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".
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".
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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0329015
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46755
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Filmography (Movies)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/01/2022
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
Character:
Release Date:12/07/2004
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Character:
Release Date:03/12/2001
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/06/2000
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Character:
Release Date:06/06/2000
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/12/1993
Åke Hasselgård story
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Release Date:03/06/1983
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/1978
Copland Conducts Copland
Character:Self - Clarinet
Release Date:17/03/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
John Gunther's High Road
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1958
Allen in Movieland
Character:Self
Release Date:02/07/1955
Music Land
Character:Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Release Date:11/06/1955
Two for the Record
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/1954
A Song Is Born
Character:Professor Magenbruch
Release Date:19/10/1948
All the Cats Join In
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Release Date:15/08/1946
Make Mine Music
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:30/06/1946
Sweet and Low-Down
Character:Benny Goodman
Release Date:21/09/1944
The Shining Future
Character:Self
Release Date:11/04/1944
The Gang's All Here
Character:Benny Goodman
Release Date:24/12/1943
Stage Door Canteen
Character:Benny Goodman
Release Date:24/06/1943
The Powers Girl
Character:Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:15/01/1943
Syncopation
Character:Benny Goodman
Release Date:22/05/1942
Birth of the Blues
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/11/1941
Hollywood Hotel
Character:Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra
Release Date:15/01/1938
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Character:Benny Goodman
Release Date:05/10/1936
Me and the Boys
Character:Self - Clarinet
Release Date:01/07/1929
Television Appearances
Jazz
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Big Party
Character:Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self
DuPont Show of the Month
Character:Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
Star Time
Character:Self - Musician
What's My Line?
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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