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===Early life and career===
According to most sources, she was born Joan Elizabeth Shaw in [[Newport News, Virginia]], though some sources give the name '''Joan DeCarlo'''.<ref name=bruyninckx/><ref name=feather/> Her uncle was a [[vaudeville]] comedian, dancer and singer, Bootsie Swan.<ref name=swingers/> After first singing in her church and school, she started performing in clubs by the age of fifteen. She won a talent contest in [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Apollo Theater]], singing "[[September Song]]",<ref name=-bio/> and after making [[Demo (music)|demonstration records]] for [[Peggy Lee]] and [[Lena Horne]], acquired her own contract as Joan Shaw. Her first disc was 1949's "He Knows How to Hucklebuck", with the [[Paul Williams (saxophonist)|Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams]] Orchestra, for the [[Savoy Records|Savoy]] label. On October 9th 1949, Joan Shaw, accompanied by The [[Rubin Mitchell]] Trio, headlined the Rockland Palace, in Harlem, New York. <ref name="Headlining The Rockland Palace in 1949">{{cite web | url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028321/01691/images/15 | title=THE MIAMI TIMES OCTOBER 8th, 1949 | work=TheMiamiTimes| accessdate=8 July 2024}}</ref><br><br>In the early 1950s, she recorded for various labels including [[MGM Records|MGM]] (1950), [[Regal Records (1949)|Regal]], [[Abbey Records|Abbey]] (both 1951), and [[Coral Records|Coral]] (1952), often working with vocal group [[The Five Keys]] and the Billy Ford Orchestra. After some time performing in clubs in [[Florida]] and elsewhere as a [[nightclub singer]], she began touring with an [[R&B]] band, the Blues Express, appearing with [[Johnnie Ray]], [[Arthur Prysock]], [[Varetta Dillard]], [[Peppermint Harris]], and others.<ref name=-bio/> She recorded in various styles, including R&B on recordings such as "You Drive Me Crazy" on the [[Gem Records|Gem]] label in 1953.<ref name=marion>[http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/jshaw.html J C Marion, "Joan Shaw : The Lady Sings", ''JammUpp'' #14, 2000]. Retrieved 29 December 2015</ref>
In 1954, she had a club residency in [[Bermuda]], where she performed with saxophonist [[King Curtis|"King" Curtis Ousley]], before returning to New York and recording for the [[Jaguar Records|Jaguar]] label. She continued to tour, and sang on bills with [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Cab Calloway]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Big Maybelle]], [[LaVern Baker]] and others. She recorded later in the decade for [[ABC-Paramount]] and the small [[U-C Records|U-C]] label, but mainstream success eluded her and she was bypassed by the growth of [[rock and roll]].<ref name=marion/> In 1960, she began recording for [[Epic Records]], releasing several singles and, in 1961, the [[LP record|LP]] ''Joan Shaw Sings For Swingers'', recorded with the Bellino Ramaglia Orchestra and with [[liner notes]] by [[Leonard Feather]]. Her second LP, ''Joan Shaw In Person'', was released by [[Sue Records]] in 1963.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/2066391-Joan-Shaw Joan Shaw, ''Discogs.com'']. Retrieved 29 December 2015</ref><ref name=discography>[http://salenajones.com/discography/ Salena Jones Discography]. Retrieved 29 December 2015</ref>
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