Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931; died April… Read Full Bio ↴Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931; died April 9, 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.

When Benton was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs and in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career.

He was a member of several gospel groups including "The Langfordairies", "The Jerusalem Stars", and "The Golden Gate Quartet".

After returning to his home state he joined a R&B singing group, "the Sandmen", and soon went back to New York to try for a big break. Eventually the record company decided to drop The Sandmen and push Brook as a solo artist.

Benton wrote songs for artists such as Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter, and Roy Hamilton. Soon he released his first minor hit A Million Miles From Nowhere, and later he joined the Mercury label, which would later bring him big success.

In 1952 he got his big break with It's Just a Matter of Time and Endlessly.

It's Just a Matter of Time made it to #3 on the U.S. Pop charts, while Endlessly made it to #12 . Both hits were written by Benton himself.

Benton had many #1 hits including Rainy Night in Georgia and Hotel Happiness. According to Songfacts, his version of the blues standard The Boll Weevil Song has the unique distinction of being the first #1 song on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.

Altogether, Benton had 38 hit singles through out his career. His last album was "Fools Rush In", released posthumously in 2005. He died on April 9, 1988.

The Boll Weevil Song
Brook Benton Lyrics

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Let me tell ya a story about a boll weevil
Now, some of you may not know
But a boll weevil is an insect
And he's found mostly where cotton grows
Now, where he comes from, hm, nobody really knows
But this is the way the story goes

The farmer said to the boll weevil

"I see you're on the square"
Boll weevil said to the farmer
"Say yep, my whole darn family's here"

The farmer said to the boll weevil
"Say, why do you pick my farm"
The weevil just laughed at the farmer 'n' said
"We ain't gonna do ya much harm"
Ho-o-o-o-o,-o-o-o, -o-o-o, o-o-ome"

And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug.
He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you
But, ya see if I was a lightning bug
I'd search the whole night through"

And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said
"Ya better sell your old machines
'Cause when I'm through with your cotton
Heh, you can't even buy gasoline
"Stake me a home, gotta have a home

And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said " Farmer
I'd like to wish you well"
Farmer said to the boll weevil
"Yeah, an' I wish that you were in ****" home
Lookin' for a home

(Ahh, you have a home all right, you have a home
(A real hot home, ahhh

Overall Meaning

The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton is a story about the boll weevil, an insect that is mostly found where cotton grows. The song starts with the singer explaining to the listeners what a boll weevil is, and how it is related to cotton fields. The boll weevil is known to cause damage to cotton crops, which is why farmers don't like it. It is unclear where the boll weevil comes from, but the story goes that it was talking to a farmer who noticed it on the farm. The boll weevil told the farmer that it, along with his family, was there to stay, which implied that it was going to cause damage to the crops.

The farmer then asked the boll weevil why it picked his farm. The boll weevil simply laughed at the farmer and told him that it was not going to cause much harm. The boll weevil also spoke to a lightning bug, and expressed a desire to trade places with it. The boll weevil then warns the farmer that he should sell his machines, as his cotton would be useless by the time the boll weevil was done with it. The song ends with the farmer expressing a wish for the boll weevil to be in hell.

Line by Line Meaning

Let me tell ya a story about a boll weevil
I am going to narrate a tale about the boll weevil insect

Now, some of you may not know
Perhaps a few of you are unaware

But a boll weevil is an insect
The boll weevil is a species of insect

And he's found mostly where cotton grows
These insects can be spotted predominantly in cotton crop areas

Now, where he comes from, hm, nobody really knows
It is unclear where these insects originate from

But this is the way the story goes
This is how the tale proceeds

The farmer said to the boll weevil
The cultivator spoke to the insect

"I see you're on the square"
"I notice you are hanging around"

Boll weevil said to the farmer
The weevil responded to the cultivator

"Say yep, my whole darn family's here"
"That's right, my entire family is present"

"Say, why do you pick my farm"
"Why did you select my land?"

