benny goodman

     

Grandma collects this man's albums & has read his memoir "The Kingdom Of Swing" 25 times

Trivia about benny goodman

  • This Big Band clarinetist's 1939 autobiography was titled "The Kingdom of Swing"
  • In 1962 this clarinetist decided to swing over to the Soviet Union & record a few concerts there
  • In 1948 Aaron Copland wrote a clarinet concerto for this swing band leader & clarinetist
  • In 1962 this "King of Swing"'s band became the first U.S. jazz band to visit the Soviet Union
  • In July King Phumiphon of Thailand joined this king of swing in a jam session
  • 1939:"The Kingdom of Swing"
  • This "King of Swing" recorded Mozart's Quintet in A Major for Clarinet & Strings
  • Billie's first recording session featured jazz legends Gene Krupa & this "King of Swing" bandleader
  • The instrument seen here was played by this swingin' bandleader who was at home with classical too
  • Before Kenny G and Wynton Marsalis there was this swinging guy seen here
  • Swingin' virtuoso heard here
  • May 30, 2009 would have been the 100th birthday of this clarinetist & "King of Swing"
  • "The Kingdom of Swing" was this man's 1939 autobiography
  • In 1934 this jazz clarinetist formed his first big band, featuring drummer Gene Krupa & Bunny Berigan on trumpet
  • Cool, Daddy-O! The 1939 autobiography by this bandleader was titled "The Kingdom of Swing"
  • "Sing, Sing, Sing" was a smash hit for this clarinetist & his big band

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