Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw, born on this day in 1910, is seen here leading his orchestra on the signature standard “Begin The Beguine” in 1938 - the same year Down Beat named his ensemble the year’s best swing band. | Legacy Recordings

Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) - "Beguin The Beguine" - 1938 "Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia, to Fiji. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. The first successful recording was a swing orchestral version released