The weevil just laughed at the farmer 'n' said
The weevil chuckled and replied

"We ain't gonna do ya much harm"
"We aren't going to cause too much damage"

Ho-o-o-o-o,-o-o-o, -o-o-o, o-o-ome"
This line is nonsensical and does not have a precise definition

And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug.
The boll weevil sighted a firefly

He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you
He expressed his desire to complete a transaction with the firefly

But, ya see if I was a lightning bug
However, if I were a firefly

I'd search the whole night through"
I would hunt for an entire night

And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said
The boll weevil spoke to the cultivator and said

"Ya better sell your old machines
"You ought to sell your outdated machines

'Cause when I'm through with your cotton
Since I will be finished with your cotton

Heh, you can't even buy gasoline
You won't even have the funds to purchase gasoline

"Stake me a home, gotta have a home
"Provide me with a residence, I need one

And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said " Farmer
The boll weevil addressed the cultivator and said, "Farmer"

"I'd like to wish you well"
"I want to extend my best wishes to you"

Farmer said to the boll weevil
The cultivator replied to the insect

"Yeah, an' I wish that you were in ****" home
"Yes, and I desire for you to reside in a profanity-omitted location"

Lookin' for a home
Searching for a dwelling

(Ahh, you have a home all right, you have a home
(Ahh, you certainly do have a residence)

(A real hot home, ahhh
(An extremely unfavorable location to dwell)

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@sauquoit13456

4y↑2

On this day in 1961 {July 10th} Brook Benton's "The Boll Weevil Song"* peaked at #2 {for 4 weeks} on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart, for the four weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those four weeks was "Tossin' and Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis...
It also reached #2 {for 3 weeks} on the Billboard's Top 100 chart, and it was "Tossin' and Turnin'" that was at #1 for those three weeks...
Between 1958 and 1978 the Lugoff, South Carolina native had thirty six records on the Hot R&B Sides chart, twenty made the Top 10 with seven reaching #1...
Two of his thirty six charted records were duets with Dinah Washington and both peaked at #1, "Baby, You Got What It Takes" for ten weeks in February of 1960 and "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)" for four non-consecutive weeks in June of 1960...
Mr. Benton passed away on April 9th, 1988 at the young age of 56 {pneumonia}
May he R.I.P.
* "The Boll Weevil Song" was Brook Benton's second of three of his records to peak at #2 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, his other two #2 records were "For You Baby" for one week in April of 1961 and "Hotel Happiness" for one week in December of 1962...
And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of Billboard's Hot R&B Sides' Top 10 on July 10th, 1961:
At #3. "Every Beat of My Heart" by The Pips
#4. "Quarter To Three" by Gary 'U. S.' Bonds
#5. "Raindrops" by Dee Clark
#6. "I Don't Mind" by James Brown and The Famous Flames
#7. "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
#8. "Peace of Mind" by B. B. King
#9. "I Like It Like That" by Chris Kenner
#10. "I'm Comin' On Back To You" by Jackie Wilson

@miltonmoore7898

7y↑4

I really like this
song. But it's a
shame that this simple little
novelty song has a jillion more views than any of his
serious love
ballads that
really showcased the
power and glory of his non
pariel voice and
immortalized him, in
such songs as:
BLUE MOON;
EVERY TIME I'M KISSING YOU; MOONLIGHT
IN VERMONT;
HAWAIIAN
WEDDING SONG; MORE;
PEG O' MY HEART; & THAT
OLD FEELING.
But that's the
public for you.

@furrytroopersunited9479

2y↑1

Let me tell ya a story about a boll weevil
Now, some of you may not know, but a boll weevil is an insect.
And he's foundmostly where cotton grows.
Now, where he comes from, hm, nobody really knows.
But this is the way the story goes.

