Benny Goodman

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".

  • Popularity : 0.766
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1909-05-30
  • Place of Birth : Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Benny Goodman Movies

  • 1993
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    Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

    Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

    6 1993 HD

    This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and scholars, and offers several clips of the man in...

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  • 1946
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    Make Mine Music

    Make Mine Music

    5.9 1946 HD

    In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as...

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  • 1955
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    Allen in Movieland

    Allen in Movieland

    5 1955 HD

    TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming title role in "The Benny Goodman Story."

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  • 1954
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    Two for the Record

    Two for the Record

    1 1954 HD

    Animated sequences are set to two Benny Goodman numbers.

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  • 1938
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    Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

    5.4 1938 HD

    After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her...

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  • 1948
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    A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

    6.439 1948 HD

    The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome...

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  • 1943
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    The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

    5.8 1943 HD

    A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.

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  • 1941
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    Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

    5.3 1941 HD

    Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots,...

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  • 1944
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    Sweet and Low-Down

    Sweet and Low-Down

    5.2 1944 HD

    After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid...

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  • 1959
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    John Gunther's High Road

    John Gunther's High Road

    10 1959 HD

    John Gunther, a great traveler in many parts of the globe, presented on the American ABC channel the documentary program "John Gunther's High Road"...

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  • 1936
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    The Big Broadcast of 1937

    The Big Broadcast of 1937

    5.25 1936 HD

    The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.

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  • 2000
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    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

    1 2000 HD

    One of the greatest comedians of early television, Sid Caesar hasn't had his work shown in perennial reruns, so it's especially gratifying to see a...

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  • 1944
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    The Shining Future

    The Shining Future

    4 1944 HD

    Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the...

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  • 1943
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    The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

    6.5 1943 HD

    Two small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves competing for the affections of a brash magazine...

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  • 1929
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    Me and the Boys

    Me and the Boys

    1 1929 HD

    A film featuring some of best jazz musicians from the early twenties.

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  • 1983
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    Åke Hasselgård story

    Åke Hasselgård story

    1 1983 HD

    Hasselgård died in a car accident 75 years ago, aged just 26, he became a legend like so many other young dead in jazz history. The clarinetist...

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

    A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a...

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  • 1942
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    Syncopation

    Syncopation

    6.8 1942 HD

    A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

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  • 1975
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.7 1975 HD

    Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

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  • 1955
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    Music Land

    Music Land

    6 1955 HD

    Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music'...

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  • 1976
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    Copland Conducts Copland

    Copland Conducts Copland

    1 1976 HD

    This concert film made in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in 1976 captures a memorable performance conducted by the doyen of American...

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  • 1978
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    Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not

    Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not

    1 1978 HD

    Mitzi Gaynor and her guests Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat), John McCook (The Young and the Restless), and musician Benny Goodman explore trends of the...

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  • 2022
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    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    6.8 2022 HD

    In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker nicknamed Bird just died, at 34. His...

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  • 1970
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    Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman

    Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman

    1 1970 HD

    The jazz clarinetist and bandleader dubbed the King of Swing performs his final concert in 1980 at an unassuming club in Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens.

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  • 1963
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    Sackgasse

    Sackgasse

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 2001
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    Jazz

    Jazz

    8 2001 HD

    Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the...

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

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  • 1950
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    Star Time

    Star Time

    1 1950 HD

    Star Time is an American variety series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from September 5, 1950 to February 27, 1951, and starred...

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.3 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1978
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    Bio’s Bahnhof

    Bio’s Bahnhof

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1957
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    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.7 1957 HD

    DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also...

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  • 1959
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    The Big Party

    The Big Party

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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  • 1959
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    The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

    7 1959 HD

    “The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that...

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  • 1963
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    The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

    6.3 1963 HD

    The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert...

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