BENNY GOODMAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)

Synonyms:

Benjamin David Goodman; Benny Goodman; Goodman; King of Swing

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

bandleader (the leader of a dance band)

clarinetist; clarinettist (a musician who plays the clarinet)

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