What instrument was played by bandleaders Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw?
Artie Shaw readers voted Artie Shaw's the best swing band. In response to Goodman's nickname, the "King of Swing", his fans dubbed him the "King of the Clarinet". He felt the titles should be reversed. "Benny Goodman played clarinet. I played music", he said. Longtime Duke Ellington clarinetist Barney Bigard cited Shaw as his favorite clarinet player. Artie Shaw Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and actor. Also an author, Shaw wrote both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the
I Didn't Know What Time It Was of the 1957 film "Pal Joey," where it was sung by Frank Sinatra. I Didn't Know What Time It Was "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with yrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical "Too Many Girls" (1939). Early hit versions were recorded by Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. The Crampton Sisters 1964 revival for the DCP label was a Hot 100 entry. The song was introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the musical "Too Many Girls." It was performed by Trudy Erwin – dubbing for Lucille Ball in