I'm listening to a 100th anniversary birthday tribute to Benny Goodman on WDCB's Swing Shift--wonderful music--and then I got to thinking . . . He was born in Chicago.
To view his birth record at FamilySearch Record Search, follow this link, click on his name, and then click to view the image.
http://tinyurl.com/nldjua
Happy Birthday, Ben!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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