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Known for
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- The Dick Clark Show — Self1958
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Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931; died April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. When Benton was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs and in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franklin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lugoff
- Place of death
- Queens
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- OKeh Records
- Image
- Brook Benton.png
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- date of birth
- 1931-09-19
- date of death
- 1988-04-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Brook Benton
- cause of death
- meningitis
- birth name
- Benjamin Franklin Peay
- pseudonym
- Brook Benton
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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