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Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eif on February 3, 1949 - died in IJmuiden on November 8, 2020) is a Dutch vocalist and the founder of the Oscar Benton Blues Band in 1967. The band rose to fame in 1968 by being a runner up in the Jazz Festival, Loosdrecht, Holland. In his solo career, Oscar Benton released with his 1981 homonymous album the Bensonhurst Blues, written by Artie Kaplan & Artie Kornfeld, and produced by the EMI Records. The Bensonhurst Blues <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Osca
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oscar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Haarlem
- Place of death
- IJmuiden
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- mandolin
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.oscarbenton.com
- Image
- Oscar Benton blueszanger in 1996.jpg
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- name in native language
- Oscar Benton
- date of birth
- 1949-02-03
- birth name
- Ferdinand van Eis
- date of death
- 2020-11-08
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Oscar Benton
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