Goodman

Goodman, Benjamin David Called "Benny." Known as "the King of Swing." 1909-1986.

American clarinetist whose band, formed in 1934, introduced swing music.

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good·man  (gdmn)

n. Archaic

1.

a. The male head of a household.

b. A husband.

2. Goodman Used formerly as a courtesy title before the surname of a man not of noble birth.

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goodman [ˈgʊdmən]

n pl -men Archaic

1. a husband

2. a man not of gentle birth: used as a title

3. a master of a household

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Goodman [ˈgʊdmən]

n

(Biographies / Goodman, Benny (1909-1986) M, US, MUSIC: jazz clarinettist, MUSIC: bandleader) Benny, full name Benjamin David Goodman. 1909-86, US jazz clarinetist and bandleader, whose treatment of popular songs created the jazz idiom known as swing

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Goodman - United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) Benjamin David Goodman, Benny Goodman, King of Swing