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[2] [3] Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" elevated the role of the drummer from that of an accompanist to that of an important solo voice in the band.
[15] [16] [17] He played with the bands of Red Nichols, Ben Selvin, Ted Lewis, and Isham Jones and recorded for Brunswick under the name Benny Goodman's Boys, a band that featured Glenn Miller. In 1928, Goodman and Miller wrote " Room 1411 ", Miller's first known composition, which was released as a Brunswick 78.
On July 6, 1937, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Gene Krupa on drums; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; and Harry Goodman on bass.
Jon Hancock: " Benny Goodman – 'The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert' ". ISBN 0-95-624040-2, Prancing Fish Publishing (May 2009) Irving Kolodin: Liner Notes (Benny Goodman – Carnegie Hall Concert) Catherine Tackley: 'Benny Goodman's Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert', Oxford: Oxford University Press 2013 ISBN 978-0-19-539831-1
Pages in category "Benny Goodman Orchestra members" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Vocals, Drummer: Years active: 1940s–1980s ... There she played in Benny Goodman's ensemble for ten days (her husband was also working with Goodman), ...
These recordings became the basis of the Benny Goodman Trio, [8] which consisted of Goodman, Wilson, and drummer Gene Krupa (and, later, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton). [6] The trio performed during the Goodman big band's intermissions. By joining the trio, Wilson became one of the first black musicians to perform prominently in a racially ...
In 1939, he played with Bobby Hackett briefly, and then became a member of the Benny Goodman Orchestra. [1] He became one of the most visible drummers of the 1940s, playing with Artie Shaw (1940–41), Alvino Rey (1942–43), Claude Thornhill, Les Brown, and Jan Savitt. [1]