| freelance work for radio bands.
He appeared in Radio Shows such as his popular show "Let's Dance", the
"Camel Caravan," and the "Victor Borge Show," and a biography was written
about him in 1939 entitled "The Kingdom of Swing." Benny made an impressive
amount of records at this time of his career. Benny even managed to do
some recording for cartoons and the "talkies." Benny also made recordings
playing instruments other than clarinet. Often, throughout his career he
played alto sax. At least once, he made recordings playing bass clarinet,
baritone sax, soprano sax, tenor sax, and even cornet. He even made some
recordings singing, e.g. Gotta be this or That with Jane Harvey, one of
Benny Goodman's many talented vocalists. Benny Goodman spent several years
studying classical music, and frequently played with small chamber groups
and became a virtuouso clarinet soloist with symphony orchestras ....
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