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News Stories Related To: NPR: Benny Goodman: Forever The King Of Swing

Chicago : IL : USA | 6 months ago  
Raised in Chicago, Goodman rose from poverty to become a virtuoso clarinetist and the poster boy for the Swing Era. Along the way, Goodman's innovations changed the landscape of American...
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