Brook Benton

Brook Benton (19 Septemba 1931 – 9 Aprili 1988) alikuwa mwimbaji na mtunzi wa nyimbo wa Marekani ambaye alijulikana katika mienendo ya rock and roll, R$B, na pop mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1950 na mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1960 ambapo alipokea umaarufu kwa nyimbo kama "It's Just A Matter Of Time" na "Endlessly", nyingi zao ambazo alishiriki kuandika. Alirejea mnamo 1970 na wimbo taratibu wa "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton alishinda zaidi ya vibao katika chati ya Billboard kama msanii na pia akaandika vibao vilivyovuma kwa wasanii wengine.

 Wasifu 
 Kuingia katika Umaarufu 
Benjamin Franklin Peay alizaliwa mnamo 19 Septemba 1931 kule Lugoff. Alipokuwa mchanga, Peay alijifurahisha kuimba nyimbo za kiinjili na alikuwa akiandika nyimbo. Mnamo 1948 alienda to New York kusomea muziki. Alijiunga na kutoka katika makundi mengi ya muziki wa Gospel kama vile The Langfordaires, The Jerusalem Stars, na The Golden Gate Quartet. Aliporejea katika jimbo lake la nyumbani, alijiunga na kundi la R$B, ‘’The Sandmen’’ na akarejea New York kupata umaarufu makubwa na kundi lake. Kundi hili halikuwa na mafanikio makubwa  na lebo yao Okeh Records, iliamua kumchochea Peay kuwa mwimbaji wa solo, huku akibadilisha jina lake kuwa ‘’’Brook Benton’’’ kwa ushawishi wa mkuu wa lebo hiyo Marv Halsman..

Brook aliishivyema akiwatungia nyimbo wasanii kama as Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter (aliyemtungia wimbo uliovuma "A Lover's Question"), na Roy Hamilton na akishiriki kama mtayarishi msaidizi. Punde alitoa albamu yake ya kwanza "A Million Miles from Nowhere" ambayo iliongoza katika chati. Hatimaye alihamia lebo ya Mercury ambayo baadaye ilikuja kumletea ufanisi mkubwa.

 Ufanisi Mkuu 
Hatimaye 1959 aliingia umaarufuni na vibao vyake vilivyovuma vya It's Just a Matter of Time" na "Endlessly". "It's Just a Matter of Time" ilifikia kileleni katika nafasi ya 3 katika chati za U.S. Billboard Hot 100 wakati "Endlessly" ikifika #12. nyimbo hizi zote zilitungwa naye kwa ushirikiano na Clyde Otis. Mwanzoni zilikuwa zimekabidhiwa kwa Nat King Cole lakini Otis alipokuwa afisa wa A$R katika ‘’Mercury’’ alimshawishi Benton kutia mkataba na lebo hiyo na azitayarishe mwenyewe huku akimwomba Cole asizitayarishe ilivyokuwa imepangwa. .Colin Escott, "Clyde Otis: Looking Back". Goldmine, 1 Oktoba 1993, pp. 42-43.. Benton aliufuata ufanisi huu kwa mshururu wa vibao vilivyovuma vikiwemo "So Many Ways" (#6), "Hotel Happiness" (#3), "Think Twice" (#11), "Kiddio" (#7), na "The Boll Weevil Song" (#2). Mnamo 1960 aliibuka na hit mbili kwa Top 40 katika kumi bora zaidi, ambazo zilikuwa za ushirikian wa ‘’duet’’ na Dinah Washington: "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" (#5) na pia "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (#7).Brook Benton at Allmusic.

Pia alitayarisha toleo lake la "Take Good Care of Her" mnamo 1962.
Mnamo kati na mwishoni mwa 1960s, Benton alitayarisha kwa lebo za RCA Records na Reprise Records  akiwa na mafanikio machache. Hatimaye 1969 alitia mkataba kandarasi na Cotillion Records, shirika dogo la Atlantic Records, ambapo mwaka uliofuatia alikuwa na hit yake kuu ya mwisho, "Rainy Night in Georgia".

Hatimaye Benton alikuwa na single 49 kwa Billboard Hot 100, hi=uku nyimbo zingine zikiorodheshwa katika chati za Billboard za rhythm and blues, easy listening, na Christmas musicJoel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 48-49.

