BENNY GOODMAN - CONTRACT SIGNED 10/03/1958 - HFSID 49062
Sale Price $350.00
Reg. $425.00
BENNY GOODMAN
Benny Goodman signs a document with Park Recording Company to appear
in a one hour TV special.
Partly Printed Document Signed: "Benny Goodman", 4p signed on
page 3, 8½x11. New York, New York, 1958 October 3. On letterhead of
William Morris Agency. Contract between Goodman and Park Recording Company,
Inc. After playing with bands in the 1920s and early 1930s, clarinetist
Benny Goodman (1909-1986) organized his own orchestra in 1934. In 1935, he
formed the Benny Goodman Trio with Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson; it became a
quartet in 1936 when Lionel Hampton joined. Goodman, who became known as "The
King of Swing", was the first major white bandleader to integrate Black
and white musicians. Performing on radio and in motion pictures in addition
to recording, his orchestra became nationally famous. Composers such as
Béla Bartók, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and Morton Gould wrote music for
Goodman. Lightly creased. Staple holes and file holes at upper margin. Overall,
fine condition.
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