{"id":4590,"date":"2015-06-26T20:31:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?page_id=4590"},"modified":"2015-06-26T20:34:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:34:55","slug":"benny_goodman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/benny_goodman\/","title":{"rendered":"
Metronome Magazine: Benny Goodman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman<\/span><\/strong> (May 30, 1909 \u2013 June 13, 1986) Clarinetist and bandleader, known as the “King of Swing”<\/p>\n

In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America. His January 16, 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City is described by critic Bruce Eder as “the single most important Jazz or popular music concert in history: Jazz’s ‘coming out’ party to the world of ‘respectable’ music.”\u00a0 Goodman helped to popularize Swing Music which became a national craze and a world-wide phenomenon.<\/p>\n

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\nBenny Goodman at CBS
\n<\/a><\/strong>Year Photo Taken: 1939<\/p>\n

Goodman’s bands launched the careers of many major names in Jazz. During an era of segregation he also led one of the first well-known integrated Jazz groups. Goodman continued to perform to nearly the end of his life, while exploring an interest in classical music.<\/p>\n

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