In 1962 The King of Swing, Benny Goodman, turned 53 (May 30, 1909) and led the first American jazz band to play in the Soviet Union. Goodman and his band played six concerts in the U.S.S.R. His hits included: Jersey Bounce, Taking a Chance on Love, Let’s Dance, Sing, Sing, Sing, Stompin’ at the Savoy, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, St. Louis Blues, Goodnight My Love, One O’Clock Jump, Perfidia. He died June 13, 1986.Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The King of Swing
In 1962 The King of Swing, Benny Goodman, turned 53 (May 30, 1909) and led the first American jazz band to play in the Soviet Union. Goodman and his band played six concerts in the U.S.S.R. His hits included: Jersey Bounce, Taking a Chance on Love, Let’s Dance, Sing, Sing, Sing, Stompin’ at the Savoy, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, St. Louis Blues, Goodnight My Love, One O’Clock Jump, Perfidia. He died June 13, 1986.
I guess his version of Irving Berlin's Alexander's Ragtime Band is the best ever recorded version (and that's about 5 or 6 versions that I know)... what do you think?
ReplyDeleteBtw: Nice Blog, I like reading it :-)
Cheers, Chris.
Thanks for visiting my blog and I agree with you. Goodman has the best recorded version for quite a few other songs as well.
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ReplyDeletep.s. I've also commented to your post Annie can't miss of May 16, 2007! ;-)