[Dixielandjazz] Benny Goodman Centenary

[Norman Vickers]

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 From:  Norman
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>This was originally sent to the Musicians serious jazzfans list.  At the
request of Bob Ringwald, I'm posting it also here.  
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> Charlie McIntosh has  a long-running program on Wednesday nights   on
> WUWF-FM 88.1 our local Pensacola  NPR affiliate and subsidiary of
University of West
> Florida.
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> See his notes about a series celebrating Benny Goodman.  Charlie is a 
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> Pensacolian now living in Deerfield Beach, FL.  This series is syndicated.
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> Thanks. Charlie.
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> Norman
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> From: MMactoni at aol.com [mailto:MMactoni at aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:23 PM
> To: nvickers1 at cox.net
> Subject: Benny Goodman Centenary
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> Hi, Norman.
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> As you know, next May 30th will be the one-hundredth anniversary of the
> birth of Benny Goodman. One of the more modest tributes throughout the
> country will be a five-part series in my Public Radio program, "The Swing
> Chronicles," on WUWF, 88.1 FM in Pensacola. I thought you and perhaps some
> of your correspondents might find it of interest.
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> The first program will air next Wednesday (April 29th) at 9 PM Central
> Daylight Time. It will cover Benny's early years as a sideman and 
> fledgling
> bandleader. Later programs, to be broadcast each Wednesday at the same 
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> through May 27th, will cover the following:
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> Program 2: The Victor years, including Benny's debut at the Palomar 
> Ballroom
> in California. This will include all the number-one hits recorded for that
> label, featuring Helen Ward on the vocals.
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> Program 3: The Columbia and Capitol years (self-explanatory, I think).
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> Program 4: The small ensembles (the Goodman Trio, Quartet, etc.)
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> Program 5. Odds, ends and afterthoughts: Benny on Broadway and in the
> movies, Benny as a classical musician; breaking the color barrier in 
> music;
> some thoughts on Benny's relationships with sidemen and vocalists; and 
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> personal favorites of mine.
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> Potential listeners outside the Florida Panhandle and southeast Alabama 
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> find the program on www.wuwf.org (assuming they have high-speed Internet 
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> an appropriate media player). The home page is easily navigated.
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> Comments are welcome!
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> Charlie McIntosh
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