Benny Goodman
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
42
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-05-30 (116 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acting

2022

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs as Self (archive footage)

2004

Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman as Not available

2001

Jazz as Self (archive footage)

1983

Åke Hasselgård story as Not available

1978

Bio’s Bahnhof as Self

1976

Copland Conducts Copland as Self - Clarinet

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)

1972

Le Grand Échiquier as Self

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1963

The Danny Kaye Show as Self

1959

The Big Party as Self

1958

The All-Star Christmas Show as Not available

1955

Music Land as Orchestra Leader (archive footage)

1955

Allen in Movieland as Self

1954

Two for the Record as Self

1950

Star Time as Self - Musician

1950

What's My Line? as Self

1948

A Song Is Born as Professor Magenbruch

1946

Make Mine Music as Self (voice)

1946

All the Cats Join In as Not available

1944

The Shining Future as Self

1944

Sweet and Low-Down as Benny Goodman

1943

Stage Door Canteen as Benny Goodman

1943

The Gang's All Here as Benny Goodman

1943

The Powers Girl as Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

1942

Syncopation as Benny Goodman

1941

Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage)

1938

Hollywood Hotel as Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra

1936

The Big Broadcast of 1937 as Benny Goodman

1929

Me and the Boys as Self - Clarinet
Crew

1963

Sackgasse Original Music Composer