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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.
Meanwhile, tired of losing several gigs to the Perennials, Artie Shaw persuades Ellen to be his booking manager. Ellen tries to get Danny and Hank an audition for Shaw's band, but their jealous hijinks get them the boot. Ellen talks Shaw into letting rich "wannabe" mandolin player, J. Lester Chisholm, back a concert.
"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia, to Fiji. [4] In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. [5]
Dinah Washington recorded the song with Lionel Hampton on live broadcast on March 8, 1945. A recording by Artie Shaw was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1612. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 25, 1945, and lasted five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 5. [3]
World War II flying ace Major (later Brigadier General) Thomas L. Hayes named his P-51 Frenesi after the song. [6] He said it was a tribute to his wife Louise, for the song they listened to; he believed the song's name translated as "Love Me Tenderly". The Artie Shaw recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1980 film Raging Bull. [7]
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 ...
Artie Shaw recorded the first version on September 2, 1941, for RCA Victor Records, which was released as Victor 27609 on October 3. [14] It debuted at #10 on Billboard magazine's "Best Selling Retail Records chart" (BS chart) on November 21, 1941, but dropped to #21 the next week, then off.
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra Live recording from the Old Gold radio show January 29, 1939. Jerry Gray arrangement. [3] Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, October 1, 1946, RCA Bluebird; Mildred Bailey (1947) [4] Gene Autry (1947) Betty Carter; Bing Crosby – recorded the song for his radio show in 1957 and it was subsequently released on CD. [5]