Which Swing Era bandleader was a virtuoso clarinetist, included a string section in his dance band, was married eight times, and periodically left the music business?

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Donna Kirk

22 April, 01:49

Which Swing Era bandleader was a virtuoso clarinetist, included a string section in his dance band, was married eight times, and periodically left the music business?

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Answer: His name is ARTIE SHAW

Explanation: Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader and actor. He was born on the 23rd of May, 1910 and died on the 30th of December, 2004.

He had a profitability music career which he left periodically to engage in other career paths. He was also married eight times. His spouses were Evelyn Keyes, Doris Dowling, Kathleen Winsor, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Kern, Lana Turner, Margaret Allen and Jane Cairns.