May 23 - Artie Shaw (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Artie Shaw (23 May 1910 – 30 December 2004) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader.
[For last year's verse on Robert Moog click here.]

Oh Pshaw!

"I thought that because I was Artie Shaw I could do what I wanted, but all they wanted was 'Begin the Beguine'" --- Artie Shaw in the New York Times, as qtd. by Wikipedia

With Artie Shaw on clarinet

It was good as it could get,

But even when you’re Artie Shaw

There seems to be a showbiz law ---

The paying public has the fits

Unless you play your ancient hits.


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