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Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
 
Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

  Year: 1993
Running Time: 60 minutes
Other:Columbia Music Video - Color & B/W - HI-FI
Category: Documentary
Produced and Directed by: Oren Jacoby
Executive Producer: Susan Lacy
Narrated by: David Strathairn
Performances by:
Gene Krupa
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
Teddy Wilson
Harry James
Peggy Lee
Charlie Parker
Helen Ward
Dizzy Gillespie
 
This is the definitive Benny Goodman story as premiered over 100 public television stations nationwide and is a comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career. Produced by WNET's Emmy Award-winning American Masters series, this is a story of a man who, with clarinet in hand, rose to become one of our country's cultural icons. This biography includes rare, never-before-seen performance footage from the '20s and '30s, studio rehearsal footage from the '50s, home movies, rare audio tracks, clips from movies and television appearances and video footage of Goodman recounting his own life.Also, great action footage of Krupa included in many of the scenes featuring the early Benny Goodman Orchestra.

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