DRUMS WEEK 2025: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. The Benny ...
On Carnegie Hall, Jan. 16, 1938, the Benny Goodman Orchestra swung its way into big band history. Gene Krupa, pounding out “Sing, sing, sing,” on the tom toms, made his own bit of big band history ...