Bandleader Artie Shaw, 94, dies
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Artie Shaw, the clarinetist and bandleader whose renditions of &quot;Frenesi,&quot; &quot;Begin the Beguine&quot; and &quot;Star Dust&quot; helped define America&#39;s swing era, died yesterday in Los Angeles after a long illness.
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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.
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Dan Fogelberg, whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era in the 1970s, died at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer.
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Henri Salvador, the French crooner credited with inspiring the bossa nova, dies in Paris at the age of 90.
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The veteran DJ John Peel has died aged 65. He suffered a heart attack shortly after being taken ill during a working holiday in the city of Cuzco, Peru, with his wife Sheila.
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LOS ANGELES  - Anita O'Day, the last of the great jazz singers spawned by the swing era, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. She was 87.
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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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Former big band leader Artie Shaw is among seven artists who have been named National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters.
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Jerry Orbach, the Tony Award-winning star of Promises, Promises and other musicals, has died at the age of 69, according to a radio report citing his manager, Robert Malcolm.
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Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who wrote some of Hollywood&#39;s most memorable music, including scores for &quot;The Magnificent Seven&quot; and &quot;Thoroughly Modern Millie,&quot; has died at age 82, his publicist said on ...
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Artie Shaw, the famed bandleader of the 1930s swing era, has died at home today at the age of 94. His attorney says Shaw died of natural causes, and had been ill for some time.
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Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for his classic recordings of "Begin the Beguine" and "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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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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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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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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Soul star Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
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Bandleader Artie Shaw takes his bride, actress Ava Gardner, into his arms after their wedding in this Oct. 17, 1945 file photo at the Beverly Hills home of Judge StanleMosk who performed the ceremony.