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Benny Goodman - Don't Be That Way - 1938
Edgar Melvin Sampson (October 31, 1907 – January 16, 1973), nicknamed "The Lamb," was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and violinist. Born in New York City, he began playing violin aged six and picked up the saxophone in high school. He worked as an arranger and composer for many jazz bands in the 1930s and 1940s. He composed two well-known jazz standards : " Stompin' at the Savoy ," and "Don't Be That Way."
" Don't Be That Way ," written by Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman and Mitchell Parish, was Benny Goodman's opening number in his famous Carnegie Hall Concert on January 16, 1938. A month later he recorded it for RCA Victor and it became a number one hit. As with "Sing, Sing, Sing," "Let's Dance," and "And the Angels Sing, "Don't Be That Way" has been strongly associated with Goodman.
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Benny Goodman - Don't Be That Way - 1938
Edgar Melvin Sampson (October 31, 1907 – January 16, 1973), nicknamed "The Lamb," was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and violinist. Born in New York City, he began playing violin aged six and picked up the saxophone in high school. He worked as an arranger and composer for many jazz bands in the 1930s and 1940s. He composed two well-known jazz standards : " Stompin' at the Savoy ," and "Don't Be That Way."
" Don't Be That Way ," written by Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman and Mitchell Parish, was Benny Goodman's opening number in his famous Carnegie Hall Concert on January 16, 1938. A month later he recorded it for RCA Victor and it became a number one hit. As with "Sing, Sing, Sing," "Let's Dance," and "And the Angels Sing, "Don't Be That Way" has been strongly associated with Goodman.
#music #jazz #tangled
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