Albamu ya mwisho aliyoitengeneza ilikuwa Fools Rush In, ambayo ilitoka baadaye mnamo 2005. Kwa wakati mmoja alikuwa akifanya kazi na lebo ya Groove Records..

 Kifo 
Brook aliaga dunia kutokana na shida katika uti wa mgongo (menengitis) katika mji wa Queens, New York katika umri wa 56 mnamo 9 Aprili 1988.

 Diskografia 
 Albamu 
 Mwaka Albamu <small> U.S. Pop  <small> 1959 This Time of Year12 1961 Golden Hits82 1961 The Boll Weevil Song And 11 Other Great Hits70 1962 If You Believe77 1962 Singing the Blues - Lie to Me40 1963 Golden Hits, toleo la 282 1967 Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)156 1969 Do Your Own Thing189 1970 Brook Benton Today27 1970 Homestyle199 1977 The Incomparable Brook Benton - 20 Greatest Hits (Warwick)-

 Single 
 Mwaka Single <small> US Pop <small> <small> US R&B <small> <small> US AC <small> <small> UK Singles Chart <small> Album 1958 "A Million Miles from Nowhere" 82 - - - - 1959 "Endlessly" 12 3 - 28 - 1959 "Hurtin' Inside" 78 23 - - - 1959 "This Time of the Year" - - - - This Time of the Year 1959 "It's Just a Matter of Time" 3 1 - - It's Just a Matter of Time 1959 "So Close" 38 5 - - - 1959 "So Many Ways" 6 1 - - - 1959 "Thank You Pretty Baby" 16 1 - - - 1959 "With All My Heart" 82 - - - - 1960 "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" (akimshirikisha Dinah Washington) 5 1 - - - 1960 "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" 24 5 - 50 Songs I Love to Sing 1960 "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" 93 - - - - 1960 "Kiddio" 7 1 - 41 - 1960 "A Rockin' Good Way" (na Dinah Washington) 7 1 - - - 1960 "The Same One" 16 21 - - - 1960 "The Ties That Bind" 37 15 - - - 1961 "For My Baby" 28 2 - - - 1961 "Frankie and Johnny" 20 14 6 - The Boll Weevil Song 1961 "It's Just a House Without You" 45 - 8 - - 1961 "Think Twice" 11 6 - - - 1961 "The Boll Weevil Song" 2 2 1 30 The Boll Weevil Song 1962 "Hit Record" 45 19 - - - 1962 "Lie to Me" 13 3 - - Singing The Blues 1962 "Revenge" 15 12 - - - 1962 "Shadrack" 19 - - - - 1962 "The Lost Penny" 77 - - - - 1962 "Still Waters Run Deep" 89 - - - - 1962 "Walk on the Wild Side" 43 - - - - 1963 "Hotel Happiness" 3 2 - - - 1963 "I Got What I Wanted" 28 4 14 - Singing The Blues 1963 "Dearer Than Life" 59 - - - - 1963 "My True Confession" 22 7 8 - Singing The Blues 1963 "Two Tickets to Paradise" 32 15 8 - - 1964 "Another Cup of Coffee" 47 47 13 - - 1964 "Going Going Gone" 35 35 - - - 1964 "A House is Not a Home" 75 75 13 - - 1964 "Too Late to Turn Back Now" 43 43 14 - - 1964 "Lumberjack" 53 53 15 - - 1964 "Do It Right" 67 67 - - - 1965 "Love Me Now" 100 - 37 - - 1965 "Mother Nature, Father Time" 53 26 9 - Mother Nature, Father Time 1967 "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" 78 - 37 - - 1968 "Weakness in a Man" - - 36 - - 1968 "Do Your Own Thing" 99 - 26 - - 1969 "Nothing Can Take the Place of You" 74 11 - - - 1970 "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" 45 31 4 - Home Style 1970 "My Way" 72 25 35 - Today 1970 "Rainy Night in Georgia" 4 1 2 - Today 1971 "Shoes" 67 18 18 - - 1978 "Making Love is Good for You" - 49 - - -

 Marejeo 

 Viungo vya Nje 
 Soulwalking.co.uk - Brook Benton Fan Page
 VH1.com - Artist Listing 
 Tsimon.com - Brook Benton Fan Page
 http://www.shewins.com/bio.htm 
 Brook Benton at Discogs

Jamii:Wanamuziki wa Marekani
Jamii:Waliozaliwa 1931
Jamii:Waliofariki 1988