Topic: Benny Goodman
1936-38 The Benny Goodman band broadcast from the Madhattan Room down in the basement of the Hotel Pennsylvania, in New York City. The Benny Goodman remote radio programs on CBS originated from there. The bands popularity grew through regular appearances on these radio broadcasts. Also the band was heard on late-night remote broadcasts from Chicago's Congress Hotel. For all of Goodman's musical innovations, the most important one came when he integrated his band in 1935 with the addition of the Greatest Jazz Pianist of the period, Teddy Wilson. Later, Lionel Hampton joined them. Gene Krupa was BG's drummer with quite a following. Martha Tilton was the bands popular vocalist. The day after they ended their engagement at The Madhattan Room, on Saturday, January 15, 1938, they held their legendary Carnegie Hall concert (Sunday, January 16, 1938).ON THE WEB | IMAGES | SHOP Benny Goodman
