[DOC] [TLE] Benny Goodman - Wikipedia [PAR] Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman (May 30, 1909  June 13, 1986) was an 
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Goodman became the King of Swing the night of Aug. ... it had set out on a cross-
country trek from New York to California. ... later when, in the 60's, he toured the 
Soviet Union with his band. ... First Jazz Concert At Carnegie Hall. [DOC] [TLE] To Russia Without Love - Bill Crow [PAR] Around April 1962 I got a call from Jay Finegold, Benny's manager: "Benny's 
taking a band to Russia for six weeks, with a break-in tour out to the Seattle 
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, King of Swing Benny Goodman (19091986) became the first officially 
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composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (19181990) visited the Soviet 
Union with... [DOC] [TLE] Benny Goodman - Wikiwand [PAR] Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman[1] was an American jazz and swing musician, 
clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". ... He joined the 
musicians' union in 1923 and by 14 was in a band that featured Bix Beiderbecke. 
..... In 1962, the Benny Goodman Orchestra toured the Soviet Union, as part of a... [DOC] [TLE] Benny Goodman facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Known to critics and fans alike as the King of Swing,

Question: In 1962 this "King of Swing"'s band became the first U.S. jazz band to visit the Soviet Union
Answer: Benny Goodman