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'''Benny Goodman''' was a prominent and highly successful [[clarinet]] player of the [[swing]] era.

'''Benny Goodman''' (Chicago, 30 May 1909 - New York, 13 June 1986) was a prominent and highly successful [[clarinet]] player of the [[swing]] era.

Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of [[Jimmie Lunceford]] and [[Count Basie]] (as opposed to the more refined approach of [[Duke Ellington]]), he helped bring the [[Big Band]] sound to a wider American, and ultimately world-wide, public.

Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of [[Jimmie Lunceford]] and [[Count Basie]] (as opposed to the more refined approach of [[Duke Ellington]]), he helped bring the [[Big Band]] sound to a wider American, and ultimately world-wide, public.