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Artie Shaw, the well known clarinet player
and Big Band leader came to Townsville. During World War 2, Artie Shaw
enlisted in the US Navy and later formed a band, which served in the
Pacific area (similar to Glenn Miller's wartime band in Europe). After 18
months playing for Navy personnel (sometimes as many as four concerts a
day in battle zones, including Guadalcanal). Artie and his Band also
played in Townsville during this period, mainly to US Forces camped here.
Artie returned to the U.S. in a state of physical exhaustion, receiving a
medical discharge. In the late 1940s, Shaw performed classical music at
Carnegie Hall and with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Berstein
and continued his jazz and band career. |
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