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Brook Benton, born Benjamin Franklin Peay, (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.
He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.
When Benton was young, he enjoyed gospel music, wrote songs and sang in a Methodist church choir in Lugoff, South Carolina, where his father, Willie Peay, was choir master. In 1948, he went to New York to pursue his music career, going in and out of gospel groups, such as The Langfordaires, The Jerusalem Stars and The Golden Gate Quartet. Returning 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 group. The Sandmen had limited success and their label, Okeh Records, decided to push Peay as a solo artist, changing his name to Brook Benton, apparently at the suggestion of label executive Marv Halsman.
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"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1962 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970.
In a January 17, 2014 interview with music journalist Ray Shasho, Tony Joe White explained the thought process behind the making of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie".
In 1969, after several years without a major hit, Benton had signed to a new record label, Cotillion Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records). Brought to the attention of producer Jerry Wexler, Benton recorded the song in November 1969 with producer Arif Mardin session personnel present on the hit record included Billy Carter on Organ, Dave Crawford on piano, Cornell Dupree and Jimmy O'Rourke on guitar, Harold Cowart on bass, Tubby Ziegler on drums, and Toots Thielmans on harmonica.
Taken from his "come-back" album Brook Benton Today, the melancholy song became an instant hit. In the spring of 1970, the song had topped the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart. It also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song made #2 on the RPM Magazine Hot Singles chart.
This song makes me think of rainy nights:)
'Lie to Me' is a song by Brook Benton. The song reached No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.
Brook Benton, Benjamin Franklin Peay, was born on September 19, 1931 in Lugoff, South Carolina. When Peay was young he enjoyed 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. Returning 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 group. The Sandmen had limited success, and their label, Okeh Records, decided to push Peay as a solo artist, changing his name to Brook Benton, apparently at the suggestion of label executive Marv Halsman. Brook earned a good living writing songs and co-producing albums. He wrote songs for artists such as Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter (for...
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Someday, some way, you'll realize that you've been blind Yes, darling, you're going to need me again It's just a matter of time Go on, go on, until you reach the end of the line But I know you'll pass my way again It's just a matter of time After I gave you everything I had You laughed and called me a clown Remember, in your search for fortune and fame What goes up must come down I know, I know that one day you'll wake up and find That my love was a true love It's just a matter of time
Brook Benton and Barbara McNair duet on the song "Let Me Fix It" in 1971. Benton, who wrote the song, released it as the b-side of a single in 1970 and it also appeared the same year on his album "Home Style" on the Cotillion label. The studio version featured Cissy Houston (yes, Whitney's mother) as the female vocalist. You can listen to the studio version of the tune at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVie704PGBg
Brook Benton doing his big hit from 1970.
Brook Benton performing "Rainy Night in Georgia", live at "The Barbara McNair Show, April 18. 1971. Originally released in the album "Brook Benton Today", 1970.
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This song reached #2 on the pop charts in 1962.
Someday, some way, you'll realize that you've been blind Yes, darling, you're going to need me again It's just a matter of time Go on, go on, until you reach the end of the line But I know you'll pass my way again It's just a matter of time After I gave you everything I had You laughed and called me a clown Remember, in your search for fortune and fame What goes up must come down I know, I know that one day you'll wake up and find That my love was a true love It's just a matter of time
This song makes me think of rainy nights:)
Brook Benton The Joe Franklin Show September 1986
Brook Benton and Barbara McNair duet on the song "Let Me Fix It" in 1971. Benton, who wrote the song, released it as the b-side of a single in 1970 and it also appeared the same year on his album "Home Style" on the Cotillion label. The studio version featured Cissy Houston (yes, Whitney's mother) as the female vocalist. You can listen to the studio version of the tune at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVie704PGBg
Brook Benton performing "Fools Rush In" (1960)
Finally got around to making a second in the series of these fan tributes to designer items I like. This time it is a pod casting microphone, known as the Meteor Mic. It has fold up legs and is made of solid metal, very robust and nice to use, also looks like a spaceship, a stubby light saber or a 700 gadget/ bomb, you decide. Animated to the sound of a live telecast performance by Brook Benton crooning "A Matter of Time".
Friday October 25th Reel to Real is live and loud at the Chilli Bar in Southfield, Cape Town. This time with a special guest performer to be announced on the day... Audio samples from Brook Benton's classic "Rockin' Good Way" and mixed by State of the Art.
