Date of Birth
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01-July-1947
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Place of Birth
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Dallas
(United States of America, Texas, Area code 469, Area code 972, Area codes 214, 469, and 972)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Benno, Marc
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Profession
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Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Session musician
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Marc Benno is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Benno was a member of The Asylum Choir with Leon Russell in the late 1960s, and launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with his 1972 effort Ambush being the most commercially successful. He wrote the song "Rock 'n Roll Me Again", which was recorded by the band The System for the soundtrack to the 1985 film Beverly Hills Cop; this soundtrack won a Grammy Award. Benno also worked with musicians such as The Doors, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Rita Coolidge.
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