Oscar Benton (03 Feb 1949 - 08 Nov 2020)
Male Person - Netherlands
Releases (29)
Official
Album
- Bensonhurst Blues 1981
- My Kind of Blues 1983
- If You Go Away 1984
- Blues Party 1989
- Best Part of My Life 1994
- I Am Back 12 Jan 2018
Album - Compilation
- The Best Of 1993
- All I Ever Need Is You 2004
- The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music (A&B Sides and More) 2019
Single
- The Three Bells / The Long and Winding Road 1972
- Today Is Yesterday Tomorrow / Come Back 1975
- Never Never Leave Me / Baby Help Me 1975
- Woolly Boolly Boogie / Stop What You're Doing 1976
- Spanish Lady / Everybody... Dance! 1980
- Bensonhurst Blues 1981
- I Believe in Love / Canon de Palchebel 1982
- Josie / Tell It Like It Is 1982
- Not the Same Dreams Anymore / I'm Not a Hero 1983
- Saint Louis Blues / I'm Not a Hero 1983
- If You Go Away / Prisoner of Love 1984
- Ooh What a Night! 1986
- My Petite Fleur / How Can I Just Start Again 1987
- St Louis Blues / Little Girl 1988
- Chansons de Blues / Are You Ready? 1989
- Ze is zoals jij 1996
- Bensonhurst Blues 2015
Bootleg
Album - Compilation
- Greatest Hits 21 May 1998
Relationships (1)
Member Of
- Monica & Oscar Benton original, eponymous
Recordings by (102)
- Bensonhurst Blues 3:36 (1972)
- Somebody's Love Will Do 6:33 (1972)
- Helpless 5:00 (1972)
- I Don't Know 7:15 (1972)
- Not the Same Dream Anymore 3:30 (1972)
- Took Me a Long Time 5:02 (1972)
- The Day I Got Rid of the Blues 3:33 (1972)
- Lovin' C.M.B.H. 4:41 (1972)
- The Long and Winding Road 3:04 (1972)
- Busted 3:56 (1972)
- It Ain't Nobody's Business 3:45 (1972)
- I Believe in Love 3:29 (1972)
- How Can I Just Start Again 4:08 (1972)
- Bensonhurt Blues 3:53 (1972)
- The Three Bells 4:27 (1972)
- Today Is Yesterday Tomorrow 4:01 (1975)
- Come Back ?:?? (1975)
- Never Never Leave Me ?:?? (1975)
- Baby Help Me ?:?? (1975)
- Woolly Boolly Boogie 3:10 (1976)
- Stop What You're Doing 2:55 (1976)
- Spanish Lady 3:52 (1980)
- Everybody... Dance! 3:00 (1980)
- Roll on Sweet Mississippi 3:53 (1981)
- Wooly Booly Boogie 3:13 (1981)
- Draggin' Around 10:27 (1981)
- Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow 6:34 (1981)
- Canon de Palchebel 3:45 (1982)
- Josie 3:00 (1982)
- Tell It Like It Is 3:00 (1982)
- I'm Not a Hero 3:13 (1983)
- Saint Louis Blues 4:11 (1983)
- Not the Same Dreams Anymore 3:32 (1983)
- Mack the Knife 3:40 (1983)
- Basin Street Blues 3:12 (1983)
- Prisoner of Love 4:10 (1983)
- When You Love a Woman 3:34 (1983)
- When the Saints Go Marching In 3:06 (1983)
- If You Go Away ?:?? (1984)
- Ooh What a Night 4:08 (1986)
- Ooh What a Night (dub version) 3:40 (1986)
- My Petite Fleur 4:00 (1987)
- How Can I Just Start Again (live version) 4:20 (1987)
- St Louis Blues 3:42 (1988)
- Little Girl 2:59 (1988)
- Chanson de Blues 3:50 (1989)
- Where Will I Go ?:?? (1989)
- Are You Ready? 3:30 (1989)
- I Feel So Good ?:?? (1989)
- Dedicated to Al Am ?:?? (1989)
Credited as (10)
- El Kroppo, Kaz Lux, Oscar Benton
- Oscar Benton, John LaPorte
- Oscar Benton Blues Band, Oscar Benton
- Oscar Benton, Oscar Benton Blues Band
- Willy And The Contact / Oscar Benton
- Oscar Benton acc. by Rainbow Train and The Rainbow Train Orchestra
- Oscar Benton
- Oscar Benton Acc. By Rainbow Train and The Rainbow Train Orchestra
- Oscar Benton & Eve
- Monica & Oscar Benton
Works (20)
Wrote
- I Can't Stand It
- Took Me a Long Time
- Stay Another Night
- Woolly Boolly Boogie
- Stop What You're Doing
- Spanish Lady
- Little Girl
- Chanson de Blues
- Helpless
- The Day I Got Rid of the Blues
Composed
- When I Rule the World
- Blue Blues Singer
- Have You Seen My Wife?
- Somebody’s Stolen Your Heart
- I Can't Leave You
Lyrics
- When I Rule the World
- Blue Blues Singer
- Have You Seen My Wife?
- Somebody’s Stolen Your Heart
- I Can't Leave You
Links (12)
Official Homepages
Other Databases
- https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/oscar-benton
- https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/oscar-benton/
- https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139789647