Long before rock stars filled stadiums, Benny Goodman sparked America's first true youth music craze. As the face of the Swing Era, he transformed jazz into a national phenomenon and introduced many ...
RECORDING OF “CHINA BOY” PERFORMED BY BENNY GOODMAN. Rachel Edelson: There's so much lore around that concert, as indeed there ought to be. Jon Hancock: It was busy outside of Carnegie Hall. Rachel ...
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Swing music took over America during the Great Depression - one clarinet player helped turn it into a youth movement
Benny Goodman rose from poverty in a Chicago tenement to become one of the biggest stars of the swing era, earning the nickname “King of Swing.” His music attracted a huge teenage following and helped ...
Tuesday Night Big Band will perform swing-era music at the Oneida County History Center in Utica, with selections from ...
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