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    • Sep 19, 1931
    R&B singer Brook Benton is born in Camden, South Carolina. He writes two songs, "Endlessly" and "It's Just A Matter Of Time," that become country hits for Sonny James. He also records the first hit version of "Rainy Night In Georgia," covered for country by Hank Williams Jr.
    Apr 12, 1959
    Pop singer Brook Benton performs "It's Just A Matter Of Time" in New York on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song is destined to become a country hit twice: for Sonny James and for Randy Travis
    Nov 5, 1969
    Brook Benton records "Rainy Night In Georgia" at the Criteria Studios in Miami. The song becomes a country hit after it's remade by Hank Williams Jr.
    Feb 14, 1970
    Sonny James' version of Brook Benton's "It's Just A Matter Of Time" reaches the top of the Billboard country singles chart
    Feb 20, 1970
    Sonny James records the Brook Benton song "Endlessly" during the morning at the Columbia Studios in Nashville
    Mar 18, 1970
    Brook Benton's pop hit "Rainy Night In Georgia" is certified gold by the RIAA. Hank Williams Jr. records a country version four years later
    Nov 28, 1970
    Sonny James' cover of Brook Benton's "Endlessly" begins a three-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Oct 28, 1985
    Atlantic America releases Glen Campbell's remake of Brook Benton's "It's Just A Matter Of Time"
    Apr 9, 1988
    R&B singer Brook Benton dies of pneumonia at New York's Mary Immaculate Hospital. Several of Benton's songs were remade in country, including Hank Williams Jr.'s "Rainy Night In Georgia," Sonny James' "Endlessly" and Randy Travis' "It's Just A Matter Of Time"
    Oct 31, 1997
    Juice Newton's "Queen Of Hearts" plays in the background during a telephone call as "Boogie Nights," a movie about the porn industry, debuts in theaters. Also heard are The Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight," Brook Benton's "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and music by Andrew Gold, Marvin Gaye and The Beach Boys
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