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    Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), known professionally as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter whose music transcended rock and...
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  • Rainy Night in Georgia (category Brook Benton songs)
    vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single...
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  • data-parallel C compiler BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming Brook (surname) People with the given name Brook, or nickname Brook Benton (1931–1988), American...
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  • Boll Weevil (song) (category Brook Benton songs)
    folklorist Alan Lomax led to it becoming well-known. A 1961 adaptation by Brook Benton became a pop hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Fats...
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    Listening chart was "The Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton, which was at number 2 on the Hot 100 that week. Benton had achieved six chart-toppers on the R&B...
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  • Abednego and the fiery furnace. In 1962 the song was a hit single for Brook Benton, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of February...
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  • of Time" is a Pop song written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, and Belford Hendricks. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard Hot R&B Sides...
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    A House Is Not a Home (song) (category Brook Benton songs)
    to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)". Another version of the song, by Brook Benton, which was the version that appeared in the film, was released at nearly...
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    1995, p. 82. "Brook Benton". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2020. Simon, Tom. "Brook Benton Biography". Archived...
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    Baby) Since You've Been Gone" 1970 The Source Jimmy Scott Brook Benton Today Brook Benton Doin' What We Wanna Clarence Wheeler Moondance Van Morrison...
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  • songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African-American A&R executives at a...
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    a Girl" The Safaris & The Phantom's Band 63 "Kiddio" Brook Benton 64 "Mission Bell" Donnie Brooks 65 "I Love the Way You Love" Marv Johnson 66 "It's Time...
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  • Songs I Love to Sing is a 1960 studio album by the American singer Brook Benton, arranged and conducted by Belford Hendricks and produced by Clyde Otis...
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    Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the...
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  • Don't It Make You Want to Go Home (category Brook Benton songs)
    20 hit in Australia. Brook Benton covered "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" in 1970. It is a track on his Homestyle LP. Benton's rendition reached #45...
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  • It's Been a Long, Long Time (category Brook Benton songs)
    Sammy Kaye, The Ink Spots, Pentatonix, Tina Louise, Jimmy Roselli, Brook Benton, Judy Kuhn, Rosemary Clooney, Chet Atkins with Les Paul (on their 1976...
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  • as the title song of the 1962 film of the same name as performed by Brook Benton over the film's coda and closing credits. Lyrics were written by Mack...
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    Back Door" Creedence Clearwater Revival 37 "Rainy Night in Georgia" Brook Benton 38 "Something's Burning" Kenny Rogers & The First Edition 39 "Give Me...
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  • contained the track "Rainy Night In Georgia" popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It reached #4 on the Pop Singles and #2 on the Adult Contemporary...
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  • Benton (born 1950), American model and actress Bernard Benton (born 1957), American boxer Billy Benton (1895–1967), English footballer Brook Benton (1931–1988)...
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    Ricky Nelson 24 "Shop Around" The Miracles 25 "The Boll Weevil Song" Brook Benton 26 "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" Gene McDaniels 27 "The Mountain's High"...
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  • Frankie and Johnny (song) (category Brook Benton songs)
    London in 1912 by American singer Gene Greene. Later singers include: Brook Benton (#13CAN) Mike Bloomfield Big Bill Broonzy Mississippi Joe Callicott Johnny...
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  • Soul featuring Redman "Ooh", a song by BoDeans (1988) "Ooh", a song by Brook Benton and the Sandmen (1955) "Ooh", a song by La Lupe (1963) "Ooh", a song...
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  • Kiddio (category Brook Benton songs)
    by Brook Benton & Clyde Otis. The song was first recorded and released in 1957 by Teddy Randazzo. "Kiddio" was later released as a single by Brook Benton...
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  • Baby (You've Got What It Takes) (category Brook Benton songs)
    by Brook Benton's sister, Dorothy Pay, in 1958, as the B-side of her single "Strollin' with My Baby" on Mercury 71277. In August 1959, Brook Benton partnered...
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    Washington Jr., Snooky Young, and Miles Davis. Dupree played guitar on Brook Benton's hit "Rainy Night in Georgia" in 1970. In December 1972, the British...
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    Belmonts 26 "16 Candles" The Crests 27 "It's Just a Matter of Time" Brook Benton 28 "Lipstick on Your Collar" Connie Francis 29 "There Goes My Baby" The...
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    Guthrie. It reached #2 on the Billboard chart in 1961 in a recording by Brook Benton. In their self-titled debut album, The Presidents of the United States...
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  • has been recorded by, among others: Karen Akers John Arpin Nora Aunor Brook Benton (on the album "Endlessly" - 1959) Stanley Black Liam Burrows Alvin and...
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  • Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) (category Brook Benton songs)
    the song was his only No. 1 single that September. Frankie Laine and Brook Benton took cover versions to the pop and Adult Contemporary charts that year...
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