Benny Goodman
Acting
Born: 1909-05-30 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
The King of Swing! Famed clarinetist, composer ("Stompin' at the Savoy") and conductor, educated at the Lewis Institute in Chicago and a student of Schillinger and Schoepp. He was a clarinetist with the orchestras of Bix Beiderbecke, Jules Herbuveaux, Arnold Johnson and Ben Pollack, and also played in Broadway theater orchestras. He began to lead his own orchestras in 1934 at the Billy Rose Music Hall, then conducted the orchestra on the weekly radio program "Let's Dance" in 1934-1935, and played at numerous hotels, colleges and theaters. Expanding his musical efforts, he performed in chamber music concerts, later touring throughout the US, Europe, the Far East, South America and the USSR and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Count Basie, Harry James, Mitchell Parish, Andy Razaf, Edgar M. Sampson, Chick Webb, and Teddy Wilson. Some of his other popular songs and instrumental compositions include "Lullaby in Rhythm," "Don't Be That Way," "Seven Come Eleven," "Flying Home," "Two O'Clock Jump," "Air Mail Special," "Dizzy Spells," "If Dreams Come True," "Georgia Jubilee," "Four Once More," and "The Kingdom of Swing".
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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What's My Line?
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The Dick Cavett Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Le Grand Échiquier
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Danny Kaye Show
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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The Bell Telephone Hour
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Jazz
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DuPont Show of the Month
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Make Mine Music
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The Gang's All Here
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Stage Door Canteen
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A Song Is Born
Professor Magenbruch
Hollywood Hotel
Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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The World of Polygoon
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The Powers Girl
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Music Land
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
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The Shining Future
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Syncopation
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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
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Copland Conducts Copland
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Birth of the Blues
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Allen in Movieland
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
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The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
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Two for the Record
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Sweet and Low-Down
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All the Cats Join In
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
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John Gunther's High Road
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