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As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life to walk out on that stage with people just hemming the band in.

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Born: May 30, 1909
Died: June 13, 1986 (aged 77)
Bio: Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing".
Known for:
  1. 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (1950)
  2. Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman (1957)
  3. Benny in Brussels (1958)
  4. Benny Goodman in Moscow (1962)
  5. The Forgotten Year 1943

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