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In the mid 1930s, as the Great Depression refuses to lift, Benny Goodman finds himself hailed as the "King of Swing" and becomes the first white bandleader to hire black musicians. He has a host or rivals among them, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glen Miller and Artie Shaw. Louis Armst... Full description
Florentine Films., British Broadcasting Corporation., WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS DVD (Firm)
Burns, Ken, 1953-, David, Keith., Ward, Geoffrey C., Novick, Lynn., Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-, Murray, Albert., Maher, James T., Giddins, Gary., Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-, Hinton, Milt., Brubeck, Dave., Hampton, Lionel., Levy, Stan., Edison, Harry, 1915-1999.
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Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971.
Savoy Ballroom (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Depressions > 1929 > United States > History > Songs and music.
Jazz > 1931-1940 > History and criticism.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
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