Marc Benno

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Marc Benno
Born (1947-07-01) July 1, 1947 (age 77)
Origin Dallas, Texas, United States
Genres Blues, R&B
Occupation(s)Musician, session musician, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, vocals
Years active1968–present
Labels A&M, Shelter Records, Blue Skunk Music
Website www.marcbenno.com

Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947 in Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. [1] [2]

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Benno teamed with Leon Russell to form the Asylum Choir in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album Ambush being his most commercially successful. He wrote the song "Rock 'n Roll Me Again", which was recorded by the band The System for the soundtrack of the 1985 film Beverly Hills Cop ; the soundtrack won a Grammy Award. Benno also worked with musicians such as The Doors, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clarence White and Rita Coolidge. [3] Benno was the second guitar player on several tracks for the Doors' album L.A. Woman , alongside Robby Krieger. [4]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
US AUS [5]
1968 Look Inside the Asylum Choir (with Leon Russell)
1970Marc Benno
1971Minnows
Asylum Choir II (with Leon Russell)7054
1972 Ambush 171 [6]
1979Lost in Austin
1990Take It Back To Texas
1994Snake Charmer
2000Sugar Blues
2002Live in Gillespie County
2003Golden Treasure
2003Hit The Bottom
2004I Got It Bad
2005Live at the Chi Chi Club(with John Cipollina, Pete Sears)
2006Crawlin(with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall)
2007Live in Japan
2007Shadow
2011From the Vault
Live at the Pour House
2012Nearly Famous

References

  1. James Volpe Rotondi (August 20, 2021). "Marc Benno Recalls His Session on the Doors' 'L.A. Woman'". Guitar Player. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. Archived July 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Marc Benno". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  4. Archived June 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 33. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. Biography by William Ruhlmann (July 1, 1947). "Marc Benno | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2015.