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Il y a 3 jours · “Nightmare” was composed by bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw in 1936 and was first released by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in 1938. Shaw wrote “Nightmare” the day before his band had been scheduled to open the Hotel Lexington in New York City, New York, on August 21, 1936, with a remote wire hooked to the CBS radio network.
Il y a 3 jours · The poignant lyrics, written by Mitchell Parish, and the beautiful melody composed by Hoagy Carmichael, create a sense of nostalgia and longing for a lost love. The song speaks of the bittersweet nature of love and reminiscing about a past romance.
Il y a 4 jours · The fighting ended before the Class of 1946 graduated, but that didn’t prevent Shaw from becoming a World War II veteran. He joined the 82 nd Airborne Division the day after he received his diploma and served with the U.S. Army’s occupation force in Germany. “I made 20 (parachute) jumps,” Shaw said with pride.
Il y a 1 jour · Holiday was hired by Artie Shaw a month after being fired from the Count Basie Band. This association placed her among the first black women to work with a white orchestra, an unusual arrangement at that time.
Il y a 3 jours · You’ll notice that many of these famous swing songs are by artists associated with big band music. This style also rose to prominence during the swing era. That’s why you’ll find big band icons like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Artie Shaw, and Tommy Dorsey listed here.
Il y a 3 jours · Bal Swing. Hal and Betty Takier. (taken at the Palomar Ballroom in 1939 while the Artie Shaw band was playing) After a while some of the original Balboa dancers tired of doing just pure Balboa and started to introduce fancier variations which forced the 'chest to chest' connection to be broken.
Il y a 4 jours · In February 1940, Turner garnered significant publicity when she eloped to Las Vegas with 28-year-old bandleader Artie Shaw, her co-star in Dancing Co-Ed. Though they had only briefly known each other, Turner recalled being "stirred by his eloquence", and after their first date the two spontaneously decided to get married.
