ɪmˈɜːdʒɪŋ ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹt skˈuːl mjˈuːzɪk sˈiːn ʌv kˈɪŋstənəpˌɑːntˈɛmz ænd ɡˈɪldfɚd, bˈɛnɪt wʌzɐ wˈʌnmˈæn blˈuːz bˈænd, ɪnðə stˈaɪl ʌv blˈuːsmɛn sˈʌtʃ ɐz dʒˈoʊ hˈɪl lˈuːi, wɪð vˌɜːtʃuːˈɔsᵻɾi ænd koʊˈɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən ˌɔn dɹˈʌmz, ɡɪtˈɑːɹ ænd hɑːɹmˈɑːnɪkə.
Emerging in the late 1960s from the art school music scene of Kingston-upon-Thames and Guildford, Bennett was a one-man blues band, in the style of bluesmen such as Joe Hill Louis, with virtuosity and coordination on drums, guitar and harmonica.