Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1909-05-30
Day of Death
1986-06-13
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Benny Goodman
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".
Filmography (28)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
2004
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993
Åke Hasselgård story
1983
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
1978
Copland Conducts Copland
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
John Gunther's High Road
1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Allen in Movieland
1955
Music Land
1955
