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

[simmonssomer]

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From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Artie Shaw Bio review in today's Wall St. Journal


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>> 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.
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> dl
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