Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Benny Goodman
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:
- 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (1950)
- Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman (1957)
- Benny in Brussels (1958)
- Benny Goodman in Moscow (1962)
- The Forgotten Year 1943
Benny Goodman Quotes