Artist

Benny Goodman

clarinetist and bandleader

Chicago, United States · 1909 – 1986

Benny Goodman is a musician from Chicago, United States, active 1909–1986. Their discography on Gatefold includes 20 records. They also recorded with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra and The Benny Goodman Quartet.

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1909

Since

3 projects · 57 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

Born May 30, 1909 in Chicago, IL, died of a cardiac arrest June 13, 1986 in New York City, NY.
American jazz clarinetist, known as "The King Of Swing".
He learned to play clarinet at age of 10 and played in Jazz bands at a young age.
He formed a band in 1934 and toured the world. Benny Goodman contributed to the development of the "Swing" style of Jazz.
Only very rarely was he recorded playing the alto sax.
Brother of Harry Goodman, Irving Goodman, and Freddy Goodman.

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