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BENJAMIN DAVID GOODMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Benjamin David Goodman; Benny Goodman; Goodman; King of Swing
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
bandleader (the leader of a dance band)
clarinetist; clarinettist (a musician who plays the clarinet)
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