Benny Goodman relaxing on sofa at the DownBeat awards event

Description

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 swing enjoys a cigarette between dances in Empire Room of Waldorf-Astoria.
January 15, 1940
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.