The farmer said to the boll weevil
"I see you're on the square"
Boll weevil said to the farmer
"Say yep! My whole darn family's here"

The farmer said to the boll weevil
"Say, why do you pick my farm?"
The weevil just laughed at the farmer 'n' said "
We ain't gonna do ya much harm"

Ho-o-o-o-o, -o-o-o, -o-o-o, o-o-ome"
And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug.
He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with
You. But, ya see if I was a lightning bug,
I'd search the whole night through"
Searchin' for a home, I'd have me plenty of home"
And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said
"Ya better sell your old machines,
'Cause when I'm through with your cotton,
Heh, you can't even buy gasoline." I'M gonnaBR
Stake me a home, gotta have a home

And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said
"Farmer, I'd like to wish you well."
Farmer said to the boll weevil,
"Yeah, an' I wish that you were in ****"
LOOKIN' for a
Home, lookin' for a home
(Ahh, you have a home all right, )
You have a home
(A real hot home, ahhh)

All comments from YouTube:

@MrNathan791

2y↑32

I love this song. Sang by the legendary Brook Benton. I love how he sang and talked the story. Classic. 🎼🎼👏🏽

@roncarra3182

31w

great song 2:38 .

@MrRoute6600

22w↑2

Love this Classic Song . Brook all songs you sang are Fantastic

@cookmarq4360

5y↑60

I dedicated this little tune for myself and my 5 children, during the time that we had been homless, I tried to cheer them up by singing songs that would( hopefully) make'em feel better! They're grown now and have homes of their own, God bless my little bo wevil's.♥♥♥

@woodbinetitties

2y↑1

Lovely🇬🇧🇺🇲❤

@karlbillinger9945

Eddie Cochran’s version is well Superior.👍

@CarlWafer-xn7lj

46w

@woodbine titties Great song, reminds you of the south

@JoaquinCruze-ht7sn

46w↑1

😢God bless them

@rodmcdonough6111

42w↑1

I can picture your children smiling when you sang to them. God Bless you as well!

@NavyBob1965

8y↑79

This is one of those songs I haven't heard since my high school days in the early 1960's. Brook was and still is one of my favorite singers. Pure joy to listening to and he passed too early.

@almorris171

5y↑3

@walt7500 Later?

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

4y↑3

Let's face it; if a song was good it got played and became a hit. Unlike so many 'non-hits' from the 70's and 80's that get played everywhere which have been declared (by someone or another) 'classics'! Well, aren't Brook Benton hits 'classic'?

@apooler6832

2y↑10

Loved this as a kid! My dad had it on a cassette tape in the car! Just happy memories! Miss you Dad XXX

@VILJL

2y↑5

"Boll Weevil" is a traditional blues song, also known by similar titles such as "Boweavil" or "Boll Weevil Blues". Many songs about the boll weevil were recorded by blues musicians during the 1920s through the 1940s. Brook Benton's recording was a hit single during the summer of 1961 and became the highest-charting single of his career on theBillboard Hot 100 chart, where the singer had eight Top 10 hits between 1959 and 1970. "The Boll Weevil Song" spent three weeks at number two on the Hot 100 chart. On the R&B chart where Benton had enjoyed even greater success, the song also reached number two.

@williammials6080

3y↑9

One of the many hit songs Brook wrote! Fantastic songwriter and singer!

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

6y↑104

My dad loved this song! It's a crime Brook Benton with over 45 top hundred songs is not in the sham Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

@nicholaskelly7519

6y↑4

Quite and he isn't the only one the late Johnny Maestro of The Crests and Brooklyn Bridge has also been Overlooked by the HOF!

@SamieyraS

5y↑4

Sure should be he's in my hall of ❤

@cooldaddy2877

5y↑9

because he doesnt have screamin' guitars in his arrangements. r'n'R is much much more than that and Brook comes from the cooler, hipper R'n'B side of the music, a section that is not properly recognised. SAD! One day, hopefully the great Brook will be recognised.

@pattyshannon32

4y↑4

My dad loved it too. I was just a little girl, he used to sing this and get me to sing it with him

@elephantsmemory3142

4y↑2

Larry Williams also

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@alycem1

4y↑63

My grandpa would listen to this he was in his 70s,born in 1908 I was 10 I haven't herd it in 41 years. He was a world war 2 vet from pearl harbor. I miss my grandpa I love you

@brendalee8694

2y↑6

What wonderful memories he ain’t happy with what’s going on in this world 🌎

@determinedtofail

2y↑6

My grandpa was my father and my best friend

@Saimasajid872

2y↑3

All my respects for u bro

@WayneMona1

4y↑39

I have loved this song forever since I was a kid in the 60's. Have a CD of his and my wife think it one of the best Thank You Brook. R.I.P.

