The Ataris

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. Current. For his contribution to the recording industry, George Benson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7055 Hollywood Blvd. The Ataris will supposedly be releasing a new album called "Welcome the Night" in summer 2005. Benson continues to play outstanding jazz guitar, as evidenced on recordings such as Jimmy Smith's Off the Top, Benson's own live album Par Excellence, and Tenderly, on which Benson is accompanied by McCoy Tyner on piano. It generated many successful singles for them, including In This Diary and their cover of Don Henley's The Boys Of Summer. This album represents a shift to more commercially oriented music which brought Benson a wider audience but alienated some jazz fans.

That year, they recorded their most well-known album to date, So Long, Astoria. They released it March 4, 2003. One of his major hits is the song This Masquerade, which is included in the top-selling album Breezin' . Some months, on June 24 of 2002 after End Is Forever, The Ataris quit Kung Fu Records and signed with Columbia Records. Benson followed it up with "The George Benson Cookbook," also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber. From June to July of 2000, the band recorded End Is Forever, and released it the following February. This album showcases Benson's talent in constructing swinging bebop lines at blistering tempos. Almost a year to the day later, in April of 2000, the album Let It Burn was released. Benson's next recording was It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax.

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits was released on April 13 of the following year, having been left unreleased until then. At the age of 21, Benson recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, with Brother Jack McDuff on organ. It was released very soon after, on November 24 of 1998. Benson got his first experience playing with his several-year stint with McDuff's group. In September of that year, they began recording Look Forward to Failure, their third album. George Benson started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. A year and a few months later, in June of 1998, they recorded Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits. He was born and raised in the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a professional musician from age 3.

They released it on April 29, 1997. George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz guitarist, singer and composer. In autumn of the same year, Anywhere But Here, their first LP was recorded. Download sample of "The Masquerade Is Over". They signed soon after, on January 15, 1996, to Kung Fu Records. In late 1994, The Ataris formed as a band.

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Welcome the Night (summer 2005- Columbia Records). So Long, Astoria (2003 - Columbia Records). End Is Forever (2001 - Kung Fu Records). Let It Burn (2000 - Kung Fu Records, split with Useless ID).

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits (1999 - Kung Fu Records). Look Forward To Failure (1998 - Fat Wreck Chords). Anywhere But Here (1997 - Kung Fu Records). Marco Peņa, lead guitar (1999-2001).

Patrick Riley, lead guitar (1997-1999). Derrick Plourde, drums (1996-1997). Jasin Thomason, bass (1996-1997). Chris Knapp, drums (1997-).

Mike Davenport, bass (1997-). John Collura, lead guitar (2001-). Kris Roe, rhythm guitar & vocals.