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Benny Gordon
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| Born | 1932 Estill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 2008 (aged 77) |
| Genres | Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter and bandleader |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | RCA, Estill, Capitol |
Benny Gordon (1932 – December 24, 2008) was an American 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. In 1968, they had a single out on the RCA label, "What Is Soul" which was backed with "I Can't Turn You Loose".
Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers were to appear at Trude Heller's regularly and in 1967 appeared there with Reparata & the Delrons Benny and the Soul Brothers even performed for the opening day of Trude Hellers Take V club that opened on December 18, 1970.
As a solo singer he released singles "True Love Is All I Need" on the 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.
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Biography
Gordon was born and raised Estill, South Carolina. 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. They became the house band at Trude Heller's club on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.
In 1968 Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers released the album Tighten Up that featured the tracks "Tighten Up" and "Hang on Sloopy".
Gordon is related to Sammy Gordon who fronted the group Sammy Gordon & the Hip Huggers who recorded "Upstairs On Boston Road", and an early version of Bobby Womack's "Breezin'" that George Benson would later have a hit with. Some sources credit them as cousins while others credit them as brothers.
He died on December 24, 2008, from an inoperable stomach tumor at the age of 77.
Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers discography
Singles
| Title | Label and cat | Year | Notes # |
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| "Camel Walk" / "Kansas City Woman" | Enrica 1015 | 1964 (c) | |
| "True Love Is All I Need" / "You Found A New Love" | Capitol 5367 | 1965 | |
| "Up And Down" / (Get It) "Come And Get It" | RCA Victor 47-8953 | 1966 | |
| "Greyhound Blues" / "In The Midnight Hour" | RCA Victor 47-9144 | 1967 | |
| "What Is Soul" / "I Can't Turn You Loose" | RCA Victor 47-9194 | 1967 | |
| "Kiss To Build A Dream On" / "It Comes And Goes" | RCA Victor 47-9270 | 1967 | |
| "Soul Woman" / "All In My Mind" | RCA Victor 57-3453 | 1968 | (Canada) |
| Title | Label and cat | Year | Notes # |
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| Tighten Up | Hot Biscuit Disc ST 9100 (S) | 1968 | |
| What Is Soul? | RCA LSP-4063 | 1969 |
| Title | Label and cat | Year | Track | Notes # |
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| Just A Little Bit Of Soul | (RCA (Camden) INT 1014) | 1969 | "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" | |
| Kent Stop Dancing | Kent Records – KENT 029 | 1994 | "Turn On Your Love Light" | |
| The Soul Of A Man | Kent Records KENT 038 | 1985 | "Crying Man" |
Benny Gordon discography
| Title | Label and cat | Year | Notes # |
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| "Last Train To South Carolina" / "Don't Play It No More" | Estill BG 17 | ||
| "care" (About Your Feller Man) / "care" (About Your Feller Man) | Estill 565 | ||
| "So Much In Love" / "Lonely Man" | Estill 600 | ||
| "When I See Her, I'm Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got" / "So Much In Love" | Estill 601 | ||
| "Soul Woman" (by The Charms) / "The Hold Bag" (The B. G. Soul Brothers)" | Estill 1000 | ||
| "Sugar Mama" (You Know You're My Baby) Pt1 / "Sugar Mama" (You Know You're My Baby) Pt2 | Estill 1000 | ||
| "Suga Mama Suga Daddy" * / "La-La-La I am Falling In Love Again"** | Soul City U.S.A. A-931 | * Arranged by The B-G-Soul Bros ** Arranged by - A. Jones - J. Hollis |
| Title | Label and cat | Year | Notes # |
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| "Running In And Out" / "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord" | Allendale 931 / 932 | ||
| "True Love Is All I Need" / "You Found A New Love" | Capitol 5367 | 1965 | |
| "Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got" / "Turn On Your Love Light" | Wand WND 1188 | 1968 | |
| "care (About Your Fellow Man) Part I" / "care (About Your Fellow Man) Part II" | Shadow 1012 | 1971 | |
| "care (About Your Fellow Man) Part I" / "care (About Your Fellow Man) Part 2" | Phil-L.A. Of Soul 351 | 1971 | |
| "Sugar Mama Part 1" / "Sugar Mama Part 2" | Deluxe 45-145 | 1972 |
Other
| Act | Title | Label and cat | Year | Notes # |
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| The Christian Harmonizers (Featuring B. Gordon) | "Brightly Bean" / "Every Song That I Sing" | Rae Cox 105 | 1962 | |
| The Christian Harmonizers (Featuring B. Gordon) | "Look Back And Wonder" / "What Have You Done" | Rae Cox 121 | 1963 | |
| Benny Gordon And The Days Of Our Life | "All The Way In With Jesus Or All The Way Out" / "We Didn't Know Who You Was Jesus" | Estill 931 |
