Brook Benton Tribute

Here is a most beautiful song performed by the great Brook Benton.
Brook Benton was an American singer with a silky-smooth baritone voice that propelled him to a long string of pop and rhythm & blues hits. Born Benjamin Franklin Peay in 1931 in Camden, SC, he enjoyed as a young man gospel music and wrote songs. So in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career. He went in and out of gospel groups such as "The Langfordaires", "The Jerusalem Stars" and "The Golden Gate Quartet". When coming back to his home state he joined a R&B singing group, "the Sandmen", and went back to New York to get a big break with his new singing group. Brook earned a good living writing songs and co-producing albums. He wrote songs for artists such as Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter, and Roy Hamilton. Soon he released his first hit, "A Million Miles From Nowhere". Later he went on to Mercury label, which would eventually bring him big success. Finally in 1959 he made his big break with his hits, "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly". He had many #1 hits such as "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Hotel Happiness". In 1960, he had two top 10 hit duets with Dinah Washington: "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" and "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)". He made a total of 38 singles. The last album made by Brook Benton was "Fools Rush In" which was released in 2005. He passed away in 1988.
Enjoy Brook Benton's voice!

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[dewey44]

Brook Benton was one of the most consistent, and best, vocalists in the 1958=1962 timeframe. He was right there with Cole, Sinatra, Mathis and Bennett. A talent such as his should never be forgotten. I know because I was there. Thanks for the post.

[MrJazzfreak]

Huge loss. I had the great privilege of playing with Brook Benton in the early '80's and I nearly feel over after when I heard him sing a couple of bars of Rainy Night ... As a jazz guy, I coulda cared less of some guy singing in that genre, until he sang ... and then I was ALL IN. Huge talent and a voice of old hickory ... miss ya man!!

[bronson1921]

Happy Birthday to Mr. Brook Benton on the anniversary(19th Sept.) of his birth...he would have been 80 today.Thank you for posting this lovely tribute. I loved his beautful voice.He was one of Elvis' favourite vocalists.

[Cch092775]

Brook Benton was a fantastic songwriter before he became a singer. He wrote "A Lover's Question" for Clyde McPhatter, "The Stroll" by The Diamonds, Looking Back by Nat King Cole, and "This Generation" for The Friends of Distinction.

[bellini7verdi]

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[msros60]

@pranjot

He really died penniless? If he did, this is the same kind of thing to happen to Jackie Wilson I have heard. They sang and sold millions of records and others took the money. This is sad to know.

[blewis9505]

He was born in Lugoff, South Carolina--not Camden.

[KaraokeKing]

lynn,

i'm looking for an album of his my parents used to play in the car on tape. It would be from the early mid 80s, i think it is a compilation

it has on it:

thank you pretty baby, shadrach, rainy night in georgia, boll weevil song, my true confession, think twice, kiddio, think twice, so many ways, it's just a matter of time, hotel happiness

have you got any ideas which one it may be and where i coudl get a cd version?

[chalomirof63]

Thanks Lynn731: "Janschro" posted it several months ago. You're probably one of the few people who even heard of, or has, "hit Record"! Cheers.

[Lynn731]

Yes I have it.

[Lynn731]

He died in 1988 of spinal meningitis. I have over 1400 cd's, and he is my favorite performer! Thanks to a fan in the U.K. we think we have every recording from his major record affiliations. It just doesn't get any better that this..