[78-L] Same or similar

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Fri Jul 31 19:44:50 PDT 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> David Lennick wrote:
>> Right, I forgot! And the other one is on that odd United Artist label 
>> (not
>> United Artists). That disc isn't listed in Lord..which makes me wonder 
>> whether
>> there are 3 George Bensons?? (The "other" GB is a sax player, sometimes 
>> known
>> as Detroit's George Benson. Just to confuse us further, Lord lists a 
>> George F.
>> Benson on one recording that was also made in Detroit..clarinet, tenor 
>> sax and
>> arranger.)
>>
And we ALSO had "The Benson Orchestra Of Chicago" on MANY Victor discs!
THIS "Benson" seems to have been a band booker by trade...?!

Steven C. Barr 




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