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Artie Shaw, Saxophone Player, Swing Music, A Room With A View, Male Celebrity, Champions Of The World, Early Photos, Rock N Roll Style, Room With A View

Here's an early photo of bandleader Artie Shaw; famous for his many popular songs in the big band era such as "begin the beguine" "Oh Lady Be Good" "Non Stop Flight" and many others. In 1938-1939 Helen Forrest sang with the band and recorded such hits as "All The Things You Are" "Moon Ray" "A Room With A View" and "They Say" and many other memorable songs. Saxophone player Tony Pastor played with the Shaw band till he left the band in 1940 to form a band of his own. Artie Shaw passed away on…

Artie Shaw | American musician | Britannica.com Jazz Band, Big Band, Che Guevara, Historical Figures, Band

Artie Shaw, byname of Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, (born May 23, 1910, New York, New York, U.S.—died December 30, 2004, Newbury Park, California), American clarinetist and popular bandleader of the 1930s and ’40s. He was one of the few outstanding jazz musicians whose commitment to jazz was uncertain. Shaw began playing in high school and turned professional in 1925. The first signs of indecision became apparent in the early 1930s, when he retired from music for a year. In 1935, at a New York…

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