Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | June 27, 1938 |
Birth Place | North Carolina |
Age | 85 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
Net worth: $1 million (2024)
About
Remembered best for his work with the 1960s R&B vocal ensemble The Famous Flames, this soul singer collaborated with future music superstar
Before Fame
During his high school years, he was a member of a touring gospel music group called The Harmonizing Five. He later attended the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on an athletic scholarship.
Trivia
His group's 1963 Live at the Apollo recording rose to the top of Billboard's pop music chart and was the first R&B album to sell more than a million copies.
Family Life
He was raised in Alamance County, North Carolina, as the child of Robert and Inez Bennett. He later settled in Maryland with his wife Sandi.
Associated With
Bennett was portrayed by actor Aakomon Jones in the 2014 James Brown biopic Get On Up.