Artie Shaw

He died from natural causes aged 94. Singles. In 2004, he was presented with a lifetime achievement Grammy Award. Compilations. Shaw himself would guest conduct from time to time, ending his self-imposed retirement. Standard albums. In 1981, he organised a new Artie Shaw Band, with clarinetist Dick Johnson as band leader and soloist. On February 4, 2000, Coley lost a battle with breast cancer (age 58). The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

In his later years, Shaw lived and wrote in the Newbury Park section of Thousand Oaks, California. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. The committee was investigating a peace activist organization, the World Peace Congress, which it considered a Communist front. In 1982, they disbanded when Harris succumbed to a heart attack (age 42). In 1953, Shaw was brought up before the House Un-American Activites Committee for his liberal activities. In 1975, she returned only to replace Owens who departed to begin a solo career. He had two children. In 1968, Coley left the group to devote her time to her family, and the group continued as a trio.

A self-proclaimed "very difficult man", Shaw was married eight times; it became a national joke to have been "married as many times as Artie Shaw." Among his wives were Jane Cairns, Margaret Allen, Betty Kern (daughter of songwriter Jerome Kern), author Kathleen Winsor, and actresses Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Doris Dowling and Evelyn Keyes. In spite of a lack of hits after the early 1960s, the Shirelles continued recording for a small but devoted audience well into the 1970s and continued to tour and perform into the early 1980s. For the Marx Brothers' movie, The Big Store Shaw co-wrote the song, "If It's You." He also had a significant role in the Fred Astaire film Second Chorus. Their "Sha La La" became an international hit when covered by the British group Manfred Mann, and "Boys" was covered by the Beatles (Ringo Starr singing lead). He wrote The Trouble With Cinderella and was working on The Education of Albie Snow when he died. The quartet formed in New Jersey, and went on to release a string of hits including "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Baby It's You", "Soldier Boy", "Dedicated to the One I Love", and "Mama Said". He focused on writing, concentrating on semi-biographical fiction. The members of the quartet were Shirley Owens (who was the lead singer for the most part), Doris Coley, Beverly Lee, and Addie "Micki" Harris.

In 1954, Shaw stopped playing the clarinet, citing his own perfectionism, which, he later said, would have killed him. The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. He began psychoanalysis and began to pursue a writing career. 1967: "Last Minute Miracle" (US #99). He credited his time in the navy as a period of renewed introspection. 1965: "Are You Still My Baby" (US #91). Throughout his musical career, Shaw would take sabbaticals where he would quit the business. 1964: "Maybe Tonight" (US #88).

He received a medical discharge. 1964: "Thank You Baby" (US #63). He spent approximately 18 months playing for navy personnel, sometimes as many as four shows a day. 1964: "Sha-La-La" (US #69). Navy (along with his entire band) and served with them in the Pacific theater (similar to Glenn Miller's wartime band in Europe). 1964: "Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me" (US #57). During WWII he enlisted in the U.S. 1963: "What Does a Girl Do?" (US #53).

At the height of his popularity, Shaw reportedly earned US$30,000 per week, a very large amount during the Great Depression. 1963: "31 Flavors" (US #97). His band became enormously successful and his playing, dismissed at first, eventually rivaled that of Benny Goodman: Longtime Duke Ellington clarinetist Barney Bigard--himself a talented musician--cited Shaw as his favorite clarinet player. 1963: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (US #92). He hired Billie Holiday as his band's vocalist, becoming the first white bandleader to hire a full-time black female singer. 1963: "Not for All the Money in the World" (US #100). His piece "Interlude in B-flat" was one of the earliest examples of what would be later dubbed third stream. 1963: "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye" (US #26).

Shaw was know for being an innovator in the big band idiom, at the time using unusual instrumentation. 1963: "Foolish Little Girl" (US #4). During the Swing Era, his big band was very popular with hits like "Begin the Beguine", "Lady Be Good", and "Frenesi". 1963: "Everybody Loves a Lover" (US #19). He returned to New York and became a session musician. 1962: "It's Love that Really Counts (in the Long Run)" (US #102). He was born in New York City, United States, and began learning the saxophone when he was 15 and, by age 16, had begun to tour with a band. 1962: "Stop the Music" (US #36).

Arthur Jacob Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. 1962: "Welcome Home Baby" (US #22). Download sample of "Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw, a surprise hit that turned the clarinetist into a swing star. 1962: "Soldier Boy" (US #1). 1962: "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (US #107). 1962: "Baby It's You" (US #8).

1961: "Big John" (US #21). 1961: "A Thing of the Past" (US #41). 1961: "What a Sweet Thing That Was" (US #54). 1961: "Mama Said" (US #4).

1961: "Dedicated to the One I Love" (US #3; rerelease of 1959 hit). 1961: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (US #1, UK #4). 1960: "Tonight's the Night" (US #39). 1959: "Dedicated to the One I Love" (US #83).

1958: "I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde Ronde)" (US #49). 1972: Remember When. 2. 1967: Greatest Hits, Vol.