Benny Goodman
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Benjamin David Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing".
Goodman in 1942
Goodman's swing fans in Oakland, California, in 1940
Goodman with Christian in a recording studio, April 1941
Goodman in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Gene Krupa
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Eugene Bertram Krupa was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Go
Benny Goodman
…impact on the tour until August 19 at McFadden's Ballroom in Oakland, California. Goodman and his band, which included trumpeter Bunny Berigan, drummer Gene Krupa, and singer Helen Ward were met by a large crowd of young dancers who cheered the music they had heard on Let's Dance. Newspaper columnist Herb Caen…
Krupa in 1944
Krupa performing in New York City, 1946
Krupa's grave at Holy Cross Cemetery
Gene Krupa Drive in Yonkers, New York