Benny Goodman
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 38 years ago |
Date of birth | May 30,1909 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Chicago |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 13,1986 |
Died | Manhattan House |
New York | |
United States | |
Instruments | Clarinet |
Job | Actor |
Songwriter | |
Clarinetist | |
Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
Grammy Hall of Fame | |
Kennedy Center Honors | |
American Music Award of Merit | |
Listen artist | open.spotify.com |
Spouse | Alice Hammond Duckworth |
Nickname | Benny, Patriarch of the Clarinet, Swing's Senior Statesman, The King of Swing, The Professor |
Children | Rachel Goodman |
Benjie Goodman | |
Benji Goodman | |
Skos genre | Classical |
Pop | |
Jazz | |
Siblings | Harry Goodman |
Albums | B.G. in Hi‑Fi |
The Great Benny Goodman | |
The Famous 1938 Ca... | |
Peggy Lee Sings with Ben... | |
Benny in Brussels | |
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ID | 2587486 |
Benny Goodman Life story
Benjamin David Goodman was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States.