Benny Goodman
Born
May 30, 1909
Died
June 13, 1986 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
2022
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
2004
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
2001
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Self (archive footage)
2000
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
1993
Åke Hasselgård story
1983
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
Self
1978
Bio’s Bahnhof
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Copland Conducts Copland
Self - Clarinet
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1968
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (1 episode)
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Big Party
Self · (1 episode)
1959
John Gunther's High Road
Self
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
1959
DuPont Show of the Month
Self · (1 episode)
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Allen in Movieland
Self
1955
Music Land
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
1955
Two for the Record
Self
1954
Star Time
Self - Musician · (33 episodes)
1950
What's My Line?
Self · (3 episodes)
1950
A Song Is Born
Professor Magenbruch
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1948
Make Mine Music
Self (voice)
1946
Sweet and Low-Down
Benny Goodman
1944
The Shining Future
Self
1944
The Gang's All Here
Benny Goodman
1943
Stage Door Canteen
Benny Goodman
1943
The Powers Girl
Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1943
Syncopation
Benny Goodman
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1941
Hollywood Hotel
Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra
1938
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Benny Goodman
1936
Me and the Boys
Self - Clarinet
1929