Track 1. T.B. Sheets - Blowin' Your Mind '67 ~ 00:00 Track 2. It Once Was My Life - The Healing Game '97 ( recorded 1996 ) ~ 09:34 Track 3. I'll Take Care of You - Too Long in Exile '93 [ Brook Benton ] ~ 14:40 Track 4. Saint James Infirmary - What's Wrong With This Picture? 2003 ( Traditional ) ~ 19:58 Track 5. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Poetic Champions Compose '87 ( Traditional ) ~ 25:26 Track 6. Wavelength - Wavelength '78 ~ 29:48 Track 7. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Them Again '66 [ Bob Dylan ] ~ 35:29 Track 8. Just Like A Woman - Into The Mystic Live At The Pacific High Studio 9/5/71 [ Bob Dylan ] ~ 39:15 Track 8. Wonderful Remark - The Philosopher's Stone '98 ( recorded 1972 ) ~ 46:48 Track 9. Enlightenment - Enlightenment '90 ~ 54:43...
Brook Benton, Greatest Hits, Soul, Rock, Pop, Blues, R&B;, Music, América, Sings, 50's, 60's, 70's
Brook Benton, born Benjamin Franklin Peay, (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll. Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963), was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B;, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues".
Brook Benton, Vol. 1 « Les années rock 'n' roll » (Album complet) ▼▼▼ Cliquez sur le lien « PLUS » ci-dessous pour voir la liste complète des titres ▼▼▼ Retrouvez cette vidéo dans les playlists suivantes : - Les années rock 'n' roll : http://goo.gl/7JMZoC 00:00:00 « Baby (You've Got What It Takes) » - Brook Benton 00:02:56 « Rainy Night in Georgia » - Brook Benton 00:06:59 « It's Just a Matter of Time » - Brook Benton 00:09:27 « Hotel Happiness » - Brook Benton 00:12:03 « So Many Ways » - Brook Benton 00:14:32 « Kiddio » - Brook Benton 00:17:07 « Frankie and Johnny » - Brook Benton 00:19:32 « Think Twice » - Brook Benton 00:22:21 « Thank You Pretty Baby » - Brook Benton 00:24:44 « Endlessly » - Brook Benton 00:27:11 « Lie to Me » - Brook Benton 00:29:22 « The Boll Weevil Song » - Broo...
Brook Benton live with the great DJ Bobby Jay, on WCBS-FM in New York City. September 18, 1986. Songs have been edited to (hopefully) comply with the rules. No copyright infringement intended. Enjoy!
Relaxing Christmas Songs for working, studying, sleeping, focus concentration 1 Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child 00:00 2 Perry Como - White Christmas 04:25 3 Frank Sinatra - Silent Night 07:54 4 Frank Sinatra - Adeste Fideles 10:26 5 Harry Belafonte - I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day 13:03 6 Perry Como - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 16:08 7 Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells 19:42 8 John Charles Thomas - Ave Maria 22:19 9 Judy Garland - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 25:18 10 Joe Zawinul Trio - Greensleeves 28:00 11 Elvis Presley - There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me 29:47 12 Perry Como - O Little Town of Bethlehem 32:58 13 Aretha Franklin - God Bless the Child 36:02 14 Nat King Cole - The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot ...
Dinah Washington - Essential Jazz Legends (Full Album / Album complet) Essential Jazz Legends I-tunes : https://goo.gl/xxjB1e Google Play: https://goo.gl/5FudxX Amazon : http://goo.gl/oSol4F Deezer: http://goo.gl/SRiy5w 00:00 “This Bitter Earth” Dinah Washington 02:26 “What a Difference a Day Makes” Dinah Washington 04:54 “Mad About the Boy” Dinah Washington 07:40 “Cry Me a River” Dinah Washington 10:07 “It's Magic” Dinah Washington 12:38 “I'll Close My Eyes” Dinah Washington 16:36 “Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? ” Dinah Washington 19:34 “Teach Me Tonight” Dinah Washington 22:19 “Unforgettable” Dinah Washington 25:00 “Baby You Got What It Take” Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 27:45 “A Rockin’ Good Way” Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 30:02 “September in the Rain” Dinah Washington 32:...
