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Benny Gordon (1932–2008) was a soul and r&b singer who recorded from the early 1960s up to the 1970s. Some of his early efforts were as a member of Christian Harmonizers. Their recordings were credited to The Christian Harmonizers (Featuring B. Gordon). Later recordings were as Bennie Gordon And The Soul Brothers.〔Soulful Kinda Music (Benny Gordon )〕 In 1968, they had a single out on the RCA label, "What Is Soul" 〔Billboard 6 May 1967 (Page 20, R&B Spotlights )〕 which was backed with "I Can't Turn You Loose".〔Carolina Soul (Non-SC and National Label Releases )〕 Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers were to appear at Trude Heller's regularly and in 1967 appeared there with Reparata & the Delrons 〔Monti Rock III (1967 Ads: Trude Heller's Trik )〕 Benny and the Soul Brothers even performed for the opening day of Trude Hellers Take V club that opened on December 18, 1970.〔Palm Beach Daily News, December 17, 1970 (Page 6 )〕 As a solo singer he released singles "True Love Is All I Need" on Capitol label, "Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got" on Wand label and "Sugar Mama" (You Know You're My Baby) on the Estill label.〔45cat (Benny Gordon - Discography )〕 ==Biography== Gordon and his brother Sammy were from Estill, South Carolina.〔mondo phonic (Covering The Tighten Up, A Survey by Brother Tad, Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers )〕 Along with his brother Sammy Gordon he was a member of the Christian Harmonizers, a gospel group. In the early 1960s they moved to Brooklyn. They later formed The Soul Brothers band.〔The Island Packet ('Roy C.' keeps Carolina's love affair with rhythm and blues alive by David Lauderdale )〕 They became the house band at Trude Heller’s club on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village. 〔mondo phonic (Covering The Tighten Up, A Survey by Brother Tad, Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers )〕 In 1968 Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers released the album ''Tighten Up'' that featured the tracks "Tighten Up" and "Hang on Sloopy".〔Billboard June 8, 1968 (Album Reviews page 42 )〕 Gordon is related to Sammy Gordon who fronted the group Sammy Gordon & the Hip Huggers who recorded "Upstairs On Boston Road",〔45 Cat (Record Details, Artist: Sammy Gordon And The Hip Huggers )〕 and an early version of Bobby Womack's "Breezin'" that George Benson would later have a hit with.〔funky 16 Corners (Bobby Womack 1944-2014 )〕 Some sources credit them as cousins 〔Cool Mojito (sammy Gordon )〕 while others credit them as brothers.〔Funky16Corners.Com (Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers – In the Midnight Hour )〕 He died on Christmas eve, December 24, 2008 from an inoperable stomach tumor 〔Dead Roack Stars Club (2008 July to December )〕 aged 77. His funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 at Hampton County District Two Auditorium.〔The Augusta Chronicle (Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008 Benjamin Gordon (ALLENDALE, S.C.) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benny Gordon (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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