Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Benny Goodman led his first band in 1934. The music they played had its roots in the Southern jazz forms of ragtime and Dixieland, while its structure adhered more to arranged music than its more improvisational jazz counterparts. On August 21, 1935, Benny's band played the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles. The gig was sensational and marked the beginning of the years that Benny would reign as King: the Swing Era. See also http://www.last.fm/music/Benny+Goodman+&+His+Orchestra Read more on Last.fm

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra has 15 songs that have been featured in movies like A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, Enigma, Frank Lloyd Wright and Hollywood Hotel. What is your favorite song by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra?

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Songs from Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Down South Camp Meeting

One O'Clock Jump (1933)

Moonglow

Hooray for Hollywood (1937)

California Here I Come (1924)

I've Got a Heartful of Music (1937)

Let That Be a Lesson to You (1937)

Sing, Sing, Sing (1936)

Sing, Sing, Sing

These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)

King Porter Stomp (1923)

Down South Camp Meetin' (1935)

St. Louis Blues (1914)

Bugle Call Rag (1923)

Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)