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A two-part portrait of Carly Simon, who entered the US charts as a leading figure in the singer-songwriter movement of the early 1970s with her bleak marital melodrama That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be. This first part recalls her early career, when she recorded her signature smash hit You're So Vain.
Richard Allinson presents.

Contributors

Unknown:
Carly Simon
Presenter:
Richard Allinson
Producer:
Malcolm Prince

Malcolm Laycock continues a profile of clarinettist Benny Goodman , who defined American swing music. 4: Hooray for Hollywood
A look at Goodman's rise to fame in the late 1930s, including his monumental Carnegie Hall appearance. With input from
George Simon , Gino Francesconi and Goodman himself.

Contributors

Unknown:
Malcolm Laycock
Clarinettist:
Benny Goodman
Unknown:
George Simon
Unknown:
Gino Francesconi

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