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Appearance
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"Oakland, California. Hot Jazz Recreation. Swing enthusiasts crowd against the band stand at an appearance of the Benny Goodman Band in a local dance hall. One of the boys in the foreground has a copy of "Hot Jazz" by Hughes Panassic (sic)." Photograph by Rondal Partridge (26 April 1940)
image credit: National Archives and Records Administration