Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Genres: swing, Big Band, jazz, dixieland, oldies
Similar artists via Last.fm
Woody Herman and His Orchestra
About Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Benny Goodman led his first band in 1934. The music they played had its roots in the Southern jazz forms of ragtime and Dixieland, while its structure adhered more to arranged music than its more improvisational jazz counterparts. On August 21, 1935, Benny's band played the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles. The gig was sensational and marked the beginning of the years that Benny would reign as King: the Swing Era. See also http://www.last.fm/music/Benny+Goodman+&+His+Orchestra
Taken from Last.fm
73,534 listeners · 340,671 plays via Last.fm