Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Top Songs
| 1 | Whistle While You Work | ||
| 2 | Prosschai (Goodbye, Goodbye) - Original | ||
| 3 | Begin the Beguine | ||
| 4 | A Foggy Day | ||
| 5 | What Is This Thing Called Love |
Albums
Feb 2021 • 13 songs
Jan 2019 • 40 songs
Jan 2019 • 39 songs
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Biography
One of jazz's finest clarinetists, Artie Shaw never seemed fully satisfied with his musical life, constantly breaking up successful bands and running away from success. While Count Basie and Duke Ellington were satisfied to lead just one orchestra during the swing era, and Benny Goodman (due to illness) had two, Shaw led five, all of them distinctive and memorable.
After growing up in New Haven, CT, and playing clarinet and alto locally, Shaw spent part of 1925 with Johnny Cavallaro's dance band and then played off and on with Austin Wylie's band in Cleveland from 1927-1929 b...