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Benny Goodman

1909 - 1986

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Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did well commercially. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by critic Bruce Eder 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Goodman is the 152nd most popular musician (down from 146th in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from United States (down from 844th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Musician.

Benny Goodman is most famous for being a jazz musician who played the clarinet and led a band.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Benny Goodman ranks 152 out of 3,175. Before him are Roger Glover, Robert Smith, Glenn Miller, Chet Baker, Rudolf Schenker, and Woody Guthrie. After him are Joe Hisaishi, Gianna Nannini, Tony Iommi, Paul Mauriat, Karl Thomas Mozart, and Carlos Kleiber.

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Among people born in 1909, Benny Goodman ranks 26. Before him are Elia Kazan, Isaiah Berlin, Talal of Jordan, Souphanouvong, Errol Flynn, and Ernst Gombrich. After him are Magda Schneider, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmen Miranda, Aleksandar Ranković, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Fred Perry. Among people deceased in 1986, Benny Goodman ranks 32. Before him are Celâl Bayar, Jaroslav Seifert, Harold Macmillan, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Chiune Sugihara, and Erich Koch. After him are Stanley Rous, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Samora Machel, Roy Cohn, L. Ron Hubbard, and Nikolay Semyonov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benny Goodman ranks 991 out of 20,380. Before him are Sinclair Lewis (1885), Chet Baker (1929), Renée Zellweger (1969), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), and Woody Guthrie (1912). After him are Talia Shire (1946), Burt Reynolds (1936), Jules Dassin (1911), Frances McDormand (1957), Arthur Ashkin (1922), and John Mott (1865).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Benny Goodman ranks 48. Before him are Pete Seeger (1919), Buddy Holly (1936), Nat King Cole (1919), Glenn Miller (1904), Chet Baker (1929), and Woody Guthrie (1912). After him are Ritchie Valens (1941), Charley Patton (1891), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Duff McKagan (1964), Bill Evans (1929), and Ray Manzarek (1939).

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