Benny Goodman
Date of birth: May 30th 1909 (116 years)
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 pla... Read more
