And the Angels Sing; Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today

Description:

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: And the Angels Sing; side 2: Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today (Victor 26170)
78 rpm

Benny Goodman (1909-1986), the King of Swing, was one of the America’s most popular band leaders and the leader of one of the first racially integrated musical groups. Goodman was a clarinetist by training, and his big band performances in Chicago and New York throughout the 1930s helped make jazz a respectable musical form. He and his orchestra performed the first jazz concert in New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1938. “And the Angels Sing,” recorded in 1939, was one of Goodman’s many hits. The musician would go on to play a variety of music, including bebop and classical.

Recording Date: 1939

Recording Artist: Benny Goodman and his OrchestraManufacturer: Victor

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, Camden

General Subject Association: Music

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment, 1939 exhibit

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Related Publication: Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 1

Credit Line: Gift of Robert J. Walter

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0566.119Maker Number: 26170Accession Number: 1981.0566Catalog Number: 1981.0566.119

Object Name: sound recording

Physical Description: shellac (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-efd9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_672887

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