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Stephen Furley
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From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 12-31-2004 05:04 AM

Probably the last show business death of the year, after so many others, jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw has died, aged 94.

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Richard Fowler
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From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 12-31-2004 10:26 AM

"Begin the Beguine"....musician, author, radio host, eight wives....his 94 years where busy [Cool]

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Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!

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From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 12-31-2004 12:15 PM

He played lead in developing that oh so distinctive big band sound which has yet to go out of style. Guess what I'll be primarily listening to for a while? RIP Artie.

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Robert E. Allen
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From: Checotah, Oklahoma
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 12-31-2004 12:56 PM

I don't know what he has been doing in recent years but it would be good to see his band active again as with the Glen Miller, Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands. He contributed a lot to the big band era and sound and will be missed.

Bob

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Will Kutler
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From: Tucson, AZ, USA
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posted 12-31-2004 03:16 PM

From what I understand, he quit playin in the '50s because he was unable to maintain a certain quality that was his standard.

Luckily, orchastras like The Tucson Pops keep his music alive.

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Brent Neal Jones
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From: Ennis, T.X., USA
Registered: Nov 2001

posted 01-02-2005 02:57 AM

He did have a busy life...I have many LP's and I've got an extensive collection on the ol' PC and MP3s. I love Jazz and grew up with the Big Band sound....odd for a 22 year old isnt it?
Just wanted to let you older ones know that ya'll arent the only ones that keep up with the "kings" of REAL music. Hearing of Artie's death reminds me how I cried....literally cried when Henry Mancini died. He, Artie, Count Basie and Duke Ellington oh and of course Cole Porter were the reasons I started collecting records and truly appreciated Jazz. I dreamed one day I would get to go on a road trip and meet Henry, but that never happened... [Frown]

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Bruce McGee
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From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular.
Registered: Aug 1999

posted 01-02-2005 05:52 PM

I have a bunch of old 78's that feature Artie Shaw. They came from an old radio station, and I got them when they decided to stop repairing the old players that they had been using since the early 1930's. They copied what they wanted to keep to reel to reel, and dumped the rest. Fortunately, I got them all.

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Tim Reed
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From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 01-09-2005 01:27 PM

quote: Will Kutler
From what I understand, he quit playin in the '50s

That's right. He put his clarinet down in the 1950s and never touched it again.

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