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Benny Goodman: King of Swing Life and Music Video provides valuable insight to the best recordings of the great jazz clarinetist, Benny Goodman and the important stages of his life and career.

Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing".

From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. Critic Bruce Eder describes his concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music."

Goodman's bands started the careers of many jazz musicians. During an era of racial segregation, he led one of the first integrated jazz groups, his trio and quartet. He continued performing up until the end of his life while also pursuing an interest in classical music.

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