467 Benny Goodman (1909-1986) and his Orchestra “Sing, Sing, Sing” 1938

At this historic first performance of swing music in Carnegie Hall, “the kids in the audience were jitterbugging in their seats, and even some of the gentry in the boxes and dress circle had gotten up on their feet and were shagging in the aisles.” The 1950 recording release of the 1938 concert energized Goodman’s flagging career and reputation (Ross Firestone, Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life & Times of Benny Goodman, 1993).  

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra “Sing, Sing, Sing”