Three Chords for Beauty's Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw »

Tom Nolan, the author of the critically acclaimed and Edgar Award-nominated Ross Macdonald: A Biography, is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal’s Leisure & Arts page. He lives in Los Angeles.

For his centennial, an indispensable biography of Artie Shaw, the legendary big-band leader, virtuoso clarinetist, and renegade in music and romance.

The New York Times - David Gates

…Three Chords for Beauty's Sake is as grimly fascinating as any story of a young flameout dying in the gutter.