BOTD clarinetist and big band leader Benny Goodman (Benjamin Goodman, 1909-1986). The son of Jewish immigrants, Goodman grew up in Chicago, soaking up the jazz music that was only then beginning to blossom in that town in the '20s. By his teenager years Goodman was already playing professionally in bands with peers like Bix Beiderbecke. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AM on May 30, 2023