Jazz Giant Artie Shaw Dies at Age 94
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Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed  for classic recordings of "Begin the Beguine" and "Oh, Lady Be  Good" as well as turbulent marriages to movie stars Lana Turner  and Ava Gardner, died on Thursday at age 94, his manager Will  Curtis said.
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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 musician said on Monday. He was 82.
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Artie Shaw, the jazz clarinetist and big-band leader, successfully challenged Benny Goodman's reign as the King of Swing in the late 1930's.
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Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped create the sound of jazz fusion, died from cancer in Vienna on Tuesday, local news agency APA reported, quoting his son Erich.
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Jackie Torrence, who overcame a speech impediment as a child to become a renowned storyteller, died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack, her sister said. She was 60.
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Bandleader and clarinetist legend Artie Shaw, famed for his recording of &quot;Begin the. Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for his classic recordings of &quot;Begin the Beguine&quot; and
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Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies.
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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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George Melly, a flamboyant, gravel-voiced jazz singer, critic and raconteur, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 80 years old.
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British jazz singer and author George Melly died on Thursday at the age of 80, his wife Diana said in a statement.
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Flamboyant jazz singer and author George Melly dies at his London home at the age of 80.
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Actor Ossie Davis, who brought dignity  and a passion for racial equality to the stage and screen in a  career of more than 50 years, was found dead early on Friday at  the age of 87.
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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, died on Sunday of kidney failure, CBC Television said. He was 82.
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One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, the clarinettist Artie Shaw, has died. He died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
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BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar and Emmy winning film composer Elmer Bernstein died on Wednesday at the age of 82, according to China Radio International Friday.
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Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner  died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical  examiner said on Wednesday.