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11 hours ago · Throughout the Depression and World War II, millions of Americans danced to the big bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Jimmie Lunceford, and a host of others. The hallmark of the swing big band, an American modernization of the Germanic symphonic orchestra, was a streamlined rhythmic groove that echoed the propulsive dynamism of the fast-moving railroad train.
4 days ago · Swing
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11 hours ago · Benny and PoPsie had a very close relationship, acting like brothers. PoPsie was even featured in the movie Sweet and Lowdown which starred Benny Goodman in 1944. His character was played by actor Jack Oakie. By the mid-1940s, PoPsie had married a showgirl and was ready to settle down in New York. He told Benny Goodman that he was interested in ...
1 day ago · Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) drums (drum set): Gene Krupa tenor saxophone: Vido Musso trumpet: Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) arranger: Jimmy Mundy instrumental recording of: Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06) lyricist and composer: Louis Prima publisher:
5 days ago · Stompin' At The Savoy By Benny Goodman. Breaker's Classics. 401 subscribers. Subscribed. 5. 134 views 1 day ago.
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11 hours ago · At 90, this KCK native became oldest person in space. But that’s only part of his story. By Vahe Gregorian. July 21, 2024 5:30 AM. More than 60 years after he was a national sensation on ...
3 days ago · “Benny Goodman,” University of Virginia Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 18, 2024, https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/items/show/686.
