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Brook Benton ( 19 September 1931 — 9 April 1988 ) was an American Singer and Songwriter . BIOGRAPHY Rise to fame Benjamin Franklin Peay was born 19 September 1931 in Camden , South Carolina . When Peay was young he enjoyed Gospel Music and wrote songs. So in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career. He went in and out of gospel groups such as "The Langfordaires", "The Jerusalem Stars", and "The Golden Gate Quartet". When coming back to his home state he joined a R&B singing group, "The Sandmen", and went back to New York to get a big break with his group. Brook earned a good living Writing Song s and co- Producing Album s. He wrote songs for Artists such as Nat King Cole , Clyde McPhatter , and Roy Hamilton . Soon he released his first minor Hit , "A Million Miles From Nowhere". Later he went on to the Mercury Label , which would eventually bring him larger success. Big break |
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