@theresaoverton8102

4y↑3

me too, my 91yo Mom loved him

@anthonyday4087

4y↑2

My grandfather just passed away I took him fishing and we listened to this song he was born in 1944 . Lived in Lake Tahoe CA his whole life .

@gingeranderson9763

3y↑2

I loved it too. My Mama's favorite 💖

@davidwalsh3439

4y↑19

Brook Benton was so smooth, he had class and style. What a voice.

@slihrih1340

2y↑6

We still have this on 33 vinyl from when I was a kid...I'm now 58 years old and still love this song.

@mkl62

4y↑4

This hit from Brook Benton went to #2 on the Top 40 charts, the Cash Box charts, the Rhythm & Blues charts and went to #30 in the United Kingdom. It would finish at #25 for the year, 1961. But Brook also made music history with this song. On July 17, 1961, Billboard released a new music chart called the Easy Listening Charts. It would later become the Adult Contemporary charts. It was for music that was not considered heavy on the other 3 charts. It was mainly softer music like folk music that was beginning to trend. This was declared the very first #1 hit. I always think about the Happy Days episode where Fonzie bemoaned the popularity of folk music, feeling that it was threatening his beloved rock & roll. And to his chagrin, Joanie & Chachi were going to appear on a new folk music show, Hootenanny's.

@MrNathan791

2y↑3

Yelp! I was listening to that old Kasey Kasem count down program he did back in the 70’s and he was sharing the story of Brook Benton’s “Boll Wevill being the first count down #1 . I think I got the story right. Anyway, thanks for sharing your knowledge of Brook. 🎼🎼

@mikedollinger6132

24w↑1

A voice that's a gift from God !!!

@richardgamble4147

4y↑7

RIP, Brook indeed you were a golden voice giant . When I was a boy about 48 years ago the people in Barbados did really love this song

@louisemaloy4193

6y↑49

That voice just makes you melt. No one sings this good songs anymore, and yes I AM getting older.

@craigduncan2990

5y↑3

Embrace it

@lawrencesumblin3325

😁👍

@gingeranderson9763

Me too.

@thoroughbred21

4y↑56

Brooke Benton's voice is the one I want to hear in heaven.

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

4y↑3

You shall, I'm sure!

@tracykingston9668

3y↑2

It sure was a gift to him. Cheers.

@melissakirby2874

3y↑3

Beautiful voice,reminds me of Charlie Pride,,love it

@jameseast7966

2y↑5

I want it here on earth now.

@glennso47

2y↑1

How do you know if he’s in heaven? No one knows for sure.

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@KEITHNALUMANGO

23w↑1

It was my university roommate who introduced this Jimi Hendrix freak to Brook Benson in 1972. Fast forward to 1989, I was at a hotel for a week in NYC, waiting to get a visa to Cuba, and the Brook Benson compact cassette in my player was all I had on my side. Have enjoyed his music much more than before ever since. RIP, young man.

@leaanncarter9589

5y↑6

Mr. Benton has such a smooth voice...have loved listening to his music for quite a while now!

@furrytroopersunited9479

2y↑4

Let me tell you a story about a boll weevil Now, some of you may not know But a boll weevil is an insect And he's found mostly where cotton grows Now, where they comes from, hm, nobody really knows But this is the way the story goes The farmer said to the boll weevil "I see you're on the square" Boll weevil said to the farmer "Say yep, my whole darn family's here We gotta have a home, gotta have a home" The farmer said to the boll weevil "Say, why do you pick my farm" The weevil just laughed at the farmer 'n' said "We ain't gonna do you much harm" We're lookin' for a ho-o-o-o-o,-o-o-o, -o-o-o, o-o-ome" And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you 'Cause you see if I was a lightning bug I'd search the whole night through Searchin' for a home, I'd have me plenty of home" And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said "You better sell your old machines 'Cause when I'm through with your cotton Heh, you can't even buy gasoline I'm gonna take me a home, gotta have a home" And the boll weevil said to the farmer, Says "Farmer, I'd like to wish you well" Farmer said to the boll weevil "Yeah, an' I wish that you were in Lookin' for a home Lookin' for a home Ah you'd have a home alright, you'd a home A real hot home"

