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ARTIE SHAW, 94; BANDLEADER PLAYED AND LIVED TO HIS OWN BEAT
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Artie Shaw, the clarinetist and bandleader who was one of the
biggest stars of the Swing Era, died yesterday at his home in
Thousand Oaks, Calif. He was 94.
Mr. Shaw had been in declining health for some time and apparently
died of natural causes.
Mr. Shaw's best-selling recordings such as "Begin the Beguine"
(1938) and "Frenesi" (1940) were musical touchstones of the period.
Barney Bigard, the celebrated clarinetist with Duke Ellington's
orchestra, once said, "To me, the greatest player that ever lived was
Artie Shaw."
"He was a real master of the clarinet, virtually incomparable in
the ...
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