The Benny Goodman Story him out of a romance with Alice Hammond (played by Donna Reed), whom Goodman eventually married, she says, "Bagels and caviar don't mix." The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band. Later in New York, where his new band band gets a lukewarm reception, Benny meets jazz lover John Hammond and his sister Alice. He is invited to the stately Hammond home to perform a Mozart
Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman is a jazz album by Peggy Lee backed by Benny Goodman. It was released in 1957. This is an album of Peggy Lee's early original recordings made with the Benny Goodman orchestra recorded in 1941-'43. The "Harmony" Lp was released in 1957 and was a reissue of the 1952 Columbia EP which contained 4 songs; "That Did It Marie, My Old Flame, Elmer's Tune and "We'll Meet Again". For some reason neither the EP or the LP contains Peggy Lee's first hit with the Goodman orchestra, "Somebody Else