Eddie Benitez

Eddie Benitez

Eddie Benitez (born November 12, 1962) is a guitarist. Born in Puerto Rico, his family relocated to Europe soon after his birth. He was raised in Italy and Spain, and his father Francisco arranged private lessons for Eddie from the legendary classical guitar virtuoso, Andres Segovia. Benitez played his first concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 fans at age of 14. Benitez signed with Fania/CBS records in 1976, his first release was "Nightlife", which he followed six months later with "Essence of Life." Both albums went gold and he later performed with such stars as Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria. His music is a blend of smooth jazz, New Age, and Latin. Benitez's performing career came to a sudden halt at the age of 23 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. This changed his life forever as he survived the cancer and took time off to reflect on life and spirituality. Throughout his life, Benitez has claimed to have had many spiritual visions while overcoming a heart attack and an unexplained three-day coma. He was under investigation for many healings in his Florida home. "There is no healer, but faith in God, Christ and in yourself," he told the investigators.

He returned to performing with a private concert in Phoenix, AZ in 2003. One of Benitiez's alleged spiritual visions was documented and recreated for the Discovery Channel series "A Haunting" – "Casa de los Muertos", which featured his music, past and present.

"Lovers Never Say Good-bye", Benitez’s latest CD, is scheduled for release February 2008.

Benitez's current project is his worldwide "Angels on My Stage Tour" in 2008/2009, with current negotiations for a featured "Concert at the Great Pyramid of Giza", in Egypt.

External links

* http://www.tiaramuzik.com
* http://www.myspace.com/eddiebenitez
* http://www.myspace.com/juliansosa
* http://www.myspace.com/jazz_e_entertainment
* http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=eddie+benitez&date=2007-10-28&sa=X
* http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/eddie_benitez.html
* http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/haunting/message-boards/195712


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