Happy Birthday George Benson...

shack
shack Posts: 11,154
edited March 2011 in Music & Movies
One of my favorite performers is 68 today...

Listening to "Weekend in LA" as I type.

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His version of "The Greatest Love Of All" is better than Whitney Houston's IMO.

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2011
    Agreed Steve! His "On Broadway" is a classic too! Happy Birthday mr talented.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2011
    Happy Birthday Mr.Benson!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2011
    Happy Birthday to a great singer, long live :cool:
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2011
    I swear to God I had no idea it was his birthday and my iTunes was on shuffle, and as I clicked this thread "Breezin'" came on. Weird.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited March 2011
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    ... and as I clicked this thread "Breezin'" came on. Weird.

    Shack has special powers. Don't fight it just go with it. He means no harm.
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    >This message has been scanned by the NSA and found to be free of harmful intent.<
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  • bklynNupe
    bklynNupe Posts: 728
    edited March 2011
    I love George's rendition of Nature Boy almost as much as Ella's. :cool:
    My father turned me on to Mr.Benson as a little kid.

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,181
    edited March 2011
    He never received a grammy. Sad.:confused:

    I love the On Broadway song a nd it shows since I have two white albums with it on em.:biggrin:
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • Trev123
    Trev123 Posts: 28
    edited March 2011
    I was just playing his cd the other day In Your Eyes. Great cd. I didn't know it was his birthday either. Happy Birthday George.
    :smile:
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