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Born: May 30, 1909 in Chicago, IL
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: June 13, 1986 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

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Benny Goodman was the first celebrated bandleader of the Swing Era, dubbed "The King of Swing," his popular emergence marking the beginning of the era. He was an accomplished clarinetist whose distinctive playing gave an identity both to his big band and to the smaller units he led simultaneously. The most popular figure of the first few years of t... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2010 Yale University Archives Vol. 3
2006 Complete Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert 1938
2003 Live in the Sixties
2003 Farewell [CD/DVD]
2002 Berlin 1980
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Filmography:
2001 Music Classics, Vol. 10
1999 Reed Royalty
1999 Gene Krupa Tribute: Swing, Swing, Swing!
1998 Music Classics, Vol. 5
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