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Artie Shaw

1910 - 2004

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Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine". Before the release of "Beguine", Shaw and his fledgling band had languished in relative obscurity for over two years and, after its release, he became a major pop artist in short order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artie Shaw is the 595th most popular musician (up from 615th in 2019), the 3,410th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,172nd in 2019) and the 180th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Artie Shaw ranks 595 out of 3,175. Before him are Marty Friedman, Roger Hodgson, Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, Loreena McKennitt, and Coleman Hawkins. After him are Lionel Hampton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, James Taylor, Alan Walker, Suga, and Wallace Hartley.

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Among people born in 1910, Artie Shaw ranks 119. Before him are Joan Bennett, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Sylvester Stadler, Kenneth E. Boulding, Bernard Voorhoof, and Félix Candela. After him are Alex North, Sylvia Sidney, Saint Alphonsa, Fritz Leiber, Bill Pickering, and Jane Bell. Among people deceased in 2004, Artie Shaw ranks 103. Before him are Thomas Gold, Miklós Fehér, John Maynard Smith, Umberto Agnelli, Mercedes McCambridge, and Walter Frentz. After him are Vasili Mitrokhin, Carlos Lacoste, Jerry Orbach, Hussein al-Houthi, Fay Wray, and Laura Betti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Artie Shaw ranks 3,410 out of 20,380. Before him are Grandma Moses (1860), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Merce Cunningham (1919), Benjamin Tucker (1854), Curtis Hanson (1945), and Howard S. Becker (1928). After him are Lionel Hampton (1908), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), and Randy Quaid (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Artie Shaw ranks 180. Before him are Steven Van Zandt (1950), Grace Slick (1939), Tommy Flanagan (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), Marty Friedman (1962), and Coleman Hawkins (1904). After him are Lionel Hampton (1908), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), James Taylor (1948), Chet Atkins (1924), Ace Frehley (1951), and Carla Bley (1936).

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