@danberry5152

21w

Now TODAY it is the devil talking to the church---"by the time I get through with you ---all you have is jungle music , a gossip group & prayer meeting is unknown to most------SHALL I CONTINUE????" !!!!

@laurieeyebee

3y↑3

We had this record in the 60s. My beloved late brother and I played it all the time. <3

@s.j.francis3245

7y↑10

I grew up hearing this song. Brings back fond memories with my family. Thanks for sharing!

@samenoname4927

44w↑1

Such a great song & memory!!
. . . I still remember smelling the
cotton poison thru the open car window as we drove past all the cotton fields around Grandma's house in South Carolina.
Oh hey, there's another great old song - Cotton Fields

@gregelkins8178

1y↑1

This song puts a smile on my face.

@dinahkyle3196

2y↑1

Heard this song playing on the radio when I was in Las Vegas with my dad, my uncles and my granddad. We had an amazing time there and hearing this song put a smile on my face. I will be going back to Vegas.

@joycejean-baptiste4355

3y↑4

My dad knew Mr. Benton. They were friends. He loved this music. We had his records

@SamieyraS

5y↑5

I just love falling back in time to the music that soothe the soul

@lorraineniess116

I have loved this song and his voice since childhood.

@rodmcdonough6111

42w

Brook Benton had one of the classiest, most distinctive voices of the period along with Nat King Cole, and much later, Lou Rawls.

@billmichelmore7483

5y↑1

This song is good for the soul. Play it often.

@kevinbrookes4870

3y↑5

I never knew what a Boll Weevil was until a friend told me about this song. Then I listened to it. Quite funny 😄

@garybryson1900

2y↑1

I really like this song. I also really like Brook's voice and style. Great singer.

@helenclark7876

Truly Brookes finest soooo mellow in the 60s and today.

@jayonnaj18

3y↑2

I'm so glad to hear this song just as I remembered it from my teen years! One of my very favorites always!!!

@karenbannister2300

3y↑3

Great memories. What a voice

@SharonBaxter12

29w

I haven't heard this song since I was a little girl.😮❤❤❤

@melody7792

2y↑1

Très belle voix et interprétation magnifique !! Je ne connais pas trop, Mais superbe j'adore !!!💖💖👍👍💥💥💥

@ivanvelasco2609

37w

Una belleza absoluta de canción.

@MissHolleyKing

3y↑4

LOVED playing "The Boll Weevil Song" on my radio show today! (thanks) XxOo

@sauquoit13456

4y↑2

@dukeoffuzz67

8y↑10

perfect vocals. perfect drumming..

@marklanzarotta2577

5y↑4

One of my favorite songs when I was a kid.

@b.bailey8244

4y↑1

omg; this was my favorite song as a little kid! i never thought i'd find it again. i never knew it was Brook Benton who sang it til much later.

@hughhayden6865

This makes me cry. I'm a farm kid. My dad grew cotton almost until he died. In turn I grew up choppin cotton and cuttin rows and among other other things checking for pink boll worm. Nothing can make a farmer worry like a little ol bug.

@ronnieleejones2354

1y↑1

THIS IS A WONDERFUL SONG I REMEMBER LISTENING TO IT YEARS AGO TOO MANY YEARS UNTIL THIS MORNING I LISTEN TO IT'S A GREAT SONG FROM BROOKE BENTON. WISH I COULD HAVE MET THIS GENTLEMAN AND TOLD HIM HE'S A WONDERFUL SINGER AND SHAKE HIS HAND

@johnjarou2357

this guy was a legend.

@mikevallen999

6y↑10

Excellent record.....Superb audio quality....Very fine upload....my compliments .

