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Benny Goodman

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2010 - Swing Time

2010 - Goodnight My Love

2009 - Let's Dance

1999 - Ain't Misbehavin'

1993 - Big Bands Time-Life

1990 - Remembering the King of Swing

1987 - Sing, Sing, Sing

1987 - Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Quintet

1986 - Weber and Nielsen Clarinet Concertos - Chicago Symphony Orch

1970 - Benny Goodman Today

1955 - The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 1

1947 - Benny Goodman with Peggy Lee

0 - The Benny Goodman Yale Archives - Vol.1

0 - Undercurrent Blues

0 - Swing Is the Thing

0 - Yale Recordings, Volume 10: The Original Benny Goodman Quart

0 - Yale Recordings, Volume 8: Recordings From Benny Goodman's P

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52

Followers
403,906

Origin
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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Genre
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Jazz

Style
Jazz

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Born

1909

Active
1909 to 1986

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Track	Last.FM Listens	Loves
Sing, Sing, Sing	427,105	4 users
Don't Be That Way	136,254	3 users
King Porter Stomp	181,182	3 users
Let's Dance	158,845	3 users
Stompin' at the Savoy	193,651	3 users

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Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; known as the "King of Swing".
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."
Goodman's bands launched the careers of many major names in jazz, and during an era of segregation, he also led one of the first well-known racially integrated jazz groups. Goodman continued to perform to nearly the end of his life, while exploring an interest in classical music.