Nature Boy – George Benson (1977)

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Additional information about this, George Benson vinyl art.

George Benson – The Artist

George Washington Benson (born, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. He also recorded the original version of “The Greatest Love of All” for the 1977 Muhammad Ali bio-pic, The Greatest, which was later covered by Whitney Houston as “Greatest Love of All”.

Nature Boy – The Song

‘Nature Boy’ is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released in 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album, The Nat King Cole Story. The song was written in 1947 by eden ahbez and is partly autobiographical. It is a tribute to ahbez’s mentor Bill Pester, who had originally introduced him to Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies, which ahbez practiced.  It ultimately became a pop and jazz standard, with many artists interpreting the song, including Tony Bennett, George Benson and Lady Gaga.

Gibson L175 Guitar – The Shape

Modelled into the silhouette of the distinctive body of a Gibson L175 Guitar as favoured by George Benson.

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