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Benny Goodman

The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also played in Broadway theater orchestras. He began to lead his own orchestras in 1934 at the Billy Rose Music Hall, then conducted the orchestra on the weekly radio program "Let's Dance" in 1934-1935, and played at numerous hotels, colleges and theaters. Expanding his musical efforts, he performed in chamber music concerts, later touring throughout the US, Europe, the Far East, South America and the USSR and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Count Basie, Harry James, Mitchell Parish, Andy Razaf, Edgar M. Sampson, Chick Webb, and Teddy Wilson. Some of his other popular songs and instrumental compositions include "Lullaby in Rhythm," "Don't Be That Way," "Seven Come Eleven," "Flying Home," "Two O'Clock Jump," "Air Mail Special," "Dizzy Spells," "If Dreams Come True," "Georgia Jubilee," "Four Once More," and "The Kingdom of Swing".


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Born:
May 30, 1909 In Chicago - Illinois - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
22
First Appeared:
In the movie Me and the Boys 1929-07-01
Latest Project:
Movie Charlie Parker: Bird Songs 2022-01-09
Known For
Poster of A Song Is Born
Poster of Make Mine Music
Filmography
Movie Charlie Parker: Bird Songs Self (archive footage) 2022-01-09
Series Jazz Self (archive footage) 2001-01-09
Movie The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV Self (archive footage) 2000-06-20
Series The Kennedy Center Honors Unknown 1978-12-28
Movie Copland Conducts Copland Self - Clarinet 1976-03-17
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Movie John Gunther's High Road Self 1959-09-07
Series The Big Party 1959-10-08
Movie Music Land Orchestra Leader (archive footage) 1955-06-11
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20
Movie A Song Is Born Professor Magenbruch 1948-10-19
Movie Make Mine Music Self (voice) 1946-06-30
Movie The Shining Future Self 1944-04-11
Movie Sweet and Low-Down Benny Goodman 1944-09-21
Movie The Powers Girl Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) 1943-01-15
Movie Stage Door Canteen Benny Goodman 1943-06-24
Movie The Gang's All Here Benny Goodman 1943-12-24
Movie Syncopation Benny Goodman 1942-05-22
Movie Birth of the Blues Self (archive footage) 1941-11-07
Movie Hollywood Hotel Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra 1938-01-15
Movie The Big Broadcast of 1937 Benny Goodman 1936-10-05
Movie Me and the Boys Self - Clarinet 1929-07-01