcat]

@intelimundo Yep - that's the first thing I noticed here. Half the skill of jamming is listening. George tries pretty hard a couple of times to cue that chord change but it falls on deaf ears. After a while he gives up and rethinks his solo. Nevertheless, it's a good version - although not quite as good is his version at NAAM with the metronomic drummer and bassist. George has to describe the changes as he plays the song there too, but those guys pick up on it.

[crispmom]

George Benson is tha shit. This performance is all kinds of amazing. One of my favorite songs *ever*. Puts a smile on my face every time. :))

[ric2211]

very cool 5*****

[Eusepio1957]

BELLA LA MUSICA PURA ;-)

[malekoumjazz]

this is why I love music

[TheBluesRock]

me 2. thats why i make music

LUV fr Berlin

[jfaustin12]

the guy behind is Mark Whitfield, is a good guitarist

[sassykhot]

Bass player is Ron Long .. Ron can play just about any instrument , but he is a master on the bass..

[otnas01]

Oh Boy, Benson playing a plank and still kicking! Probably the greatest guitarist alive in this idiom.

[chumbo]

Well, everybody knows GB is great but...who's that bass player!? Man, he's AWESOME!! :-)

[jonahmoses]

WOW...The Groove is just To much, the band was on it with George, I even enjoyed the bass player he was very soulful.

I didn't know George had so much vocal range, he's jazzy... yet... funky, He is truly a legend he knows how to in-clude the audience in his performance. AWESOME-had me bouncing in my seat ! ! !

[xjester1975]

Its really hard to sit still when seeing this.

[brandman1982]

OMG George is the best ! The scat at 7:54 is priceless !

[lukePaulNorman]

George is a MONSTER musician!!

[bstar01]

i totally remember this - awesome!

[tisha812]

Now see THIS is why I need to start going to the Village Underground more often!

[mademepickaname]

Awesome post! Love it!