[Leica] RETROSPECT 9

[Bill Clough]

Hi there –


   When Benny Goodman left the stage at the Amarillo City Auditorium in
1963, I had th audacity to follow him into his downstairs dressing room to
ask if I could photograph him while he practiced.


   Goodman was as much a gentleman as he was a performer. Without
hesitation, he asked me where I wanted him to place himself in the tiny
dressing room and what I wanted him to do. He graciously obeyed.


   These Goodman frames serve to remind me of a beginning photographer’s
vital lesson: As my colleague – and retired airline pilot – Tyler Vance
always says, “you can’t land unless you make an approach.”


   I don’t think these ever were published, but they remain in my memory
like a haunting refrain of a clarinet, heard from a long way off and a long
time ago.

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http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill1941/RETROSPECT/Benny+Goodman2_+1963+-+00202.jpg.html


–Bill