The brilliant explosion known as Benny Goodman went off in 1935, and it hasn´t gone out yet. — Whitney Balliett Copy Share Image
Benny [Goodman] used to practice 15 times more than the whole band combined. — Harry James Copy Share Image
Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
“It takes the black keys and the white keys both, to make perfect harmony.” - Benny Goodman, The King of Swing reply… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
My dad had these great Benny Goodman albums that I was obsessed with, and Louis Prima's another guy I loved, and Peter… — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
I had never heard anyone play like Benny Goodman and had never seen anyone like him on the stage. I realize now… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
The distance between me and Benny [Goodman], was that I was trying to play a musical thing, and Benny was trying to… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
When I first met Benny Goodman he wouldn't talk about anything but clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds, etc. When I tried to change the… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
Everybody in Germany was for the -German cause. But then, after the war ended, when I heard the first Glenn Miller sound… — Luigi Colani Copy Share Image
Above all else, [Benny Goodman] was a great player, one of the greatest American music has produced. He brought his absolute talent… — Stanley Crouch Copy Share Image
“These stories at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
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