Jazz Giant Artie Shaw Dies at Age 94
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Bandleader and clarinetist Artie  Shaw, famed for his recording of "Begin the Beguine" and one of  the giants of the swing era of jazz, died on Thursday at age  94, his manager Will Curtis said.
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The late jazz artist Miles Davis is inducted onto Hollywood's RockWalk.
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Soul star Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
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Big Band leader and "Begin the Beguine" clarinetist Artie Shaw was eulogized by friends with tributes of admiration as well as moments of humor.
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Johnny Frigo, a versatile jazz violinist and bassist who toured with Jimmy Dorsey and wrote a jazz standard recorded by Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn, has died, according to his son. He was 90.
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Oscar Peterson, whose early talent and speedy fingers made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, died at age 82.
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Austrian-born jazz legend Oscar Klein, who fled when the Nazis took power and recorded with Lionel Hampton and other greats during a career that spanned four decades, has died at the age of 76, local media reported Wednesday.
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Chicago artist Ed Paschke, who earned  international acclaim for his startling, vibrantly colored  canvases of images and icons from popular culture, has died at  the age of 65.
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Artie Shaw, the brilliant but temperamental clarinetist and bandleader, whose recording of &quot;Begin the Beguine&quot; made him a household name and epitomized the Big Band
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Artie Shaw, a clarinetist and bandleader who symbolized the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s, died today in California, the Associated Press reported, citing his manager Will Curtis.
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CALGARY, Alberta  - Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, has died, a friend of the artist said on Monday. He was 82.
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Russ Meyer, the blue-movie maverick whose lusty images inspired a host of filmmakers and musicians, died Saturday at his home of complications of pneumonia, according to The Associated Press.
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Director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with an irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema" has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.
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CHICAGO  - Howard Keel, who sang and  danced to stardom in the heyday of MGM musicals, died Sunday of  colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 85.
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Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for his classic recordings of &quot;Begin the Beguine&quot; and &quot;Lady Be Good&quot; as well as turbulent marriages to movie stars Lana Turner
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LOS ANGELES  - Elmer Bernstein, whose  eclectic film music ranged from the rousing theme of "The  Magnificent Seven" to the lighthearted score for "Thoroughly  Modern Millie," for which he won an Oscar, died Wednesday at  his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.
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Oscar Peterson, whose speedy fingers, propulsive swing and melodic inventiveness made him one of the world's best known and influential jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.