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 M... show more
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Acting
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Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday
May 30, 1909
Deathday
June 13, 1986
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