Benny Goodman
- MatchBenny Goodman
- 100%Tommy Dorsey
- 93%Artie Shaw
- 85%Glenn Miller
- 83%Count Basie
- 62%Peggy Lee
- 61%Harry James
- 61%Teddy Wilson
- 60%Sidney Bechet
- 58%The Andrews Sisters
- 55%Fred Astaire
Biography
Benjamin David Goodman, 30 May 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 20 June 1986, New York City, New York, USA. Born into a large, impoverished family of immigrants, Goodman experienced hard times while growing up. Encouraged by his father to learn a musical instrument, Goodman and two of his brothers took lessons; as the youngest and smallest he learned to play the clarinet. These early studies took place at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue and later at Hull House, a settlement house founded by... Read more