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

[David Lennick]

> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Artie Shaw Bio review in today's Wall St. Journal
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> 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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> > dl
> "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."
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> What about Jan Savitt and Bon Bon, Jimmy Dorsey and June Richmond?
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> 

 

Picky, picky, picky.

 

dl