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Benny Goodman invites Betty Van, vocalist with The Kenny Baker Orchestra, to join him for a recording session at RCA Studios in Los Angeles, California, USA. When she demos the song Afraid To Dream, Goodman signs her up on the spot to sing with his orchestra. At the same session, The Benny Goodman Orchestra records Sing, Sing, Sing in Hollywood, California, USA, with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Harry James, Ziggy Elman and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; Harry Goodman on bass; and Gene Krupa on drums.
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