George Benson - muimbi, muimbi, munyori. Iyo yepamusoro yekuzivikanwa kwemuimbi yakauya muma70 ezana remakore rapfuura. Basa raGeorge rinobatanidza zvinhu zve jazz, dombo rakapfava uye rhythm uye blues. Pane gumi remifananidzo yeGrammy pasherufu yake yemubairo. Akagamuchira nyeredzi paWalk of Fame.
Hudiki nehudiki
Zuva rekuzvarwa kwemuimbi uyu ndiKurume 22, 1943. Akaberekerwa mutaundi duku rePittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Semwana, aive akazadzwa nehupenyu munharaunda yeAfrica-America yeHill.
George ave achifarira mimhanzi kubva paudiki. Akahwina makwikwi enzwi, uye gare gare, nechibayiro chababa vake vokurera, akakwanisa kuridza gitare uye ukulele. Kutamba kwekutanga kwakaunza jaya madhora mashoma uye ruzha rwakamira kubva kune vateereri.
Akatanga kushanda kare. Kubva pazera remakore masere, mukomana akashanda muhotera yeusiku. Vabereki vaipesana nekushanda kwekutanga, asi havana kupikisa kuda kwemwanakomana wavo. Panguva iyoyo akanga ava kuzviriritira.
Pane imwe yehurukuro, George Benson akacherechedzwa nemamaneja eko. Mushure memutambo uyu, vakaenda kune muimbi uyu kuti vamupe kurekodha demo compilation. Kuumbwa kwedhisiki kunosanganisira mabasa eAnondipengesa uye Zvaifanira kunge Ndiri Ini.
Mukupera kwema50, George akaunganidza mubatanidzwa wenzwi uye wechiridzwa. Pfungwa dzake dzainzi The Altairs. Vakomana vakapinda muchikwata ichi vaive mumhanzi imwechete. Pakutanga vakadzidza izvo zvekutanga zvekuumbwa, ndokuzotanga kuyedza ruoko rwavo panguva iyoyo yakakurumbira rhythm uye blues.
Benson aigara achirwira rusununguko, saka apedza chikoro chesekondari, akatanga kunyatsodzidza nezvemimhanzi. Mudzidzisi wake aive organist Jack McDuff.
Nzira yekugadzira uye mimhanzi yaGeorge Benson
Kuratidzwa kwemuimbi wekutanga LP kwakaitika paakanga achangopfuura makore makumi maviri. Akanyora rekodhi semutungamiri weboka rezviridzwa. Muunganidzwa wacho wainzi The New Boss Guitar. Iyo LP yaisanganisira 20 mateki, yakasanganiswa neane tarenda virtuoso Jack McDuff.
Pamhepo yekuzivikanwa, kuburitswa kwechipiri studio album kwakaitika. Icho chiri pamusoro peIt's Uptown compilation. Vaimbi Lonnie Smith naRonnie Kuber vakatora chikamu mukugadzira disc. Nekuda kwemakavha akati wandei akabudirira uye mateki, zviuru zvevanoda mimhanzi vakadzidza nezve kuvepo kweThe George Benson Quartet, inotungamirwa naGeorge Benson.
Pakuvira kwezuva kwe60s, kuratidzwa kwe disc kwakaitika, izvo dzimwe nguva zvichawedzera mukurumbira waBenson neboka rake. George Benson Cookbook ichiri kutorwa sepamusoro pebasa raGeorge. Mutungamiriri webhendi akakoka vaimbi vatsva kumutsara, avo vakapa matekirwo akanyanya kunaka uye akapfuma.
Mushure mekuburitswa kwemateki All of Me, Big Fat Lady uye Ready and Able, George akagamuchira chinoyedza. Akakokwa kuti atore chikamu muMiles Davis track Paraphernalia. Ipapo akasaina chibvumirano neVerve Label Group.
Pamusoro pemukurumbira, George Benson anopa imwe "yakasviba" yekutamba kwenguva refu Iyo Imwe Side yeAbbey Road. Iyo albhamu yakasimudzwa nezvivharo zvemateki neThe Beatles, pamwe neakati wandei mabasa epakutanga.
Pakati pe-70s, discography yemuimbi yakazadzikiswa neLP Bad Benson. Muunganidzwa wakakwanisa kutora mutsara wepamusoro weAmerican Billboard chati. Kwakanga kuri kubudirira chaiko.
Haana kukanganwa nezvekubatana. Basa rega rega harina kutadzisa George kushanda pamwe neCreed Taylor Incorporated artists. Mushure mekutanga kweBenson & Farrell chirongwa, akatamira pasi pe "bapiro" reWarner Bros. zvinyorwa.
Kuwana Grammy
Kurekodha studio Warner Bros. Marekodhi akaita zvese kuti ave nechokwadi chekuti basa raGeorge "rakakura". Nerubatsiro rwavo, muimbi akagamuchira mubairo wekutanga weGrammy. Pamabiko emubairo, Benson akapa Breezin' LP itsva nekamberi kayo, This Masquerade.
Sezvineiwo, kusvika panguva ino, aisawanzoita semuimbi mukuru. Kuzivikanwa munyika dzeEurope uye muAmerica kwakachinja zvakanyanya chinzvimbo chemuimbi. Inzwi rake data rinoyemurwa nemamiriyoni evateveri pasi rese.
Kutanga kwema80 kwakaunza kuyedza kwemimhanzi. Pamafungu emhando dzemhando dzemimhanzi, muimbi anorekodha album Ndipei Husiku. Ziva kuti nemuunganidzwa wakaunzwa, George akaitawo kutanga kwake semugadziri. The album's title track yakakwidza R&B chati.
Muma90s, mupiro waGeorge mukusimudzira tsika wakanyatsokosheswa pamwero wepamusoro. Boston College yakapa muimbi uyu chinzvimbo chekuremekedza Chiremba weMumhanzi. Muna 2009 akapihwa mubairo weJazz Master. Muchinzvimbo chitsva, akaita pamitambo yakasiyana-siyana ine mukurumbira.
Mumakore akatevera, haana kuburitsa studio Albums. George akafamba zvikuru uye akaonekwawo pazviratidzwa zveterevhizheni nemitambo. Munguva iyi, matatu akazara-akazara maLP akaburitswa.
Tsanangudzo yehupenyu hwehupenyu hwaGeorge Benson
Johnny Lee akakwanisa kukunda mwoyo yemuimbi kamwe, uye kweupenyu hwose. Anenge pakarepo mushure mokunge vanyora hukama hwepamutemo, dangwe rakazvarwa mumhuri. Vaviri ava havana kumira pamwana mumwe chete. Vari kurera vana vanomwe.
Mune imwe yebvunzurudzo dzichangoburwa, George akataura kuti achiri mutsa kumudzimai wake. Anowanzomuperekedza pakushanya. Akataura kuti yaive yekutenda rudo nerutsigiro rwaJohnny Lee kuti maGrammys akaratidzira pasherufu yake yemubairo.
George Benson parizvino
Muna 2020, discography yemuimbi yakazadzikiswa neiyo live album Weekend muLondon. Muunganidzwa wakashambadzwa mumasocial network. Iyo albhamu yakagamuchirwa nemufaro nevatsigiri.
Rondedzero yekushanya ya2021 yakatotumirwa pawebhusaiti yemunyori. Makonzati ari kuuya akarongwa muAustralia neUK.
