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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman Poems - Poems about Benny Goodman
Oh Those Boswell Sisters
...Some called the radio station demanding they throw them out of the studio. Others called to brag about their talents, their arrangements, their sass. Boswell sisters had been singing together since......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
benny goodman,
music,
Form:
Free verse
Ain'T Throwin Myself Off No Bridges
...Aint Throwin my'self off no bridges God made the Ocean for the fish And at the risk of soundin' religious Suicide wont be gettin' his wish Sister Mercer, sister Bailey, Sing me through this ......
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Michael Ellis
Categories:
benny goodman,
anxiety, depression, endurance, extended
Form:
Rhyme
My Time Machine
...My chair, at times over the past twelve weeks my prison cell. Seven weeks more before my sentence is completed. But today, my chair is going to be my time machine. Not flashy and gau......
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Robert Wagner
Categories:
benny goodman,
appreciation, blessing, thanksgiving,
Form:
Free verse
Benny Goodman, Band Leader
...Benny Goodman, Band Leader A letter was left in mailbox I wanted to see Which had been only meant for me; When I opened it and did read; Was about a band someone did lead. Last name was Goodma......
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James Horn
Categories:
benny goodman,
music,
Form:
Couplet
My King'
...Elvis was the "King of Rock and Roll." And prior to him, there was Nat "King" Cole. Roy Rogers was known as "King of the Cowboys;" And NASCAR's "King," Richard Petty, could sure make some noise. ......
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Robert Ball
Categories:
benny goodman,
faith
Form:
Rhyme