| At the age of 16 Artie went to
Cleveland, where he remained for three years, the last two working with
Austin Wylie, then Cleveland's top band leader, for whom Shaw took over
all the arranging and rehearsing chores. In 1927 Artie heard several "race"
records, the kind then being made solely for distribution in black (or
"colored," as they were then known) districts. After listening entranced
to Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five playing Savoy Blues, West End Blues,
and other now-classic Louis Armstrong... (Continued Page 2) |
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