国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「Clarinetist Benny Goodman was known as the “King of Swing.” He was traditionally trained on classical music and clarinet. But when he and his orchestra featured the new "swing" style music at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles in 1935, he became the "King of Swing." Goodman used his position as the “King of Swing” to push for integration and racial equality, featured African American artists Teddy Wilson (piano) and Lionel Hampton (vibraphonist) in his live appearances. Hampton later said that the Benny Goodman Quartet helped opened the door for Jackie Robinson to come into major league baseball, saying “The integration of musicians started a lot of things happening.” #CivilRights #AmericanHistory #MusicHistory #EntertainmentHistory #CivilRightsHistory #JazzAppreciationMonth #JazzHistory #BennyGoodman #smithsonianmusic Support of jazz programming at the museum is made possible by the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; The Argus Fund; the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, founding donor of the Jazz Appreciation Month endowment; David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn; Goldman Sachs; and the John Hammond Performance Series Endowment Fund. The painting Big Band was donated to the Museum by the LeRoy Neiman Foundation.」4月4日 2時22分