Herb Kent recalls Al Benson's wide-ranging popularity
Smithsonian Productions1995-03-29
Archives of African American Music and Culture
Bloomington, United States
Details
- 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.Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Type: Video
- Special collection number: SC 39
- Special collection name: Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was
- Personal name: Kent, Herb
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