December 31, 2006

Swingin' into the New Year

On Sunday, December 31, 1939, the Benny Goodman Sextet appeared on the NBC Radio Network's "Fitch Bandwagon," from the Empire Room of New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

The Benny Goodman Sextet:

Benny Goodman clarinet
Lionel Hampton vibraphone
Artie Bernstein string bass
Johnny Guarnieri piano
Nick Fatool drums

and the Original Hero of the Electric Guitar, Charlie Christian.

The numbers were "Till Tom Special" and "Topsy."


(You should be aware that the finest Charlie Christian resource in El Paso is Leo Valdes's web site Solo Flight: The Charlie Christian Web Site )

Posted by Craig Ceely at December 31, 2006 12:04 AM
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