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Your name? Resources? When was he born? When did he move? him and his brothers? Read for clarity! Sentences begin with uppercase. Run on sentences. How did he begin to play an instrument? When did he become famous? Who were his influences? Keep adding! =0) By: Delanie Benny Goodman was born in the United States but his mom and dad, moved to the United States from Russia in search for a better life. Goodman was the 9th of 12 kids were born in Chicago Illinois. Him and his 11 brothers would often be cold and be hungry because food was expensive and the air conditioning would sometimes not work. The only easy way to earn money was to start playing as a musician to earn some money for him and his family in order to remain healthy and alive his dad had to work at chicago stockyards and it was way more difficult for him then it was in Russia. Goodman got a job as a musician and started playing the clarinet when he was only 13 to earn extra money for his family Goodman's family would often have to move from apartment to apartment in order to maintain a suitible life. Goodman's family lived in a ghetto and Goodman said the streets were often crowded and there were street fights going on and was really hard for him and his family to live like that. Benny Goodman started to become famous when he was only 12 years old to make money for his family so they could afford food and a place to live he appeared onstage in a talent show. In the 1920s Benny Goodman played in orchestras, on the radio and for stage shows (including for Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday).In the 1930s Goodman formed his own orchestra, and the swing era began. Goodman became a famous bandleader,appeared on the radio and in the movies and is often credited with including jazz to main stream audiences. www.bennygoodman:biography.com [|www.bennygoodmanbiographynotables.com] [] [|www.PBSkidsgo.com]

Benny Goodman was born on May 30,1909 and died in June 13,1986.