@gerwynevans2729

5y↑1

I loved this as a kid...and still do.

@maureenlockridge9656

3y↑5

Love❤This, song....as a child..in 'the '50s...

@jackhoward4813

9y↑13

I was about 14 when this song come out, I loved singing along.

@jamesrobiscoe1174

7y↑3

Me too, though I was 16!

@woodyhoward8336

8y↑179

I use to work with an ole black man , his name was Bill , and he would sometime sing this song. He passed many years ago . He was a good man.

@trackingstationneillindsay

5y↑1

I think that loving a black might be racist. Do you think?

@barbararichmond2167

5y↑3

Woody Howard, Good for "A Black Man," Eh? Was he one of your black, "I'm not prejudiced, some of my friends are Black," friends? Would it have hurt you. to say that: I worked with a man once who used to sing this song? Or are you just a little bit racist or discriminatory?

@lawrencesumblin3325

5y↑6

@Tracking Station Neil Lindsay For an ignorant jackass like you. Go powerwash your trailer. Damn!

@woodyhoward8336

4y↑18

@Barbara Richmond Barbara, you are indeed wrong .I didn't say , "he's good for a black man". That's how you said it .I worked side by side with him , for a construction company. I was much younger than he .Never once thought I was better than him. I said " He was a good man ", And he was . Period. And , at that time , he would refer to others as "black " or "white" , as so would I , but only as a description , the same as I might say . " A tall man" or " A short man". Doesn't mean I'm making wise cracks about anyone . So , I would say that in your quest to quickly label someone a racist, it is discovered that you only made a hasty wrong assumption .

@woodyhoward8336

@Lawrence Sumblin read below idiot . . . . . . .

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@chastitylockridge4008

47w

Was my favorite when I was a child I'm 44 now. And heard it for the 1st time when I was 6...

@markherron1407

4y↑1

Happy birthday to Brook Benton Rest in peace, Blessings and hugs!

@juliegonzales258

My mum reminded me today that this was one of my dad's favourites songs. Great song about agricultural pest!!

@anoidduku623

5y↑2

I stumbled on his album in someones gabbage can in 2002 and fell in love with his music
Especially this song

@user-wy4ge2uv4m

28w

Dreamy voice ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

@7884golfguru

4y↑4

Wow was huge hit I New Zealand,mum and dad loved this song,they were awesome times Miss my dad so much after listening to this song mum still growing strong I’m 68❤️😎

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

4y↑1

Hey, youngster!

@7884golfguru

John Thomas gidday mate Lol

@jamesstafford5199

41w

We sang a version of this in the 60s in Australia. The boll weevil was put in a lump of ice and in hot sand. All acceptable- this’ll be my home!

@bnegs521

31w↑1

This song hit number 2! OMGoodness

@critter7052

5y↑2

Thanks for posting this fabulous Brook Benton Boll Weevil Song!

@jrpabloesq1620

2y↑2

We learned this in grade school almost 60 years ago. Too cute.

@hiltonwells6938

Yelp me to

@16tons30

30w

@jrpabloesq1620 I heard it the year it came out on AFN (The American Forces Network, Europe).

@joelpowell5606

3y↑4

one of my favourite oldies

@wesleycook7687

3y↑1

Best version of this song. I like Brooke Benton. Eddie Cochran also did a good version.

@deewesthill6966

One of the great songs or music about insects, which include The Blue Tailed Fly, Flight of the Bumblebee, The Cricket on the Hearth Overture, La Cucaracha, and Madame Butterfly.

@thruthfog

Love this 🙂

@raymondmalcuit8361

This Song Went To Number 2 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart In 1961.

@lookedgood8466

5y↑1

Heard this song for the 1st time ever on a radio station that plays only old songs/music. Had to guess at the name as the DJ never gives song titles and performers names like they did in the old days. Hit the jackpot on 1st try. Now that I think about it I do vaguely recall the name Brook Benton. Will have to check out his other works. Thanks.

@bsmith9506

2y↑1

Check out "It's Just A Matter Of Time".

