Day: January 9, 2020

  • Awesome Artie Shaw Songs and Selected Discography

    Awesome Artie Shaw Songs and Selected Discography

    Artie Shaw Songs This is your starting place for an introduction to the music of Artie Shaw and his quintessential swing sound that defined a generation. Table of Contents begin the beguine Nightmare Nonstop flight Concerto for Clarinet Frenesi Artie Shaw Vinyl Albums You Need Artie Shaw Books You Should Read The Artie Shaw Spouse…

  • 12 Things that Most Don’t Know About the Great Artie Shaw

    12 Things that Most Don’t Know About the Great Artie Shaw

    Everyone knows that Artie Shaw was the “King of the Clarinet,” he was an infamous lover, and a brave soldier. Few know anything beyond that! Here are some snippets of the unknown Artie Shaw: From 1984 until 1996, Artie was an Honorary Vice-President of the swimming federation, FINA. When given the opportunity to write a…

  • A Tribute to Artie Shaw: The King of Clarinet

    A Tribute to Artie Shaw: The King of Clarinet

    To play any instrument is a form of slavery,” he observed. “You’ve got to really sit down and work at it all the time, if you want to do it well. Artie Shaw Tweet Table of Contents Early life (Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky on May 23, 1910 – Dec. 30, 2004) Artie Shaw was born…