Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Arthur "Artie" Shaw (1910-2004) was a revolutionary American clarinetist, bandleader, and composer who defined the Swing Era with innovative hits like "Begin the Beguine," famously challenged racial barriers by hiring Billie Holiday, and later retired from music to become an acclaimed author, leaving a complex legacy as a musical genius and intellectual.
Known For
- Begin the Beguine
- Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise (From "the New Moon")
- Frenesi
- Begin the Beguine
- Begin the Beguine
Discography Highlights
- Blue Skies 2018
- The Essential Series: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra 2013
- Begin the Beguine (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order, Vol. 1 - 1938) 2013
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