@Glipshone

@B Smith - What a voice. I could listen to it all day. I'll have to check out his discography. Thanks.

@gabriellagrasselli5222

Che voce meravigliosa !!!

@jenetlee5624

Love this song from many moons ago.

@ShutUpCatProductions

Man imagine hearing this song at a night club after a few hits. The whole crowd would just be like “what tha hell is this?!” Just makes you think who actually like this song?!

@barbie7564

7y↑5

I love this song .. =^:^= Gods Blessing be upon you all..

@texasray1000

11y↑12

appreciate the listen,any song he sang was made better because of him!!!

@deshawnmoore195

7y↑1

Jack Gauntt .

@miltonmoore7898

7y↑4

@bsmith9506

Check out "It's Just A Matter Of Time".

@braylinnsimmons5481

3y↑2

My 3rd cousin on my paw-paw side.. great to be related to this legend

@furrytroopersunited9479

2y↑1

@andythompson7725

Loved Brook back in the day!

@sauquoit13456

11y↑1

On this day in 1965 {May 15th} Brook Benton performed "The Boll Weevil Song" on the syndicated television program 'Hollywood A G-Go'... Four years earlier on May 15th, 1961 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #2 {for 3 weeks} and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100... It also reached #2 on the Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart and #30 in the U.K. Mr. Benton passed away on April 9th, 1988 at the young age of 56 {pneumonia} May he R.I.P.

@deshawnmoore195

7y↑1

try to remember

@lenilenape

Great childhood song.

@kendrathomas5736

Love this song

@dvdman49

11y↑3

I used to play this old 45.... it was my mom record and it bring back memory! thanks

@brucekugler5164

6y↑2

Great song, and I only wish ol Brooke could have come along at a time and place of a different producer, and people to play with, more along the lines of ballads like Rainy Night in Georgia which is beautiful, but dem strings, dem strings... Great song and singer

@brandonordyniec4565

8y↑28

one of the songs i sing out in the fields of our farm

@joeoconnor5400

4y↑4

Ted Elliott would often play this on his late night show on Xtra Am Birmingham at the end of the 1980's. Benton was one of Ringo Starr's favourite singers.

@bowlofscabs1

3y↑1

My wife sings country and gospel in nursing homes until the virus. Now she posts a song on facebook every day for the fans who don't get to see her anymore. I rarely sing in public but will do this song for the birthday of a 95 year old friend tomorrow. Brook Benton nails it!

@worldtradeapp5889

6y↑1

Another great song from The Music Master .

@garyjonathan9931

sad that Bill Benson only lived to 56. he was a great talent

@glennso47

Brook Benton is the singer’s name.

@andysolution62

7y↑1

great voice....

@2111jade

5y↑3

My momma loved this song so much.

@garyolivier792

My mother use to sing this too. Got my love of the oldies and music from her !!

@EB20015

10y↑5

This song reminds me of the time I left home at age 17! I was a scared happy camper! EB

@bradjunes1610

1y↑2

I think I heard this song for the first time traveling from Oregon coast to Minnesota 1970.

@bradjunes1610

1y↑1

We in the family farming business were very intrude with the song, / Loved n the trip to home in minn.

@texasray1000

11y

appreciate the listen and the stars,may you have a great evening also Miss Gloria!!

@missmoneypenny3917

I can remember my Mother having the 8 track of his songs

@pamelarussell4856

47w

I love this song #1

@carolyndevane7998

7y↑7

Love Brook Benton❤️

@brucepowell9252

7y↑1

Kind of a novelty song, nicely done by a master.

@ronaldt491

4y↑27

We had Bo weevils but they didn't talk back!! They just ate everything in sight!

@randyjones2414

2y↑2

😂😂

@wabblewater

25w

Thanks I appreciate this song

@chooseyethisdaygodorafalle9972

omg! The nostalgia.

@anacarpenter9254

Living in New Zealand modern technology has given me the opportunity to listen to one
of our dads since past away 1980 favourite songs. Very much appreciated arohanui Ana oxo