Benny Goodman
AKA:
King of Swing
Birth Name:
Benjamin David Goodman
Birth Date:
May 30, 1909
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Death Date:
June 13, 1986
Place of Death:
200 East 66th Street, New York, New York
Age:
77
Cause of Death:
Heart attack
Cemetery Name:
Long Ridge Union Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Associates:
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". Benny Goodman led one of the first integrated jazz groups and help start the careers of many jazz musicians including Lionel Hampton, trumpeters Ziggy Elman and Harry James, pianists Jess Stacey and Teddy Wilson, and drummer Gene Krupa. Benny Goodman, who brought jazz to Carnegie Hall and enthralled millions with renditions of ''Sweet Georgia Brown'' and ''Stompin' at the Savoy'' was also one of the first musicians to earn over $1 million a year during the height of his popularity.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Long Ridge Union Cemetery
154 Erskine Road
Stamford, Connecticut, 06903
USA
North America
Grave Location:
Section G, Goodman Family PlotGrave Location Description
As you enter the cemetery from Erskine Road (across from the Lake Windmere private driveway) drive straight back to the edge of the cemetery property. Turn right at the end and park. Goodman’s final resting place is located next to the bench under the tree near the center of the rock wall near other Goodman family members. His grave is approximately 50 feet from a corner turn in the road and 3 rows from the back of the cemetery. Also in the center of Section G is the final resting place of comedian Gilda Radner.
Grave Location GPS
41.148726, -73.596857Visiting The Grave:
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FAQ's
Benny Goodman was born on May 30, 1909.
Benny Goodman was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Benny Goodman died on June 13, 1986.
Benny Goodman died in 200 East 66th Street, New York, New York.
Benny Goodman was 77.
The cause of death was Heart attack.
Benny Goodman's grave is in Long Ridge Union Cemetery
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Videos Featuring Benny Goodman:
Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman - He's Not Worth Your Tears
Room 1411 by Benny Goodman and His Boys (1928)
Rose Room by the Benny Goodman Sextet featuring Charlie Christian (1939)
Benny Goodman - 1981 Interview
Benny Goodman and the Swing Era Begins
Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall in 1961
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