Benny Goodman
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Benny Goodman.
Benny Goodman artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Interviews & Profiles
May 30, 2009 The clarinetist made jazz a listening concern for folks who thought it was only for the clubs.
May 27, 2009 The arrival of the great clarinetist converged with a burst of modernity throughout the U.S.
January 31, 2000 Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall concert legitimized jazz in the eyes of the music establishment.
Discover Songs
August 1, 2001 The legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman has over eighty albums to his name.
Reviews
August 1, 2001 The legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman has over eighty albums to his name.
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