Benny Goodman Research Paper

Benny Goodman, a.k.a. The “King of Swing” was born on May 30th, 1909, to russian immigrants David and Dora Goodman. They and all of their kids subsided in the dazzling town of Chicago, Illinois! He was a regular child prodigy, beginning on the stage at age 12 and performing even before then. His family had a little less than average amount of money, and being the ninth of eleven children, his father decided to send him to the Kehillah Jacob Synagogue, later known as the ‘Hull House.’ There he pursued his talent for clarinet, taught by Franz Schoepp, and was asked to join the American Federation of Musicians at the age of 14. No sooner after that happened that he joined the Ben Pollack band at age 16 and moved to Los Angellos to perform with them. …show more content…
It started out in the Billy Rose Music Hall with Bunny Berigan, Gene Krupa and Jess Stacy, and then became a regular on the NBC radio show. Benny’s music was a mix of Southern Jazz and ragtime, and it was a huge hit! The american people loved him and had them play in the Palomar Ballroom in LA. In 1936 the Benny Goodman Trio Got 15 top 10 hits, a few being “Goody Goody” and “You turned tables on me.” Benny appeared as himself in The Big Broadcast of 1937 and released a trademark song in 1938: “Sing Sing Sing (with a swing)”. The Benny Goodman Trio was the first jazz band ever to appear in the Carnegie hall, and sadly, around this time Gene Krupa left the band to follow his own dreams. In 1942 he married Alice Hammond and together they had daughters Rachel and