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 ...

Cuban instrumentalist and performer, Paquito D’Rivera, who has been on stage at Carnegie Hall many times, recalls when he first heard it: Paquito D’Rivera: My father came home one day with a recording ...

What happened? Says Goodman, resting in his Stamford, Conn, home between weekend dance dates with his big band: “The clarinet has a quality that’s kind of oldfashioned. I think it sort of irks ...

Bach to Benny Goodman begins with refined baroque music, journeys through smoky Parisian jazz clubs and Polish fields, and arrives in New York for the music of the ‘King of Swing’—Benny Goodman.

Late musician and band leader Benny Goodman, known as the “King of Swing,” lived in this Stamford ... While the nearly 5,000-square-foot home has been updated, it maintains its original ...

The SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble plays Benny Goodman and Beyond featuring Ken Peplowski. The 18-member band is under the director of Dr. Robert Gardiner. He joined WIS Midday to highlight some of ...

Simon discussed a number of famous guests who visited her Stamford home in her memoir, including Benny Goodman, Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt. At one point, Jackie Robinson, who broke the ...

B Benny Goodman, the King of Swing ... Mosaic Records is located at 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, CT 06902. Call: 327-7111. The New England Jazz Ensemble presents a Christmas concert featuring ...

It was written by Louis Prima and released in 1936. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra recorded the song in Hollywood on July 6, 1937 and this version is heard frequently on SIRIUS XM 73 "40s Junction." ...

(CBS 11) - Benny Goodman is recognized today as one of the most outstanding musicians and band leaders of the big band era of late 1930s and 1940s. Through his hard work and that of his band ...

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