Edição e Arte: Neilram Romcy 08/05/2014 1. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites 2. April Love - Pat Boone 3. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton 4. The Great Pretender - The Platters 5. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles 6. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 7. It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty 8. Silence Is Golden - The Tremeloes 9. Venus - Frankie Avalon 10. Cherish - The Association 11. Earth Angel - The Penguins 12. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland 13. Rhythm of The Rain - The Cascades 14. Ruby - Ray Charles
00:00:00 Green Onions Booker T. & the M. G. 's 00:02:50 Stand by Me Ben E. King 00:05:47 I Just Want to Make Love to You Etta James 00:08:55 Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson 00:11:36 Mr. Rock and Soul Roy Hamilton 00:13:54 When the Saints Go Marching In The Isley Brothers 00:16:25 Spongie Hank Ballard 00:18:45 I Put a Spell on You Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Leroy Kirkland et son orchestre 00:21:12 Shop Around The Miracles 00:24:03 Last Night The Mar-Keys 00:26:40 Charlie Brown The Coasters 00:28:59 Twistin' the Night Away Sam Cooke 00:31:40 I'm Wanderin' Jackie Wilson 00:34:24 Work Song Oscar Brown Jr. 00:36:56 It's Just a Matter of Time Brook Benton 00:39:23 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 00:41:45 Cry to Me Solomon Burke 00:44:24 Up on the Roof Little Eva and His Orchestra 00:47:21 Doogin' Around J...
Brook Benton The Joe Franklin Show September 1986
Sapient music lover a momentary digression.. Is Stan Applebaum familiar?. Better still like tectonic plates is shake rattle and roll your music ? A clunky link to a musician with longstanding rock n roll associations . We're talking late 1950s early 1960s rock n roll Now you're talking . With Don Costa Dick Jacobs Belford Hendricks etc Stan Applebaum a byword for American arrangers seamlessly doing the rock n roll"thang" In a sense our man in the bad world of rockers with charts for major artists Neil Sedaka Paul Anka etc Arrangements by the wodgeload backed by big record sales for early 1960s pop singers. Four decades ago The Lonely Surfer hitster Jack Nitzsche wrote a creditable score for 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Before that bespectacled Nitzsche...
This song makes me think of rainy nights:)
Stereo remix with vocals Centred.
Solomon Burke sings Valley Of Tears from the Album "Live in Nashville" (2006) Guitar & vocals by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings. Gillian Welch ( born October 2, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely reminiscent of past rural forms".
Joe Brooks on Tour, NOW http://joebrooks.com/touring.html US, UK, Asia and Europe http://www.facebook.com/joebrooksmusic http://www.twitter.com/joebrooksmusic http://www.joebrooks.com Music video by Joe Brooks performing Superman. (C) 2010 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
http://www.arte.tv/brook Interview avec Simon Brook autour de son film documentaire "Sur un fil", diffusé le 3 juillet 2013 sur ARTE.
Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse is the kind of South African music icon that exudes nothing but inspiration. As a young musician, he dropped out of school to play drums for the pioneering Harari, earning him the nickname 'Hostix', whose mixture of jazz, funk and disco saw them perform alongside legends such as Hugh Masekela, Percy Sledge, Letta Mbula and Brook Benton. After they split in the early 80's Sipho embarked on a solo career that saw him compose, record and produce some of his most influential music, including the iconic 'Burn Out'. Released in the mid 80's, a time when Apartheid was at its most culturally oppressive, Burnout's infectious Township jive sound was a crossover hit that sold in excess of half a million copies. Since that time Sipho has continued to have an illustrious music c...
I told you, baby, how I feel
One word can close this deal
Baby, be my queen of hearts
Please gimme that love you've got
a-won'tcha say yes?, don'tcha say no
Make me feel good, Kiddio
Maybe I'm just wastin' time
Can't get you off my mind
You could make me feel so good
I know you could if you only would
a-won'tcha say yes?, don'tcha say no
Make me feel good, Kiddio
I wrote you a six-page letter
I called you on the phone
But you started talkin' 'bout the weather
Kiddio, don'tcha know that's wrong?
I can't stand this playin' 'round
Help me up, don't let me down
Kiss me baby, tell me so
If you love me, let me know
a-won'tcha say yes? don'tcha say no
Make me feel good, Kiddio
I wrote you a six-page letter
I even called you on the phone
But you started talkin' 'bout the weather
Kiddio, don'tcha know that's wrong?
I can't stand this playin' 'round
Help me up, don't let me down
a-kiss me baby, tell me so
If you love me, let me know
a-won'tcha say yes?, don'tcha say no
Make me feel good, Kiddio
Make me feel so-uh-oh oh good, so, so good, Kiddio