Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw
noun
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑clarinetist, ↑clarinettist, ↑bandleader

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Artie Shaw [Artie Shaw]
(1910–2004) a US musician who led ↑big bands in the 1930s and 1940s. He also played the ↑clarinet and wrote music. One of his best-known tunes is Begin the Beguine (1938). Shaw also led a US Navy band during ↑World War II. He married eight times and his wives included the actors Lana Turner and Ava Gardner. He received a ↑Grammy award in 2004 for lifetime achievement.

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