Brook Benton (19 September 1931 — 9 April 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1969 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.

Benjamin Franklin Peay was born September 9, 1931 in Camden, SC. When Benjamin was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs. So in 1948 he went to New York to persue his music career. He went in and out of gospel groups such as “The Langfordairies”, “The Jerusalem Stars”, and “The Golden Gate Quaret”. When coming back to his home state he joined a R&B singing group, “the Sandmen”, and went back to New Yourk to get a big break with his new singing group. Brook found a good pa