Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny's ...

Goodman put together his first swinging dance band in 1934 with the help of talent scout and music maven John Hammond, an heir to the Vanderbilt railroad fortune who later became family when ...

Big band leader and “King of Swing” Benny Goodman holds a record autograph session in the late 1930s. ... Goodman’s family didn’t approve of the marriage because Alice was not Jewish.

Benny Goodman: Forever The King Of Swing Born 100 years ago Saturday, ... By the time Goodman was 14, he was able to help his family playing music. "Then, when they were making a little money, ...

In 1940, the aspiring lyricist Alan Bergman was 15; he had a family friend who worked for NBC, and he was able to sneak into a rehearsal by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. "I heard Benny call ...

A onetime stomping ground of Benny Goodman, the “King of Swing” bandleader, is for sale in Pacific Palisades at $6.195 million. The 1920s Spanish-style house is set on a third of an acre along ...

For decades Benny Goodman and his clarinet popped up just about everywhere, and when they did, just about everyone knew it. ... This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone.

A former home of legendary jazz musician and “King of Swing” bandleader Benny Goodman has sold in Pacific Palisades for $5.85 million. Found along a tree-lined street in Palisades Riviera, the ...