Originál: (en) The most important thing that Benny Goodman did, was to put Teddy Wilson and me in the quartet. It was instant integration. Black people didn't mix with whites then. Benny introduced us as Mr. Lionel Hampton and Mr. Teddy Wilson. He opened the door for Jackie Robinson. He gave music character and style.
Zdroj: [BENNY GOODMAN, KING OF SWING, IS DEAD, nytimes.com, 1986-06-04, 2015-11-06, http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0530.html]
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