Volume 14: Benny at the World Fair

Benny Goodman is known as the king of swing. He entertained millions around the world and sold millions of albums…even long after he died.

In this episode we get to hear selections from special live performances from 1958. So Let’s swing into Volume 14: Benny at the World Fair.

This episode had some great music that took me back to my early radio days working for the nation’s number one nostalgia station in Cleveland…WBBG. Our tagline was the Big Band Grandstand and Much More. Even though my dad listened to a lot of this music at home, I played from a much larger library 6 nights a week from midnight to 6.

And you didn’t hear these recordings on the radio

Video Intro

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Credits and Copyrights:

See information from the Discogs.com page here

intro
One O’Clock Jump
Written-By – Basie*, Gaines*
Why this album
Balkan Mixed Grill
Written-By – Gutesha*
Album/market value/liner notes
You’re Driving Me Crazy
Written-By – Donaldson*
Artist bio
Avalon
Written-By – Jolson*, De Sylva*, Rose*
Side Note – his popularity in Russia
King Porter Stomp
Written-By – Morton*, Robin*, Burke*
Recap
Bugle Call Rag
Written-By – Meyer*, Schoebel*, Pettis*
Thank you

Recorded at the Brussels World Fair 1958.
Made exclusively for Radio-Television-High-Fidelity division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company.
Produced by the Park Recording Company, Inc.

ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

Photos
WMKY
Bennygoodman.com
Don Hunstein