Georgie Shaw, born George Shoester ^[1] (1930 – September 1, 2006) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ^[2] 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". ^{[3] [4]} 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. ^[5] That same year, "Somebody Else's Love Song" reached No. 29. ^[5] 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, ^[6] and " Go On with the Wedding", featuring Kitty Kallen, reached No. 39 in 1956. ^[6] Jack Pleis led the orchestra behind the last two recordings.

Shaw died on September 1, 2006, in Philadelphia due to heart disease. ^{[1] [2] [7]}

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