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Before Elvis and rock & roll, Benny Goodman--the King of Swing--ruled American popular music. In this intimate biography, Firestone illuminates Goodman's enormous impact on American music and culture, offering a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes look at this complicated, difficult jazz superstar. Photos.
Meticulously researched with Goodman's active participation, this book documents his recording dates, radio and television broadcasts, motion pictures, and public and private performances, citing their availability on record and audio-and videotape.
Benjamin David Goodman (30. Mai 1909 - 13. Juni 1986) war ein amerikanischer Klarinettist und Bandleader, der als "King of Swing" bekannt wurde. Von 1936 bis Mitte der 1940er Jahre leitete Goodman eine der populärsten Swing-Bigbands in den Vereinigten Staaten. Sein Konzert in der Carnegie Hall in New York City am 16. Januar 1938 wird von dem Kritiker Bruce Eder als "das wichtigste Jazz- oder Popmusikkonzert der Geschichte beschrieben: die 'Coming-out'-Party des Jazz in der Welt der 'respektablen' Musik".
Swing fans, jazz scholars, and collectors will delight in this book's coverage of newly discovered recordings, broadcasts, and engagements of Benny Goodman, the famed clarinetist, unearthed since Connor's Benny Goodman: Listen to His Legacy (Scarecrow, 1988).