jaxson50 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 George Benson started playing banjo at age 6, started playing for tips on the streets at age 8, Here he is at age 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyMoon Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 George Benson started playing banjo at age 6, started playing for tips on the streets at age 8, Here he is at age 21 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ivYFzlapYTA Nice stuff....keyboardist has some skills for sure..........funny tho....he sure doesn't look like today's 21 year olds.....he looks more like todays 40 and 50 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 1490715633[/url]' post='1845169']Nice stuff....keyboardist has some skills for sure..........funny tho....he sure doesn't look like today's 21 year olds.....he looks more like todays 40 and 50 year olds. That's how we all looked back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Interesting that although taking the lead in turns George's guitar is by far the most subdued of the instruments. He could have done with turning his amp up a couple more notches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 What I noticed was his tone. It's unmistakably George Benson regardless that he using a Les Paul and unknown amplifier. Goes to prove that the tone is mostly in the player and not the equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 1490739321[/url]' post='1845306']What I noticed was his tone. It's unmistakably George Benson regardless that he using a Les Paul and unknown amplifier. Goes to prove that the tone is mostly in the player and not the equipment. That was my first thought. It's all him, not the gear. What is the amp he's playing anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 That was my first thought. It's all him, not the gear. What is the amp he's playing anyways? Maybe a tweed? At the beginning the announcer speaks a French/English combo, and then George turns around and futs with what looks like a tweed colored amp. Agree , sound is unmistakable, no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Never seen Benson playing an LP before. Love it. I'm always surprised more jazz players didn't embrace Les Paul's (or SG's for that matter) as they have a great tone for jazz and a nice alternative from the usual archtop tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 He was the only one they didn't zoom in on. But he's better than he gets credit for. A fantastic player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 That was my first thought. It's all him, not the gear. What is the amp he's playing anyways? Tweed Bassman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 1490788770[/url]' post='1845399']Tweed Bassman? That's what I thought looking at the size, Gibson made some similar amps at the time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Tweed Bassman? Looks like it to me, though I wouldn't have guessed that it's a Les Paul and tweed Bassman if I had my eyes closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'd be more interested in knowing more about his sunburst-finish LP. 1964 = '58-'60 Standard. Hackneyed, I know, but I'm a sucker. Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Here is a vid of George Benson with McDuff filmed much later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Another piece from the 1964 European tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I've heard some pretty funny stories about George, some of which can't be repeated in public... but My favorite was told to me by Freddy Cole (Nat "King" Cole's brother), and kind of starts out like a bad joke... "two old black guys walk into a bar"... Freddy had stopped by George's house for a visit (Phoenix, AZ I believe), and George says "hey, let's go out for a couple drinks." So Freddy and George walk into this little bar and there happens to be small jazz combo playing. After a few drinks, Freddy goes up to the band and asks if he and his friend could sit in on a couple tunes. Asked what instruments they played, he said he played piano, and his friend played a little guitar. The bandleader says OK, and asked what there names were. Freddy replies "my name's Fred and my friend's name is George." After playing a few tunes, one of the band guys says "hey, you guys are pretty good." I wonder if the band ever figured out who they really were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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