”I decided,” says Benny Goodman, ”to go and see my old apartment building. I haven`t been there for many years.” Chez Goodman, circa 1920, stands […] Skip to content.

And Benny Goodman, though no student of design, was a direct extension of that sensibility into music. When Let's Dance ended in May 1935, Goodman went on the road to find his audience.

Eighty years ago this month, legendary clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, made history with a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. On January 16, 1938 the Benny Goodman ...

Inviting the Benny Goodman band to Carnegie Hall in early 1938 had the vaguely sarcastic aura of suggesting that hungry street urchins be served dinner at the Stork Club.

"Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16 th, 1938, historically, is the most important concert in jazz history," says Phil Schaap, curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

IF THIS CALL COULD TALK: BENNY GOODMAN’S CLARINET . RECORDING OF “CHINA BOY” PERFORMED BY BENNY GOODMAN. Rachel Edelson: There's so much lore around that concert, as indeed there ought to be. Jon ...

We explore the King Of Swing Mr. Benny Goodman, and the many singers who front his big band, including Helen Forrest, Peggy Lee, and Billie Holiday.

American jazz musician Benny Goodman (1909 - 1986) in England for a tour of Europe, 3rd February 1970. (Photo by Michael Stroud/Daily Express/Getty Images) ...

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 ...

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 ...

For decades, Benny Goodman and his clarinet popped up just about everywhere, and when they did, just about everyone knew it. Goodman, who would have turned 100 on May 30, defined for most people ...

"Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16 th, 1938, historically, is the most important concert in jazz history," says Phil Schaap, curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center.