HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BENNY GOODMAN

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, May 26, 1984

NOTE: Benny Goodman will celebrate his 75th birthday on May 30 and we’ll celebrate his special day with an afternoon of great music and entertainment. OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be Nostalgia Digest columnist and big band buff KARL PEARSON who has prepared an assortment of interesting sound clips from the career of Benny Goodman and some complete programs:

BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (4-27-37) Remote broadcast from the Madhat-tan Room of the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City. Bert Parks announces. Selections include “Johnny One Note,” “Blue Hawaii,” “Ida,” and “I Want to Be Happy.” Sustaining, CBS. (9:45; 14:25)

CAMEL CARAVAN (1-3-39) Benny Goodman and his orchestra with vocalist Martha Tilton rind guests Johnny Mercer, Albert Ammons and boogie woogie pianist Meade Lux Lewis. Music includes “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Hurry Home,” “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,” and “Cuckoo In the Clock.” Camel Cigarettes, CBS. (8:10; 9:35; 10:40)

SONGS BY SINATRA (1-30-46) Frankie wel-comes Benny Goodman and his Sextet which plays “Runnin’ Wild.” The Pied Pipers, Axel Stordahl and his orchestra, announcer Marvin Miller. Frank sings “One More Dream and She’s Mine,” “It Might As Well Be Spring,” and “Home On the Range.” Old Gold Cigarettes, CBS. (9:00; 11:20; 6:10)