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Definition of Benny Goodman

1. Noun. United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986).

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Literary usage of Benny Goodman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"VBJ 8985 In one segment, Benny Goodman appears for an interview and the Benny Goodman ... At the end, Benny Goodman and his Band play "St. Louis Blues. ..."

2. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6 by Ellen Linnihan (2003)
"People could listen to such greats as Duke Ellington on the piano or Benny Goodman on the clarinet. Swing Music Swing or big band style music became the ..."

3. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"... as the Camel Pleasure Hour, The All Star Radio Revue, and the enduring Camel Caravan, which featured the swing music of Benny Goodman (Tilley 1985). ..."

4. Manufacturing Systems: Foundations of World-Class Practice by Joseph A. Heim, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences (1992)
"... Stories about Benny Goodman are legion. Pianist Jess Stacey said (Crow, 1990, p. 260): "With Benny, perfection was just around the corner. ..."

5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"16, 1938, that Benny Goodman and his now-illustrious cohorts took over Carnegie Hall —Newsweek, 18 Dec. 1950 the rarer acknowledgment that the performers ..."

6. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
"And the great feeling of pride sitting in a jam-packed crowd at the London Palladium stomping our feet to the swing music of Benny Goodman as played by the ..."

7. Romantic Weekends in Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland by Norman Renove, Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (2000)
"From the 30s to the 50s, the Cavalier Beach Club routinely hosted such bands as Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. And so, they came - seven US Presidents, ..."

8. The Jewish Travel Guide by Betsy Sheldon (2001)
"Maxwell Street produced bandleader Benny Goodman, actor Paul Muni, Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, and CBS founder William Paley. ..."

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