George Benson (Pittsburgh, 22 de marzo de 1943) es un guitarrista estadounidense de jazz. Ha hecho también algunas exitosas aportaciones al jazz vocal (su voz es grave y su canto similar en su manierismo al de artistas como Stevie Wonder y Donny Hathaway). Se trata de uno de los artistas de jazz más populares de las últimas décadas, habiendo recibido además encendidos elogios por parte de la crítica.
Niño virtuoso de la guitarra, grabó su primer single "It should have been me" a la edad de los 10 años.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 Whenever dark has fallen Fm9-5 A#m7 you know the spirit of the party Cm7C#maj7 starts to come alive. Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 Until the day is dawning Fm9-5 A#m7 you can throw out all your blues Cm7C#maj7 and hit the city lights. A#m7' 'Cause there's music in the air A#m7 and lots of loving everywhere Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 so gimme the night. Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 Gimme the night.
(Come *1*) You need the evening action, a place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance. It's a chain reaction. You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance.
A#m7 'Cause there's music in the air D# and lots of loving everywhere Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 so gimme the night. Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 Gimme the night.
(*2*) G#m7F# So come on out tonight D#m7C# and we'll lead the others G#m7' F#' D#m7' C#' on a ride through paradise. G#m7F# And if you feel all right D#m7C#G#m7' then we can be lovers 'cause I see that F#' EE-3add11 G#m6-5add11 G#6-5sus4 starlight look in your eyes. B6-5add11 B6sus4 D#7 Don't you know we can fly?
Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 Just gimme the night. Fm9-5 A#m7Cm7C#maj7 Gimme the night.
(Come *1*)
And if we stay together, we'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high. Never mind the weather. We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light. 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of loving everywhere. So gimme the night. Gimme the night...