Benny Goodman
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".
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Charlie Parker: Bird Songs as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Jazz as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Åke Hasselgård story as
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1978 · Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not as Self
- 1978 · Bio’s Bahnhof as Self
- 1976 · Copland Conducts Copland as Self - Clarinet
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1959 · The Big Party as Self
- 1959 · John Gunther's High Road as Self
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1957 · DuPont Show of the Month as Self
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1955 · Allen in Movieland as Self
- 1955 · Music Land as Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
- 1954 · Two for the Record as Self
- 1950 · Star Time as Self - Musician
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 · A Song Is Born as Professor Magenbruch
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Band Leader
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Clarinetist
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1946 · Make Mine Music as Self (voice)
- 1944 · Sweet and Low-Down as Benny Goodman
- 1944 · The Shining Future as Self
- 1943 · The Gang's All Here as Benny Goodman
- 1943 · Stage Door Canteen as Benny Goodman
- 1943 · The Powers Girl as Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
- 1942 · Syncopation as Benny Goodman
- 1941 · Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1938 · Hollywood Hotel as Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra
- 1936 · The Big Broadcast of 1937 as Benny Goodman
- 1929 · Me and the Boys as Self - Clarinet
- Future · Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman as