Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) … Read Full Bio ↴Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician, known as King of Swing, Patriarch of the Clarinet, The Professor, and Swing's Senior Statesman.
Goodman was regarded by some as a demanding taskmaster, by others an arrogant and eccentric martinet. Many musicians spoke of The Ray, Goodman's trademark glare that he bestowed on a musician who failed to perform to his demanding standards. Anita O'Day and Helen Forrest spoke bitterly of their experiences singing with Goodman. "The twenty or so months I spent with Benny felt like twenty years," said Forrest. "When I look back, they seem like a life sentence." He could also be incredibly self-absorbed; it is reported that when eating an egg onto which a ketchup bottle cap had fallen, Goodman simply ate around it. At the same time, there are reports that he privately funded several college educations and was sometimes very generous, though always secretly. When a friend asked him why one time, he reportedly said, "Well, if they knew about it, everyone would come to me with their hand out."
Some suggest that Elvis Presley had the same success with rock and roll that Goodman achieved with jazz and swing. Without Goodman there would not have been a swing era. It is true that many of Goodman's arrangements had been played for years before by Fletcher Henderson's orchestra. While Goodman publicly acknowledged his debt to Henderson, many young white swing fans had never heard Henderson's band. While most consider Goodman a jazz innovator, others maintain his main strength was his perfectionism and drive. Goodman was a non - pariel virtuoso clarinetist and -along with only Artie Shaw, amongst the most technically proficient jazz clarinetists of all time.
Goodman is also responsible for a significant step in racial integration in America. In the early 1930s, black and white jazz musicians could not play together in most clubs or concerts. In the Southern states, racial segregation was enforced by the Jim Crow laws. Benny Goodman broke with tradition by hiring Teddy Wilson to play with him ] in the Autumn of 1936. He then added Lionel Hampton on vibes in December, 1936, and in the early Summer of 1939 he augmented the famous "quartette" with pioneering jazz guitarist Charlie Christian to his band and small ensembles, who played with him until his untimely death from tuberculosis less than three years later. To give an understanding of American history at this time, Goodman's integration of popular music happened ten years before Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. "[Goodman's] popularity was such that he could remain financially viable without touring the South, where he would have been subject to arrest for violating Jim Crow laws." By the mid- Summer of 1941, Benny had hired the incomparably rhythmic and show-man drummer, legendary "Big Sid" Catlett, the (later) famous John Simmons on bass, and still possessed the incomparable Charlie Christian on electric guitar -plus Cootie Williams was in the middle of his one-year contract... This amounted to virtually one-quarter of the orchestra of black heritage, but of course -following Jimmy Munday and Fletcher Henderson (who also joined the band as pianist for 6 months in July, 1939) it was really an orchestrated white extension of black big band jazz -only, curiously -better.
Goodman was regarded by some as a demanding taskmaster, by others an arrogant and eccentric martinet. Many musicians spoke of The Ray, Goodman's trademark glare that he bestowed on a musician who failed to perform to his demanding standards. Anita O'Day and Helen Forrest spoke bitterly of their experiences singing with Goodman. "The twenty or so months I spent with Benny felt like twenty years," said Forrest. "When I look back, they seem like a life sentence." He could also be incredibly self-absorbed; it is reported that when eating an egg onto which a ketchup bottle cap had fallen, Goodman simply ate around it. At the same time, there are reports that he privately funded several college educations and was sometimes very generous, though always secretly. When a friend asked him why one time, he reportedly said, "Well, if they knew about it, everyone would come to me with their hand out."
Some suggest that Elvis Presley had the same success with rock and roll that Goodman achieved with jazz and swing. Without Goodman there would not have been a swing era. It is true that many of Goodman's arrangements had been played for years before by Fletcher Henderson's orchestra. While Goodman publicly acknowledged his debt to Henderson, many young white swing fans had never heard Henderson's band. While most consider Goodman a jazz innovator, others maintain his main strength was his perfectionism and drive. Goodman was a non - pariel virtuoso clarinetist and -along with only Artie Shaw, amongst the most technically proficient jazz clarinetists of all time.
Goodman is also responsible for a significant step in racial integration in America. In the early 1930s, black and white jazz musicians could not play together in most clubs or concerts. In the Southern states, racial segregation was enforced by the Jim Crow laws. Benny Goodman broke with tradition by hiring Teddy Wilson to play with him ] in the Autumn of 1936. He then added Lionel Hampton on vibes in December, 1936, and in the early Summer of 1939 he augmented the famous "quartette" with pioneering jazz guitarist Charlie Christian to his band and small ensembles, who played with him until his untimely death from tuberculosis less than three years later. To give an understanding of American history at this time, Goodman's integration of popular music happened ten years before Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. "[Goodman's] popularity was such that he could remain financially viable without touring the South, where he would have been subject to arrest for violating Jim Crow laws." By the mid- Summer of 1941, Benny had hired the incomparably rhythmic and show-man drummer, legendary "Big Sid" Catlett, the (later) famous John Simmons on bass, and still possessed the incomparable Charlie Christian on electric guitar -plus Cootie Williams was in the middle of his one-year contract... This amounted to virtually one-quarter of the orchestra of black heritage, but of course -following Jimmy Munday and Fletcher Henderson (who also joined the band as pianist for 6 months in July, 1939) it was really an orchestrated white extension of black big band jazz -only, curiously -better.
Do Anything For You
Benny Goodman Lyrics
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Benny Goodman:
'Deed I Do I can't love you any more Benny Goodman I can't love…
'Ding Dong Daddy' I reckon you all don't know me at all I just…
'S Wonderful Life has just begun, Jack has found his Jill Don't know…
't Give You Anything but Love My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
A Fine Romance A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend…
A Gal In Calico A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H I got a…
a little white gardenia The moon was all aglow But heaven was in your eyes The…
A Man And A Woman For every man there's a woman For every life there's a…
A String of Pearls Savoy, the home of sweet romance Savoy, it wins you with…
A Tisket A Tasket A-Tisket A-Tasket A green and yellow basket I bought a baske…
Afraid to Dream Here we are, two silhouettes in the blue Here we are,…
After You Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
Ain No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't Misbehavin No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't Misbehaving No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Alexander Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band …
Alexander's Ragtime Band Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band…
All I Do Is Dream All I do is dream of you the whole night…
All I Need Is You I don't need a million dollars To make my dreams come…
All I Need is You 2 I see a million people, but all I can see…
All My Life Oh, there's a lull in my life It's just a…
All of Me You took my kisses and all my love You taught me…
All the Cats Join In If you want to join the gates When they're at the…
Always I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My s…
Amapola Helen Forrest vocals Written by Albert Gamse - Jose Maria La…
And the Angels Sing We meet, and the angels sing The angels sing the sweetest…
And The Angels Sing - Live AND THE ANGELS SING Benny Goodman We meet, and the angels s…
And the Angels Sings We meet, and the angels sing The angels sing the sweetest…
Anything for You My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
April In Paris I never knew the charm of spring I never met it…
Aquarius When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns…
As Long as I Live Maybe I can't live to love you as long as…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Baby My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
Basin Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Bei mir bist du schoen Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Benny Waking skies, at sunrise Every sunset too Seems to be, br…
Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea I don't want you, but I'd hate to lose you You've…
Bewitched She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Blue Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Blue in the Night When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Blue Skies I was blue, just as blue as I could be Ev'ry…
Blues In The Night My mama done tol' me, When I was in knee pants, My…
Bob White I was talkin' to the whippoorwill He says you got a…
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight I was talkin' to the whippoorwill He says you got a…
body & soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Body and Soul 2 My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Buggle Call Rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
Bugie Call Rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
Bugle Call You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
Bugle call rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
But Not for Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Bye Bye Blues I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I…
Can My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks Can't teach my old heart new tricks Can't make it love…
Can'T You Tell My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Careless Love Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head…
Carry Me Back You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
Changes They say, 'don't change the old for the new' But I've…
Chicago Have you heard that Minnie's in the money? Take my word…
Chloe Chloe! Chloe! Someone's calling, no reply Nightshade's f…
Ciribiribin When the moon hangs low in Napoli There's a handsome gondoli…
Close As Pages In A Book We'll be close as pages in a book My love and…
Close As The Pages In a Book We'll be close as pages in a book My love and…
Clouds Clouds are only dewdrops that once kissed a rose Clouds are…
Cross my Heart I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
Darn That Dream Darn that dream I dream each night You say you love…
Dear Old Southland Dear old Southland I hear you calling me. And I long…
Deed I Do I can't love you any more Benny Goodman I can't love…
Did I Remember This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodby…
Diga Diga Doo Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Dixieland Band I smoke the whole damn pound I'm a need another one,…
Do You You had a plenty money 1922 You let other women make…
Don'Be That Way That's the way it goes No one ever knows Just like that,…
Don't Be Happy I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy…
Don't Be That Way / Stompin' at the Savoy We meet, and the angels sing The angels sing the sweetest…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Don't Worry 'Bout Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just …
Down South Camp Meetin' Saints and sinners, come one, come all Have a little reviva…
Dream a Little Dream of Me Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper…
East of the Sun East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Easy To Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Elmer Why are the stars always winkin' and blinkin' above? What m…
Emaline Don't you hear my heart whisper thru your window, Emaline? …
Ev From Seven Lively Arts Every time we say goodbye I…
Ev'ry Time Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye From Seven Lively Arts Every time we say goodbye I…
Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time…
Everything I If I were Lord Byron, I'd write you, sweet siren, A poem…
Everything I Love When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream…
Everything I've Got A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H I got a…
Exactly Like You I used to have a perfect sweetheart Not a real one,…
Farewell Blues Sadness just makes me sigh, I've come to say goodbye, Altho'…
Farewell My Love Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnigh…
Fine And Dandy Please forgive this platitude But I like your attitude You…
For Every Man There Is A Woman For every man there's a woman For every life there's a…
For You For Me For Evermore Paradise can not refuse us Never such a happy pair Every…
Frenesí Some time ago I wandered down into old Mexico While I was…
Full Moon I've been living with a shadow overhead I've been sleeping w…
Gee! But You Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Get Happy Pack up your troubles and just get happy Ya better chase…
Go You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…
Good Night My Love Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnig…
Good-Bye My heart is broken, But what care I? Such pride inside me…
Goodbye They were standing in a crowded station, So unaware, Of…
Goodnight Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnigh…
Goodnight My Love Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnig…
Goody So you met someone who set you back on your…
Gotta Be This or That If you ain't wrong, you're right If it ain't day, it's…
He Ain He attracted some attention When he found the fourth dimensi…
He Ain’t Got Rhythm He attracted some attention When he found the fourth dimens…
Here Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
Hi Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come, …
Honeysuckle Rose Honey honey Oh honey listen to my plea: Every honeybee…
Hooray for Hollywood Hooray for Hollywood That screwy ballyhooey Hollywood Where …
How Come You Do Me Like You Do How come you do me like you do do do? How…
How Deep Is the Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Deep Is the Ocean%3F How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How High the Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
How High The Moon? Some where there's music, How faint the tune! Some where t…
How Long Has This Been Going On As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
How Long Has This Been Going On' As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
How Long Has This Been Going On? As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
I I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
I Ain Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Can Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
I Can't Love You Any More I can't love you any more Benny Goodman I can't love…
I Can't Resist You My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake…
I Cried for You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
I Didn Once I was young Yesterday, perhaps Danced with Jim and Pa…
I Didn't Know What Time It Was Once I was young Yesterday, perhaps Danced with Jim and Paul…
I Found a Million Dollar Baby Intro It was a lovely april shower It was the most convinian…
I Found a New Baby Let's build a stairway to the stars And climb that stairway…
I Got A Right To Sing The Blues I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to…
I Got It Bad And It Aint Good Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Got It Bad And That Ain The poets say that all who love are blind But I'm…
I Got Rhythm Days can be sunny with never a sigh Don't need what…
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to…
I Hadn I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til…
I Have Eyes My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I Know That You Know Life's a game, but who can play it all alone Ev'ry…
I Left My Hat In Haiti I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
I Let a Song Go out of My Heart I let a song go out of my heart It was…
I Love Paris I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
I Must Have That Man Don't want my mammy I don't need a friend My heart is…
I Never Know I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh…
and many more tracks by Benny Goodman.
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@michellemasson1706
Boy I had been just dying to get in this band sooo bad!!! : From the minute I first found these clips.
It was always my dream to meet and play with no other than the legendary Benny Goodman. We grew up together.
To all you Benny Goodman fans out there just like me , surprise surprise...Believe it or not, with the help of technology, I replaced Laurie Frink, as the lead trumpet. I was virtually in her spot in just about every video posted on YouTube from this concert.
Female players were very rare in these big bands, especially in Benny's young days. When I first found these clips, I was so surprised to see a female player here. I believe Benny purposely had Laurie as lead trumpet in this final band, because he wanted to get a chance to meet me and have me replace her in his final band, before his passing one year later, in 1986. He knew due to his sudden health decline, his days were numbered. He knew he couldn't leave us without meeting me and having me play in his band first. His wish came true. It was the best moment ever of my life to know and work with someone like Benny. What a blessing.
