I had the privilege of meeting  Benny Goodman on St. Maarten Dutch West Indies. it went like this. I was practicing the clarinet in my school. Then  an  American tourist with big straw hat and large sun shades walked in and asked me all kind of questions about the clarinet. So I answered him: " Well sir, you know very much about the clarinet!. The tourist answered : " I am Benny Goodman!". Wow,  awesome; he invited me to his villa which he owned in SXM and we played classical Mozart duets. Then he asked me if I you played other styles of music.. So I the played Benny's version of Memories of  you. He then said: " I think I know the tune !  Humorous isn't it ?  Art Marshall

Benny is like the grandfather many people wished they'd had.

Guys what's the point of calling the interviewer an idiot? The interview happened thirty years ago! Heck we oughta be thankful there WAS an interviewer to make this happen!

Swing Era was the most happiest loving  wonderful dance music that ever entered this world!!

I adore Benny Goodman. So much class, so much talent! R.I.P Sir 🖤🖤

It's so great to hear Goodman talk about his career!   Thank you!

What a polite well spoken ,genius,not many humans like him left.

Love Benny. A true gentleman and the clarinet close to his heart. Saw him a few times in the seventies. Just magnificent. Miss him.

Benny Goodman is my idol

Good clarinettist, Good talker, incredible Business man...

Jazz legend 🎵♥⭐ rest in peace

I love the jazz intonation in his speech patterns. Jazz musicians speak in intonations, phrasing, and pauses. I might cry a little, just because.

There's something about Benny's smile that I really like , and it warms my heart. He was amazing.

Background >  This interview, shown in clips, was from a TV series called "Signature" which ran from 1981 - 1982.  The Goodman interview was the third interview of 13 interviews by host interviewer Gregory Jackson whose voice and inflections sounded like that of a young Mike Wallace. The show was cancelled after the second season due to low ratings. Pearl Bailey (two episode interview), Benny Goodman, Mel Torme, Jack Lemmon and Jason Robards were the guests whose interviews stood out from the rest.

the interviewer does kind of make Benny Goodman seem like a "has been" when he's still one of the most famous jazz musicians of all time.

6 hrs. a night 6 days or 7 days a week. You have to appreciate the work ethic and the love of jazz music.

Great to hear 'Benny' Again.

Until watching this clip, I realized I had never heard Benny Goodman speak, only play. It was interesting listening to his anecdotes. As an aside, Benny was extremely tall, 6'5".

This is the first interview I've ever seen of him.  I enjoyed hearing him  talk and seeing that he had such a pleasant smile.  Thanks for the upload.

An awesome clarinetist. King Goodman to be sure!! A friend of mine, Rosy Mchargue, who was also a clarinetist and new Benny and his wife, told me that he had never seen such a complete mastery of the clarinet.