Swing, swing, swing : the life & times of Benny Goodman / Ross Firestone.
| Author/creator | Firestone, Ross |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Norton, ©1993. |
| Description | 522 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The kid in short pants -- The two Bennys -- The free-lance years -- Ain'tcha glad? -- Music hall rag -- Let's dance 1 -- Let's dance 2 -- Big band, small band -- On the road for MCA -- Swing is here -- Making it -- Return to the Palomar -- Dancing in the aisles -- Carnegie jump -- Farewell blues -- What swing really does to people -- Contrasts -- The changes made -- The hour of parting -- Benny rides again -- Alice -- Wartime -- Benny's bop -- The Kell interlude -- Carnegie Hall revisited -- The Benny Goodman story -- On the road again -- Mission to Moscow -- September song -- Good-bye. |
| Abstract | Before Elvis Presley and rock-'n'-roll, another King ruled the roost of American popular music. His name was Benny Goodman and his domain, the gilded age of Swing. Benny's concerts, records, and radio shows catapulted the hot and controversial sounds of jazz into the hearts and homes of a hungry public. This book at once illustrates Goodman's enormous impact on American music and culture, reflects the rich textures of the times in which he lived, and evokes the very private life of a complicated, difficult man. Raised in a tenement in Chicago's Maxwell Street ghetto, he grew up to become the symbol of glamorous high-society living. Benny's undeniable position as social groundbreaker--his were the nation's first racially integrated bands--was characteristically downplayed by the man himself: he simply wanted the finest musicians he could find. Here are the sounds and stories that define the remarkable life of the world's most demanding and idiosyncratic band leader. The violent clashes between his smiling public persona and his intensely private nature; the infamous "Goodman Ray" (no musician who played with Benny escaped its wrath); the conflicting stories of Goodman's parsimony and his largess--these stories and many more paint a vibrant portrait of a truly original, undeniably American artist. |
| Local note | Little-291396--305130044659/ |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING: MusicLib CD-1796. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-498) and index. |
| Performer | CD performers include Benny Goodman, Flip Phillips, Bill Harris, Martin Harris, Al Simi, Leo Robinson, Bob Binnix, Teddy Wilson, Perry Lopez, Milt Hinton, Bobby Donaldson, Red Norvo, Gene DiNovi, Jimmy Wyble, Red Wooten, John Markham, Jack Sheldon, Urbie Green, Jerry Dodgion, John Bunch, Bobby Hackett, Modesto Bresano, Steve Swallow, Ray Mosca, Ruby Braff, Paul Quinichette. |
| LCCN | 92009485 |
| ISBN | 0393033716 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML422.G65 F6 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |