"Stardust" sounds like something a jazz soloist might have invented, which is why so many jazz players take it up. In 1940, Artie Shaw and his orchestra recorded it and sold a million copies.

Just in time for the 100th anniversary of his birth, AirTalk remembers legendary jazz clarinetist and band leader Artie Shaw. Despite big hits including Begin the Beguine, Frenesi and Stardust ...

Artie Shaw, 94, the dynamic, cantankerous swing era icon who abruptly quit the music business in 1954, disappointed by the industry's demand for dance music over the jazz innovation he championed ...

100 Years of Artie Shaw article by George Kanzler, published on May 15, 2010 at All About Jazz. Find more Multiple Reviews articles ...

His attorney and longtime friend Eddie Ezor said that Shaw had been in declining health for some time. The last of the Swing-era giants, Shaw was a dashing figure whose hit recordings of "Begin ...

Artie Shaw (19102004) is the subject of Tom Nolan’s biography, “Three Chords for Beauty’s Sake,” a compelling, day-to-day recap of a great musical talent. Shaw, a consummate artist, was ...

Artie Shaw, clarinetist and bandleader whose recording of "Begin the Beguine" epitomized the Big Band era, died Thursday at his home in California at the age of 94. Shaw had been ill for some time ...

Artie Shaw, the dynamic, cantankerous swing era icon who abruptly quit the music business in 1954, disappointed by the industry’s demand for dance music over the jazz innovation he championed… ...

When Artie Shaw put down his clarinet in the mid-'50s, saying he would play no more, most of his fans viewed the announcement with some skepticism.

Shaw formed a new band in June, and in October recorded Stardust, another mega hit. The 40-piece orchestra with strings became known as his “Stardust" band. Amid all of this, Shaw's film starred Fred ...

His dad Artie Shaw, a renowned jazz clarinetist, composer and bandleader, died in 2004. Artie Shaw and his swing-era band were famed for hits including “Begin the Beguine,” “Stardust,” and ...

Clarinetist, composer and bandleader Artie Shaw was a true American original. Here's Shaw's 1940 Concerto for Clarinet, in concert from the Hot Springs Music Festival in Arkansas, with soloist ...