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Benny & Bobbie Golson. In love for over 60 years! Stay high on sunshine... my parents are celebrating 59 years of black love in 2021
Sep 20, 2016 · He and wife Bobbi—who had given up a promising career as a ballerina so that Golson could pursue his own dream to the fullest—did not have an easy ride; Golson relates having no work for the first two years and how he and Bobbi were forced to pawn instruments, jewellery and furs to get by.
Jazz great Benny Golson and his wife Bobbie attend the screening of "The Terminal" hosted by Stanley Tucci at the Beekman Theatre June 15, 2004 in New York City. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
Among his awards are a 1994 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2007 Mellon Living Legend Legacy Award. Currently, he is working on two books: a major college textbook and his autobiography. Selected Discography. Benny Golson's New, York Scene, Original Jazz Classics, 1957. Tenor Legacy, Arkadia Jazz, 1996. One Day, Forever, Arkadia, 1996-2000.
Benny Golson and wife Bobbie during The Terminal Special New York Screening at Beekman Theatre in New York City, New York, United States. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
May 08 through May 12 The Music of Benny Golson at Smoke Jazz Club 2751 Broadway New York City, NY 10025 The music of jazz legend Benny Golson is celebrated and performed by the New Jazztet featuring trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Steve Davis, pianist Mike LeDonne, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Carl Allen with special guest Billy Pierce on tenor saxophone.
Feb 27, 2009 · As a young man, Golson was a truck driver in Philadelphia. "One day I told the bosses, 'I'm going to be a saxophonist.' They said, 'You'll be back.'" Instead, he attended Howard University...
