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

[Julian Vein]

simmonssomer wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Artie Shaw Bio review in today's Wall St. Journal
> 
> 
>>> 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
>>>
>>> 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.' "
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Interesting..especially since Pablo Casals is supposed to have said 
>>>> exactly the same thing about the cello.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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."
>>>
>>> What about Jan Savitt and Bon Bon, Jimmy Dorsey and June Richmond?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Picky, picky, picky.
>>
>>
>>
>> dl
>>
> 
> Gene Krupa and Roy Eldridge  "Wellll..play Roy...Play"
> 
> Al Simmons 
> 
> _______________________________________________
That was a bit later.

Incidentally, Shaw never mentions that he recorded under Billie's name 
before she did with him! In interviews he gave the impression that he 
discovered her and invited her to join his band.

      Julian Vein


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