Brook Benton on AllMovie

Although he'd been in the popular music business as a songwriter for a while, Brook Benton did not become a popular singer until 1958 when he performed "Just a Matter of Time." He followed this with several more soulful successes until he faded into obscurity in the mid-'60s. In 1957, Benton appeared in the Alan Freed musical Mr. Rock and Roll. Benton had a brief comeback as a singer during the 1970s with "Rainy Night in Georgia," and then returned to performing the gospel music that began his career.