– Amount Benny Goodman charged in 1938 for a one-nighter by his big band: $2,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $25,743
(Source: Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman, by Ross Firestone)
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
– Amount Benny Goodman charged in 1938 for a one-nighter by his big band: $2,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $25,743
(Source: Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman, by Ross Firestone)
– Amount Benny Goodman charged in 1938 for a one-nighter by his big band: $2,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $25,743
(Source: Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman, by Ross Firestone)
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