Benny Golson
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About
NEA Jazz Masters Award winner and bebop jazz saxophonist who has played with the likes of Lionel Hampton.
Before Fame
He joined Bull Moose Jackson's rhythm and blues band after graduating from Howard University.
Trivia
He wrote the song 'I Remember Clifford' in memory of his former friend and bandmate, Clifford Brown.
Family Life
He married a woman named Bobbie.
Associated With
He made a cameo in the 2004 Tom Hanks film The Terminal.