Video: 'Benny Goodman At the Palomar Ballroom, Los Angeles Calif 1935'

(Wednesday, August 21, 1935) — The Benny Goodman Orchestra played a concert today at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles that’s considered to mark the beginning of the Swing Era.

Video: 'Apollo Theater Tour with Billy Mitchell' (7 videos in playlist)

(Friday, January 26, 1934) — The Apollo Theater opened today in New York City’s Harlem district with the show “Jazz a la Carte” headlined by Benny Carter and his Orchestra, Ralph Cooper and Aida Ward.

Video: 'Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)'

(Friday, May 26, 1933) — The man credited with being country music’s first superstar died today of tuberculosis from a pulmonary hemorrhage while staying at the Taft Hotel in New York City at the age of 35. Jimmie Rodgers’ first million-seller was “T for Texas,” also known as “Blue Yodel.”