The Benny Goodman Story (1955)
View the movie above Write a 750 word minimum essay contextualizing the movie within the matrix of concepts, personalities, and music examined in this course. In general, think of this essay as a critical analysis in which you need to explain the points you are asserting. In this way, the assignment is an argumentative essay.
Please address the following points:
1) Give a brief (1 paragraph) biographical sketch of the principal character musician.
2) Socially and musically, how is principal character/musician portrayed?
3) How did the racial and/or class backgrounds of the principal character/musician affect their involvement in music?
4) What historical phase of the development of American popular music does the principal character/musician belong to?
5) How does their life and music reflect the issues we've examined in relation to that historical phase?
6) When citing or paraphrasing sources, make sure to include a bibliographical citation (either in a footnote or in a parenthetical citation) and include a bibliography at the end of your essay.