Bill Weber, who painted the mural in 1987, will restore it. Weber, 54, already has brought the Benny Goodman Trio back to life. He has also added Willie Brown to the "mayor's corner," with Art ...

Seventy years later, that music still makes your head spin, feet move and spirits rise. The sound of Benny Goodman - the blazing clarinet soaring above a riotously rocking big band or dancing with ...

That’ll be followed by the Benny Goodman trio in 1956, recording a tune with singer Rosemary Clooney. First, here’s Goodman and O’Day live in Germany with “Honeysuckle Rose,” on Afterglow.

because Benny was very close to his father." Integrating The Band Goodman went on to have a huge impact on American culture beyond music. In 1936, he hired Teddy Wilson to play piano in his trio.

Benny Goodman was instrumental in breaking the color barrier in jazz. He hired African-American pianist Teddy Wilson to play in his trio, and later enlisted vibraphonist Lionel Hampton for his ...

Lesa Cline-Ransome, illus. by James E. Ransome. Holiday House, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-2362-0 In 1936, the Benny Goodman Trio became the first interracial band to perform in public ...

Cal Collins, 68, a jazz guitar virtuoso and featured member of Benny Goodman’s band in the late ... Collins also became interested in the Nat Cole Trio, which featured guitarist Oscar Moore.

This is the month to remember the struggles and celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans and their fight for long-withheld civil rights. But as we mark Black History Month, it is ...

You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. In 1935 The Benny Goodman Trio created a style of “chamber jazz" that emphasized highly developed ...

Pianist Teddy Wilson, an African-American, first appeared in the Benny Goodman Trio at the Congress Hotel in 1935. While his band was not the first to feature both white and black musicians ...

That’ll be followed by the Benny Goodman trio in 1956, recording a tune with singer Rosemary Clooney. First, here’s Goodman and O’Day live in Germany with “Honeysuckle Rose,” on Afterglow.