[78-L] Artie Shaw Bio review in today's Wall St. Journal

[Julian Vein]

David Lennick wrote:
> "One day, during one of his periodic retreats into rural life, Artie Shaw nearly chopped off a forefinger while cutting firewood. "And I swear," he said later, "the very first thought I had was, 'I'll never have to play the clarinet again.' "
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> Interesting..especially since Pablo Casals is supposed to have said exactly the same thing about the cello.
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"Professionally, Shaw hired Billie Holiday when white bands weren't 
supposed to have black singers, and he fought the segregation of Jim 
Crow that such performers encountered during tours."

What about Jan Savitt and Bon Bon, Jimmy Dorsey and June Richmond?


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