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Artists like Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny Goodman never go out of fashion. And we always mix it up with the great songs of Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Andy Williams, Burt Bacharach, Roy Orbison, and the Rat Pack.
We played in a tent, and the heat in the tent was so high that all the drum hats were broken ... And I was crying to my daddy, because my dad and I were an imitation of Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman . And then my father said, 'Come on, man, think about it. Simply sit on the floor and you play on there. And you do what you can.' It was such a wise lesson.
There’s pretty much nothing I don’t like, except maybe gangsta rap ... And even when we’re performing a lot of Benny Goodman’s stuff, there’s a lot of variety. We’ll have a little boogie-woogie in there, and we put our own spin on a few of his favorites.More quotes »
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Goodman
was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny\'s mother never learned to speak English. His father worked for a tailor to support 5:10 AM from All About Jazz Read more »
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1909 - The King of Swing Benny Goodman is born in Chic...
Wynonna Judd, whose real name is Christina Ciminella, is born in Ashland, Ky. Wynonna On his 53rd birthday, clarinetist Benny Goodman performs with his jazz band for the first time in the Soviet Union. Benny Goodman In today's Time magazine, the author of 5/29/12 from VH1 Read more »
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Plaza Swing Series: Swingtime Big Band
This 20-piece band plays authentic recreations of the timeless swing music of such great Big Band leaders as Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington. Swing dance lessons with Eve Polich are at 6:30, band starts from Brooklyn Public Library Read more »
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North County singers set to perform at Carnegie Hall
who has performed there during the past 120 years, from pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, its first performer, to Benny Goodman’s Swing Band to the Rolling Stones. The local group will comprise members of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, several alumni of the chorus from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 26
her career spanned nearly seven decades. Born Norma Egstrom, she started singing around her hometown in North Dakota. Benny Goodman heard her and invited her to join his band. Peggy Lee soon proved she was also a talented songwriter and actress. She was nominated from PR Newswire Read more »
