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Artie Shaw

Born: 23rd May 1910, New York, United States

Died: 30th December 2004, ThoUnited Statesnd Oaks, California, United States

Nationality: American

Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and author of both fiction and non-fiction.

Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine". Before the release of "Beguine", Shaw and his fledgling band had languished in relative obscurity for over two years and, after its release, he became a major pop artist in short order. The record eventually became one of the era's defining recordings.

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