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Larry Shields

Lawrence James Shields, known as Larry Shields, was born on September 13, 1893, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and passed away on November 21, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. He was an influential American jazz clarinetist associated with the early Dixieland jazz movement. Shields grew up in a musical Irish-American family and began playing the clarinet at the age of 14. His early career included performances with Papa Jack Laine's bands and later with Bert Kelly and Tom Brown's bands in Chicago.

In November 1916, Shields joined the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (ODJB), which became the first jazz band to record commercially. Their 1917 recording of "Livery Stable Blues" was a significant success, marking the first jazz phonograph record. Shields' spirited and humorous playing style became emblematic of the jazz sound of the era, influencing future clarinetists like Benny Goodman.

Shields co-wrote several jazz standards, including "Clarinet Marmalade" and "At the Jazz Band Ball." After leaving the ODJB in 1921, he played with various bands in New York City, including a brief stint with Paul Whiteman, before settling in Los Angeles, where he led his own band and appeared in Hollywood films.

In the 1930s, Shields rejoined a reformed version of the ODJB and continued to perform until his retirement. His contributions to jazz were recognized posthumously when the ODJB's 1917 recording of "Darktown Strutters' Ball" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.

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