1973 Press Photo Benny Goodman swing musician clarinet

Caption: Benny Goodman, long known as the "King of Swing" rehearses on his clarinet Thursday in preparation for an opening with a seven piece combo at New York's Rainbow Grill later in the evening. Goodman, whose birthday it was, said he couldn't think of a better way to spend his 64th birthday than blowing his clarinet.Clarinet master Benny Goodman, direct from Newport, at Meadow Brook: Fine and mellow.

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