Major airports near Fort Leavenworth: The nearest major airport is Kansas City International Airport (MCI / KMCI). This airport has international and domestic flights from Kansas City, Missouri and is 22 miles from the center of Fort Leavenworth.nother major airport is Forbes Field (FOE / KFOE), which has domestic flights from Topeka, Kansas and is 71 miles from Fort Leavenworth.
Subscribe to 30sJazz.com. Advertisement. This scene from the 1937 film Hollywood Hotel the Benny Goodman Orchestra perform a swingin' number with Benny Goodman (clarinet), Harry James (trumpet), and Gene Krupa (drums). *Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) was written by Louis Prima in 1936.
The song was written for the 1925 musical No No Nannette and is one of the most remembered pieces from the show. It was recorded first by Carl Fenton but hit the charts with the Vincent Lopez recording. The song would go onto be recorded by orchestra leader great Benny Goodman and crooner, Bing Crosby.