ALLEN: "How did music save your uncle's life?" BENNY: "They played the Star Spangled Banner just as he was sitting in the electric chair.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

ALLEN: "I love music." BENNY: "So do I. Music once saved my uncle's life."

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Benny appeared in about twenty films during his life.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

This is Mr. Obama's version of Jack Benny's old "your money or your life" routine, except without the punch line.

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