Benny Goodman relaxing on sofa at the DownBeat awards event
Benny Goodman relaxing on a sofa while looking up and smiling, during the 1939 Downbeat awards ceremony. Goodman is wearing glasses and a tuxedo, holding a cigarette. A photo caption reads: King of...
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky sitting in a large cushioned chair holding his head in one arm and looking to the side. Koussevitzky is wearing a pinstripe suit and holding a book on his lap.
Tex Beneke celebrating 31st birthday
Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs sing "Happy Birthday" to Tex Beneke (second from left), backed by members of the Glenn Miller band; Karen Lyon, wife of acrobat Ladd Lyon, holds a cake while...
Tex Beneke celebrating 31st birthday
Unidentified assistant theater manager, theater manager Harry Greenman, Tex Beneke, holding a piece of cake, Mrs. Sandra Beneke, Paul Regan, and Beneke's manager Don W. Haynes on Beneke's 31st...