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