Benny Gordon (singer)

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.[1] In 1968, they had a single out on the RCA label, "What Is Soul" which was backed with "I Can't Turn You Loose".[2][3]

For other people named Benny Gordon, see Benny Gordon (disambiguation).
Benny Gordon
Born1932
Estill, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 2008 (aged 77)
GenresSoul
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter and bandleader
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsRCA, Estill, Capitol

Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers were to appear at Trude Heller's regularly and in 1967 appeared there with Reparata & the Delrons[4] Benny and the Soul Brothers even performed for the opening day of Trude Hellers Take V club that opened on December 18, 1970.[5]

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.[6]

Biography

Gordon was born and raised Estill, South Carolina.[7] 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.[8] They became the house band at Trude Heller’s club on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village. [9]

In 1968 Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers released the album Tighten Up that featured the tracks "Tighten Up" and "Hang on Sloopy".[10]

Gordon is related to Sammy Gordon who fronted the group Sammy Gordon & the Hip Huggers who recorded "Upstairs On Boston Road",[11] and an early version of Bobby Womack's "Breezin'" that George Benson would later have a hit with.[12] Some sources credit them as cousins[13] while others credit them as brothers.[14]

He died on December 24, 2008 from an inoperable stomach tumor at the age of 77.[15]

Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers discography

Singles
Singles
Title Label and cat Year Notes #
"Camel Walk" / "Kansas City Woman" Enrica 1015 1964 (c) [16]
"True Love Is All I Need" / "You Found A New Love" Capitol 5367 1965 [17]
"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 [18]
"Soul Woman" / "All In My Mind" RCA Victor 57-3453 1968 (Canada)[19]
Albums
Title Label and cat Year Notes #
Tighten Up Hot Biscuit Disc ST 9100 (S) 1968 [20]
What Is Soul? RCA LSP-4063 1969 [21]
Various artists, compilation albums
Title Label and cat Year Track Notes #
Just A Little Bit Of Soul (RCA (Camden) INT 1014) 1969 "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" [22]
Kent Stop Dancing Kent Records – KENT 029 1994 "Turn On Your Love Light" [23]
The Soul Of A Man Kent Records KENT 038 1985 "Crying Man" [24][25]

Benny Gordon discography
Estill singles
Title Label and cat Year Notes #
"Last Train To South Carolina" / "Don't Play It No More" Estill BG 17
"Give A Damn" (About Your Feller Man) / "Give A Damn" (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 [26]
"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[27]
Other singles
Title Label and cat Year Notes #
"Running In And Out" / "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord" Allendale 931 / 932 [28]
"True Love Is All I Need" / "You Found A New Love" Capitol 5367 1965 [29]
"Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got" / "Turn On Your Love Light" Wand WND 1188 1968 [30]
"Give A Damn (About Your Fellow Man) Part I" / "Give A Damn (About Your Fellow Man) Part II" Shadow 1012 1971 [31]
"Give A Damn (About Your Fellow Man) Part I" / "Give A Damn (About Your Fellow Man) Part 2" Phil-L.A. Of Soul 351 1971 [32]
"Sugar Mama Part 1" / "Sugar Mama Part 2" Deluxe 45-145 1972 [33]

Other
Act Title Label and cat Year Notes #
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 [34]
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 [35]

Further reading
Publication or website Release / post date Article title Page / section Link
Soul Detective 12/6/06 THREE GEMS 114 to ESTILL 1000 B 11/16/06 link

References
  1. Soulful Kinda Music Benny Gordon
  2. Carolina Soul Non-SC and National Label Releases
  3. Billboard 6 May 1967 Page 20, R&B Spotlights
  4. Monti Rock III 1967 Ads: Trude Heller's Trik
  5. Palm Beach Daily News, December 17, 1970 Page 6
  6. 45cat Benny Gordon - Discography
  7. mondo phonic Covering The Tighten Up, A Survey by Brother Tad, Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers Archived September 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. The Island Packet 'Roy C.' keeps Carolina's love affair with rhythm and blues alive by David Lauderdale
  9. mondo phonic Covering The Tighten Up, A Survey by Brother Tad, Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers Archived September 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Billboard June 8, 1968 Album Reviews page 42
  11. 45 Cat Record Details, Artist: Sammy Gordon And The Hip Huggers
  12. funky 16 Corners Bobby Womack 1944-2014
  13. Cool Mojito sammy Gordon
  14. Funky16Corners.Com Benny Gordon & the Soul Brothers – In the Midnight Hour
  15. The Augusta Chronicle Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008 Benjamin Gordon (ALLENDALE, S.C.) Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  16. 45cat Record Details Benny Gordon And The Soul Brothers Camel Walk
  17. Carolina Soul Non-SC and National Label Releases
  18. Soulful Kinda Music Benny Gordon Bennie Gordon And The Soul Brothers (members Bennie Gordon, ......................................)
  19. Discogs Benny Gordon – Soul Woman / All In My Mind
  20. Billboard June 8, 1968 Album Reviews page 42
  21. Discogs Benny Gordon & The Soul Brothers - What Is Soul?
  22. Discogs Various Just A Little Bit Of Soul
  23. Discogs Various – Kent Stop Dancing, Party Side (For Fruggers Only)
  24. Schwann Spectrum, Volume 2, Issues 3-4 Page 229
  25. Discogs Various – The Soul Of A Man
  26. Carolina Soul E, Estill
  27. Discogs - Benny Gordon Discography Singles & EPs
  28. 45Cat Record Details nc162948us
  29. 45Cat Record Details 5367
  30. 45Cat Record Details wnd1188
  31. 45Cat Record Details nc891879us
  32. 45Cat Record Details nc349202us
  33. 45Cat Record Details nc147575us
  34. Soulful Kinda Music Benny Gordon, The Christian Harmonizers (Featuring B. Gordon) (members Bennie Gordon, Sammy Gordon, ..)
  35. 45Car - Estill - Label Discography
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