Legendary "guitar man" George Benson will present updated renditions of his repertoire and new songs in Shanghai. Provided to China Daily

In his 1976 release Breezin', Benson sang lead vocals in This Masquerade. The song became a pop hit and won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. It made pop music history as the first jazz release to go platinum - selling 3 million copies.

In recent years, Benson has focused on 1960-'70s guitar-playing and released two cover albums - Guitar Man, comprising jazz and pop standards, and Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, released in June this year.

"Nat Cole came from a very different time," Benson says. "There was lots of prejudice against African-Americans, and Nat Cole overcame all of it. He was eloquent, well-educated, never belligerent and always loving people. To many people, the history is over, but I benefited from his story and it's my way of payback."

Benson promised to bring first-class musicians with him to Shanghai and present both the repertoire and new songs.

"A lot of what they already know," but he will perform updated renditions.

Benson has been designing guitars for Ibanez since 1977. His was the first original guitar design by a musician.

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