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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman | |
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Benny Goodman, | |
| Birth name | Benjamin David Goodman |
| Also known as | "King of Swing", "The Professor", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "Swing's Senior Statesman" |
| Born | ()May 30, |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, () (aged&#;77) |
| Genres | Swing, big band |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, songwriter |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
| Years active | – |
Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman,[1] (May 30, – June 13, ) was an Americanjazzmusician who played the clarinet.
He was called "The King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman".[2]
Life
[change | change source]Early life
[change | change source]Goodman was the son of poor Jewishimmigrants in Chicago, Illinois.
They lived in Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood. He learned to play clarinet in a boys' band run by a charity. He became a strong clarinet player at an early age, and began pla