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Benjamin Franklin Peay was born September 9, 1931 in Camden, SC.

When Benjamin was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs and in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career.

He was a member of several gospel groups including “The Langfordairies”, “The Jerusalem Stars”, and “The Golden Gate Quartet”.

After returning to his home state he joined a R&B singing group, “the Sandmen”, and soon went back to New York to try for a big break. Eventually the record company decided to drop The Sandmen and push Brook as a solo artist.

Brook 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, and later he joined the Mercury label, which would later bring him big success.

In 1952 he got his big break with It’s Just a Matter of Time and Endlessly.

It’s Just a Matter of Time made it to #3 on the U.S. Pop charts, while Endlessly made it to #12 . Both hits were written by Benton himself.

Benton had many #1 hits including Rainy Night in Georgia and Hotel Happiness. According to Songfacts, his version of the blues standard The Boll Weevil Song has the unique distinction of being the first #1 song on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart.

Altogether, Benton had 38 hit singles through out his career. His last album was “Fools Rush In”, released posthumously in 2005. He died on April 9, 1988.

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2		It's Just A Matter Of Time			72
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4		Endlessly			40
5		Baby (You've Got What It Takes)			37
6		A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)			35
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