I do know that Laurie Frink is dead now...It was magic...Benny loved me so much from when we first met, he puposely wanted Laurie to come back from heaven as me.
I just loved going back in time to 1985 with my famous trumpet, being the one make all the action happen on that amazing dance floor, as well as also getting the opportunity to sing one number, Memories of you...Boy what a beautiful song. Getting the chance to sing it along with no one other than Benny Goodman on clarinet, was the icing on the cake.
My favorite part of the whole experience was in this clip, at the 1:23 mark, when Benny turns around to the audience, prompting the dancing. Seeing all those dancers out there made me realize I really do have a true purpose. I constantly suffer from a number of disabilities and often feel ignored, as if I have no purpose. I won't go into a lot of details regarding what happened to me, but all I can say is part of my brain is ruined. It doesn't work properly. Benny Goodman, you saved me for sure...I can't thank you enough... I'm so glad I got to play in your band while I am still in good shape. You have always been my true medicine.
Thank you Benny ...I'm so glad I got to meet you and work with you, especially just before you went to the other side... Boy did you still have it in your final days, at age 76! Amazing!
Thank you so much for giving me the once in a lifetime opportunity to bring joy to my senior friends who remember your amazing music.
May the Lord Bless You.
To all you Benny Goodman fans out there who possibly remember this last concert of Benny's in NY from 1985, FYI, I'm only 22... Benny's youngest player ever! Yes!! I was born in 1995...This concert was recorded exactly ten years before I was born. Ha!
In addition, I went back even further, also appearing in two of his other concerts: one from his youth , and one at Carnegie Hall, from 1974. Ha! How amazing! I'm like a time machine...Benny just loved me so much, he wanted me to follow him everywhere. Meeting Benny and becoming his friend was the absolute best thing ever. . Being a part of this final concert was just the icing on the cake.
Thank you so very much again for the amazing inspiration, Benny Goodman. You are the best thing that ever happened to me.
I don't know what I would have done without you.
I really do hope I live to 100.
I'll always remember you, and this amazing experience will remain in my heart forever: from now, until I eventually go to heaven 80 years from now, with you and Laurie Frink.
God bless.
Love, your biggest fan,
Michelle Masson - Cuesta.
@rmo52
Personnel:
Clarinet:Benny Goodman
Piano:Dick Hyman
Drums:Louis Bellson
Bass:Bob Haggart
Guitar:James Chirillo
Tenor Sax:Ken Peplowski, Loren Schoenberg
Alto Sax:Chuck Wilson, Jack Stuckey
Baritone Sax:Danny Bank
Trombone:Bobby Pring, Eddie Bert, Matt Finders
Trumpet:Laurie Frink, Randy Sandke, John Eckert, Paul Cohen
@SwingCla
Benny Goodman 1985 at The New York Marriott Marquis <Play List> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrPaVntmR59tGQC-IYWFXfi1yoDxyTk9k
@ellaroberts1812
As soon we find the cure for covid-19, please someone bring back something like this, the venue, the orchestra, dinner and adult humans well dressed 🕺💃
@theaviationenthusiast464
Beautiful music, I love benny goodman's music!
@robertduis6730
Super to hear Benny Goodman speak about Fletcher Henderson like this !!!!!
@wstewic
This why we love Benny!
@alessoul
me and did not have another naum parecid as the Benny Goodman, every time I hear him touch my eyes fill with tears, and thank you for you have put this wonderful work of this great artist
@nicolasblondel5501
Born in 1909, he crossed decades always with freshness and style ! his tribute to Fletcher Henderson is really moving.
@lindalawon9151
Just plain love Clarinetist, Benny Goodman and the famous
Big Band Era.
My favorite of his is
In The Mood.
Beautiful Benny Goodman's tribute to Fletch Henderson.
@coloraturaElise
Benny was grinning while Ken Peplowski was playing his tenor solo--wouldn't that just make your day! I've heard Ken play clarinet like Benny, too, here at UCF, so he was listening and learning from the Master!
@sambrinson6153
One true genius among orchestra leaders in jazz and swing music was the incomparable Benny Goodman. His music made folks move, even if they were a handicapped. I simply loved him for his musical greatness and his unrelenting humanity, coming at a time when there was not much reward or benefit for being such a concerned person. Today, I thank the great G-d for bringing this one-of-a-kind man to us.