Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
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