Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Foreign Publications
12/05/1985
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We all miss Benny but will forever remember his contributions to American life and music.
Our flag flies free today because of their sacrifice.
It was a new and uniquely American sound that was as fresh as the land that inspired it.
Benny's swing music came to symbolize the new energy of 20th-century America.