The Carnegie Hall concert took place in 1938 (January 16), not 1939. Personnel included:
The Goodman Band:
Chris Griffin, Ziggy Elman, Harry James, trumpets
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, trombones
George Koenig, Art Rollini, Babe Russin, Hymie Schertzer, reed instruments
Jess Stacy, piano
Teddy Wilson, piano (BG trio and quartet only)
Lionel Hampton, vibraphone (BG quartet only)
Allan Reuss, guitar
Harry Goodman, bass
Gene Krupa, drums
Martha Tilton, vocal
Guest Stars:
Count Basie, piano
Harry Carney, Baritone Saxophone
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Freddie Green, guitar
Bobby Hackett, cornet
Johnny Hodges, soprano[2] and alto saxophones
Walter Page, bass
Lester Young, Tenor Saxophone
James played with Ben Pollack, then became famous with Benny Goodman before starting his own band in 1939. His connection with Tommy Dorsey was that his was the first name band to feature a young singer named Frank Sinatra, who was soon hired away by Tommy. And the rest, as they say, was history.
Bert Lahr who played Zeke and the cowardly lion.
Chris Botti has played on two different trumpets in his professional career, his first horn was the horn he played in College and on his first two albums. This horn I now own and is in my collection. It is a Calicchio 1S2. The second horn is the one he traded for this horn and it is a 1939 Martin handcraft committee. The other person who posted who said 1939 Martin Connstellation got confussed. The connstellation is Conn and it came out in 1956, the 38B. The connstellation came in several models for both the trumpet and the cornet.
The number one song on December 16, 1939 was "Scatter-Brain" by Frankie Masters.
The number one song on October 14, 1939 was "Over the Rainbow" by Glenn Miller.
The famous Carnegie Hall concert took place on January 16, 1938, not 1939.
Berta Gersten has: Performed in "Yiskor" in 1933. Performed in "A Brivele der mamen" in 1938. Played Mirele Efros in "Mirele Efros" in 1939. Played Pese Dubrovner, his wife in "God, Man and Devil" in 1950. Performed in "Playhouse 90" in 1956. Played Mama Goodman in "The Benny Goodman Story" in 1956. Played Mom Davis in "Brenner" in 1959.
Benny Lautrup was born in 1939.
Carolyn Goodman was born on March 25, 1939
Benny Yorke was born in 1939, in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Oscar Goodman was born on June 26, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ival Goodman played in 123 games at outfield for the Cincinnati Reds in 1939, starting in none of them. He made 246 putouts, had 16 assists, and committed 5 errors, equivalent to .041 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 4 double plays.
James played with Ben Pollack, then became famous with Benny Goodman before starting his own band in 1939. His connection with Tommy Dorsey was that his was the first name band to feature a young singer named Frank Sinatra, who was soon hired away by Tommy. And the rest, as they say, was history.
Benny McCoy played in 34 games at second base for the Detroit Tigers in 1939, starting in none of them. He made 79 putouts, had 104 assists, and committed 8 errors, equivalent to .235 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 19 double plays.
Benny McCoy played in 16 games at short stop for the Detroit Tigers in 1939, starting in none of them. He made 29 putouts, had 46 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .188 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 6 double plays.
Jerry Rosenberg has: Played Benny Berger in "My Son" in 1939. Played Shloimele Efros in "Mirele Efros" in 1939. Played Drycleaning Deliveryman in "Bad" in 1977. Played Referee in "Bare Knuckles" in 2010. Played Jerry in "Gregory Way TV" in 2011. Performed in "Surviving Mommie Dearest" in 2012.
Chuck Callahan has: Played Waiter in "Punch Drunks" in 1934. Played Patient in Operating Room in "Dizzy Doctors" in 1937. Played Mayor in "A Ducking They Did Go" in 1939. Played Man in saloon in "Yes, We Have No Bonanza" in 1939. Played Angry commuter in "Rattling Romeo" in 1939. Performed in "Saps at Sea" in 1940. Played Man on the Street in "Three Smart Saps" in 1942. Played Broncos Football Player in "The Jack Benny Program" in 1950.