Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman's arranger for "Blue Orchids" in 1939 was the talented composer and arranger, Mel Powell. Powell was known for his innovative arrangements and played a significant role in shaping the sound of Goodman's orchestra during that era. His work contributed to the distinctive style that helped define the swing music of the time.

Benny Goodman's orchestra was often labeled a "white swing band" because Goodman, a Jewish-American clarinetist, led one of the first racially integrated bands during the 1930s. While he incorporated elements of African American jazz and featured talented Black musicians like Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton, the band was primarily marketed to white audiences and was part of the broader swing movement that appealed to mainstream tastes. This juxtaposition of integrating Black musicians while still catering to a predominantly white audience contributed to the "white sweet band" designation. Ultimately, Goodman's orchestra played a significant role in popularizing swing music, bridging racial divides in the music scene of the time.

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Benny Goodman recorded "Sing Sing Sing" in the year 1937.

Big bands were how people entertained themselves before T.V. They went out and danced to their music.

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According to Jack, yes. I met Jack in the early 80s in Illinois and had him in for a concert. An absolutely amazing gentleman and singer. It was during the several days we spent together and visited about his past that he mentioned he had sung with the Benny Goodman band.

Born to Russian immigrants, Benny Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. When he was sixteen, Benny was hired by the Ben Pollack Band and moved to Los Angeles, California. Benny lived in Los Angeles until he moved to New York City at the age of twenty.

Benny Goodman (1909-1986) was 77 when he died.

Goodman did not have a lot of formal education. Most of his studies were purely musical, starting with clarinet lessons at his synagogue and moving on to further work at Chicago's Hull House where he was tutored by a member of the Chicago Symphony.

As a young teenager he started touring and at the age of just 16 he joined the Ben Pollack band, famous as an "incubator" of musicians who would later become some of the top performers in jazz. So in effect the music world was Benny's school.

Goodman is most identified with Selmer. In the 30's he's known to have played a Selmer Paris K series and in the 50's a Selmer Paris Centered Tone. If he's like most musicians, though, he probably had a closet full of instruments.

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Benny Goodman made 21 songs no I'm just kidding. Ask yourself did you ever really want this question answered?

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Most dance bands were simply named for their leader, so it was Benny Goodman and His Orchestra or the Benny Goodman band.

Alice Hammond Duckworth, in March of 1942.

They had two children:

* Rachel Goodman (Edelson) an English teacher * Benjie Goodman (Lasseau) a performing artist

When Goodman's father took him and two of his brothers (Harry and Freddy) to the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue, Benny was given the clarinet because he was the smallest. He really didn't have a choice in the matter, but he seemed very good at it. Because of his ability to think in cascades of notes, his style fit perfectly with the instrument he was given.

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Jack Benny is supposed to play the violin on his show

Benny Goodman developed an interest in classical muisc and recoded the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet. He also commissioned Bela Bartok to write "Contrasts", for clarinet, violin and piano which he premièred with the composer and the violinist Joseph Szigeti. However, this question doesn't really make sense. It is important to read over things after you have written to check that they express clearly what you mean. Names of people and places, etc. should begin with a capital letter.

Benny Goodman was known as the "king of swing."

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