Herb Kent recalls Al Benson's wide-ranging popularity

Smithsonian Productions1995-03-29

Archives of African American Music and Culture

Archives of African American Music and Culture
Bloomington, United States

  • Title: Herb Kent recalls Al Benson's wide-ranging popularity
  • Creator: Smithsonian Productions
  • Date Created: 1995-03-29
  • Physical Dimensions: 1602 x 1080
  • Transcript:
    Everybody listened to Al Benson. He was the first really, really big Black jock. I think maybe in the country. I would say that he was, right out of here in Chicago. Everything else stemmed from Al Benson. I don't think he's hardly been surpassed yet.
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  • Type: Video
  • Special collection number: SC 39
  • Special collection name: Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was
  • Personal name: Kent, Herb
Archives of African American Music and Culture

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