The Wrigley Building is widely regarded as one of Chicago's most beloved landmarks, but a new book argues that its ...

Sponsor Message The concert was recorded, but there were no plans to release it. "Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16 th, 1938, historically, is the most important concert in jazz ...

May 30, 2009 • Born 100 years ago Saturday, clarinetist Benny Goodman made jazz a listening concern for folks who thought it was only for the clubs. He was not only an innovative musician ...

Late musician and band leader Benny Goodman, known as the “King of Swing,” lived in this Stamford, Connecticut, property from 1952 until his death in 1986. When it came to composing his music ...

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The Muslim residents of Baghdad, under the pro-Axis Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, carried out a savage pogrom against the Jewish ...

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. It was all right for them ...

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 ...

Welcome to Afterglow, I’m your host, Mark Chilla. This week, we explore the music of the King Of Swing himself, Mr. Benny Goodman. Goodman’s Orchestra created the definitive sound of the Big ...

He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny's mother never learned to speak English. His father worked for a tailor ...