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Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 [1] – December 30, 2004) [2] was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", [ 3 ] Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s.
Acknowledged as the most cerebral of the dance bandleaders, [3] throughout his career, Artie Shaw had an uneasy relationship with popularity. [1] Preferring to record songs for perceived artistic value rather than cater to popular demand, in 1938, his second band (after "Art Shaw and His New Music" in the middle 30s) struck massive success with "Begin the Beguine", a number-one hit for six ...
"Back Bay Shuffle" by Artie Shaw "Back to Boston" by The Rosebuds "Bank of Boston Beauty Queen" by The Dresden Dolls "Beantown" by John Cena "Bigger Things in Mind" by Westbound Train "Bill Lee" (Boston Red Sox pitcher, 1969–1978) by Warren Zevon "Blue Thunder" by Galaxie 500 "Billy Ruane" by Varsity Drag "Boston" by Augustana "Boston" by Ed OG
"Back Bay Shuffle" m. Artie Shaw & Teddy McRae "Be A Good Scout" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh Introduced by Deanna Durbin in the film That Certain Age "Big Noise From Winnetka" w.m. Ray Bauduc, Bob Crosby, Bob Haggart & Gil Rodin "The Biggest Aspidistra In The World" w.m. Thomas Connor, W. G. Haines & James S. Hancock
The 1941 recording by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra [3] earned Shaw one of his eight gold records at the height of the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s. Shaw's 1940 arrangement was a collaboration between Shaw and his chief arranger, Lennie Hayton , who was also an important Music Director, arranger and orchestrator at MGM until 1953.
A new 4K resolution print of Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got was slated to screen in the TIFF Classics program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, in advance of being permanently archived in the collection of the Film Reference Library. [12] The screening took place on 9 September 2023. [13]
For some reason, the "Ickey Shuffle" became a phenomenon. He'd take a few awkward steps to one side, a few more to the other, spike the ball and fans would go wild. The dance still lives on.
Artie Shaw – Artie Shaw: Self Portrait (Bluebird/RCA) Dennis McNally – The Golden Road (1965–1973) (The Grateful Dead) Will Friedwald – Frank Sinatra in Hollywood 1940–1964 (Frank Sinatra) (Reprise/Warner) Tim Page – A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981 (Glenn Gould) (Sony Classical)