Benny Goodman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1909
- Died
- June 13, 1986 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 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
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Filmography
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
Movie
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Movie
Jazz
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 10 eps
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Movie
The World of Polygoon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Åke Hasselgård story
Movie
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
Movie · as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bio’s Bahnhof
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Copland Conducts Copland
Movie · as Self - Clarinet
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
John Gunther's High Road
Movie · as Self
The Big Party
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Allen in Movieland
Movie · as Self
Music Land
Movie · as Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Two for the Record
Movie · as Self
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
A Song Is Born
Movie · as Professor Magenbruch
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Make Mine Music
Movie · as Self (voice)
All the Cats Join In
Movie
Sweet and Low-Down
Movie · as Benny Goodman
The Shining Future
Movie · as Self
The Gang's All Here
Movie · as Benny Goodman
The Powers Girl
Movie · as Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Stage Door Canteen
Movie · as Benny Goodman
Syncopation
Movie · as Benny Goodman
Birth of the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hotel
Movie · as Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Movie · as Benny Goodman
Me and the Boys
Movie · as Self - Clarinet