Georgie Shaw
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Georgie Shaw
| birth_name = George Shoester
| birth_date = 1930
| death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|09|01|1930}}
| occupation = Singer
| genre = Pop
| label = Decca Records
}}
Georgie Shaw, born George Shoester{{Cite web|url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2006b.html|title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2006 July to December|website=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com}} (1930 – September 1, 2006) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,{{Cite web |title=Gaylord Music Library (Washington University in St. Louis) Necrologies: S |url=http://library.wustl.edu/~music/necro/necro-s.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621045037/http://library.wustl.edu/~music/necro/necro-s.html |archive-date=2008-06-21 |access-date=2008-07-07 |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis}} was an American popular musician.
Biography
=Career=
Shaw recorded a song called "Let Me Go, Devil", written in 1953, which was about alcoholism. It was later rewritten as "Let Me Go, Lover!". Another song that he originally recorded, which later became a hit when recorded by another singer, was "Honeycomb".{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/32290|title=Cover versions of Honeycomb by Georgie Shaw with The Jimmy Leyden Singers|website=Secondhandsongs.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.classicbands.com/JimmieRodgersInterview.html|title=Gary James' Interview With Jimmie Rodgers|website=Classicbands.com}} He released four Top 40 singles in the U.S. in the 1950s, all on Decca Records. "Till We Two Are One" was his biggest hit, reaching No. 7 in 1954.Joel Whitburn, "Pop Memories 1890-1954". 1986 That same year, "Somebody Else's Love Song" reached No. 29. Jimmy Leyden and his orchestra and chorus accompanied Shawe on those two recordings. "No Arms Can Ever Hold You (like These Arms of Mine)" reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1955,Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000 and "Go On with the Wedding", featuring Kitty Kallen, reached No. 39 in 1956. Jack Pleis led the orchestra behind the last two recordings.
Shaw died on September 1, 2006, in Philadelphia due to heart disease.{{cite news|title=George "Georgie Shaw" Shoester, Phila. singer|author=Sims, Gayle Ronan|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=September 6, 2006|url= http://articles.philly.com/2006-09-06/news/25412270_1_philadelphia-appearance-las-vegas-steel-pier|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131218081729/http://articles.philly.com/2006-09-06/news/25412270_1_philadelphia-appearance-las-vegas-steel-pier|url-status= dead|archive-date= December 18, 2013|accessdate=December 13, 2013}}
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Category:American male singers
Category:Decca Records artists
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