Brook Benton

Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), known professionally as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter whose music transcended rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly".

His last hit was the 1970 ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored more than 50 ''Billboard'' chart hits as a singer/songwriter and with hits he wrote for other performers. Provided by Wikipedia