Goodman, Benny

1. A twentieth-century American jazz clarinetist ( see clarinet ) and bandleader. He was known as the “King of Swing.”

Example Sentences

He loved the swing music played by big bands, and his heroes included Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines.

From The Daily Beast

They changed American music forever, begetting more kings: Benny Goodman, the “King of Swing” and Nat “King” Cole.

From The Daily Beast