[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10328-S10329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOLSON

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Benny Golson for his extraordinary career as a musician and a composer.
  I am proud to say that Mr. Golson began his professional career in 
Philadelphia. He went on to compose music for many household names such 
as Diana Ross, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mickey Rooney and Dizzy Gillespie. He 
then began writing for the hit TV shows ``M*A*S*H'' and ``The Partridge 
Family'' as well as pilots for CBS, ABC and NBC and the Academy Awards.
  During a two year residency at William Paterson College, Mr. Golson

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wrote a symphony and a piece for violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman. He 
also lectured to students and received an honorary doctorate degree. In 
1994, Mr. Golson was awarded the Guggeneim Fellowship and, in 1996, a 
Jazz Masters Award from the N.E.A.
  On Sunday, September 27, the Big Jazz Band ``Impro-Vista'' will 
perform a tribute to Benny Golson to benefit Philadelphia youth 
involved in jazz.
  Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Benny 
Golson for his remarkable professional achievements and his 
extraordinary contributions to society.

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