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Benny Goodman: The Historic Carnegie Hall Concert

From January 25, 2008 through April 15, 2008
Music Division Reading Room and Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498 (directions)

January 16, 2008 marked the 70th anniversary of the historic concert at Carnegie Hall given by Benny Goodman and his Swing Orchestra. As it stated in the original concert promotion brochure: "Benny Goodman and his orchestra will give, under the pioneering auspices of S. Hurok, the first concert of swing music in the history of Carnegie Hall." The original concert announcement, programs record jackets and photographs will be on display through April 15th in the third floor reading room.