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After leaving Whiteman, Mercer joined the Benny Goodman band as a vocalist.

Duke Ellington's and Billy Strayhorn's arrangements for the Duke Ellington big band were usually new compositions, and some of Eddie Sauter's arrangements for the Benny Goodman band and Artie Shaw's arrangements for his own band were new compositions as well.

For a very brief period in 1944 the Wills band included 23 members., and around mid year he toured Northern California and the Pacific Northwest with 21 pieces in the orchestra. Billboard reported that Wills outgrossed Harry James, Benny Goodman, " both Dorsies, et al.

In 1945 Wills ' dances were outdrawing those of Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman, and he had moved to Fresno, California.

Day said: " During this long, boring period, I used to while away a lot of time listening to the radio, sometimes singing along with the likes of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller [...].

This version of the film follows the same plot but pays more attention to popular jazz music and includes such jazz legends as Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, and Benny Carter playing themselves.

His playing was heard by millions in the recordings he cut with Benny Goodman.

The performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.

* 1909 – Benny Goodman, American clarinetist, songwriter, and bandleader ( d. 1986 )

There, she was noticed by bandleader Benny Goodman.

Image: BennyGoodmanStageDoorCanteen. jpg | Benny Goodman performing in 1943 Stage Door Canteen

* Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

** Benny Goodman, American jazz musician ( b. 1909 )

Competition was also intensifying, as African-American and white swing bands began to receive popular attention, including those of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Carter, Earl Hines, Chick Webb, and Count Basie.

Ray Nance joined, replacing Cootie Williams ( who had " defected ", contemporary wags claimed, to Benny Goodman ).

Lieber has played with Paul Whiteman's Band and also with the Benny Goodman Sextet.

A crowd of young people at the concert of the Benny Goodman Band which took place in a local dance hall.

" Margie " has been recorded by Louis Armstrong, who also covered the band's " Tiger Rag ", Ray Charles, Al Jolson, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra in 1935, the Billy Kyle Swing Club Band, Claude Hopkins, Red Nichols, Django Reinhardt, George Paxton, the Dutch Swing College Band, Fats Domino, Sidney Bechet, Don Redman, Cab Calloway, Jim Reeves, Gene Krupa, and Benny Goodman.

Clarinetist Larry Shields received particularly positive attention on this tour, and Benny Goodman commented that Shields was an important early influence.

" Tiger Rag " was recorded by everyone from Louis Armstrong to Duke Ellington to Glenn Miller to Benny Goodman.

* Benny Goodman and his Orchestra

After this, Hampton decided to concentrate on the vibraphone, eventually joining the Benny Goodman Trio to form the Benny Goodman Quartet, and later leading his own big bands and achieving great popularity.