Bennett's music was country blues with the occasional gospel music offering, but his last album Fingertips (1975) differs from the earlier records; it was made with influences of soul, R&B and funk.
bˈɛnɪts mjˈuːzɪk wʌz kˈʌntɹi blˈuːz wɪððɪ əkˈeɪʒənəl ɡˈɑːspəl mjˈuːzɪk ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ, bˌʌt hɪz lˈæst ˈælbəm fˈɪŋɡɚtˌɪps nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv dˈɪfɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ ɹˈɛkɚdz; ɪt wʌz mˌeɪd wɪð ˈɪnfluːənsᵻz ʌv sˈoʊl, ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː ænd fˈʌŋk.