Benny Goodman biography

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NAME: Benny Goodman
OCCUPATION: Songwriter
BIRTH DATE: May 30, 1909
DEATH DATE: June 13, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Benjamin David Goodman

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Benny Goodman, "The King of Swing", was the clarinetist composer responsible for multiple hit singles as a band leader before World War II.

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Benny Goodman. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:41, May 22, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/benny-goodman-9315335.

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