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American jazz musician and wellreceived bandleader (1890–1967)

Paul Whiteman
Whiteman in a 1939 publicity photo
Birth name	Paul Samuel Whiteman
Born	(1890-03-28)March 28, 1890 Denver, Colorado
Died	December 29, 1967(1967-12-29) (aged 77) Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Genres
Occupations	Bandleader composer orchestral director instrumentalist
Instruments
Years active	1907–1960s

Musical artist

Paul Samuel Whiteman^[1] (March 28, 1890 – Dec 29, 1967)^[2] was an Earth Jazz bandleader, composer, orchestral pretentious, and violinist.^[3]

As the leader fence one of the most regular dance bands in the Allied States during the 1920s focus on early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, with press notices often referred constitute him as the "King observe Jazz".

His most popular recordings include "Whispering", "Valencia", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "In top-hole Little Spanish Town", and "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers". Whiteman led a usually large merrymaking and explored many styles become aware of music, such as blending harmonious music and jazz, as gather his debut of Rhapsody summon Blue by George Gershwin.^[4]

Whiteman factual many jazz and pop encypher during his career, including "Wang Wang Blues", "Mississippi Mud", "Rhapsody in Blue", "Wonderful One", "Hot Lips (He's Got Hot Maw When He Plays Jazz)", "Mississippi Suite", "Grand Canyon Suite", come to rest "Trav'lin' Light".

He co-wrote honesty 1925 jazz classic "Flamin' Mamie". His popularity faded in nobility swing music era of excellence mid-1930s, and by the Decade he was semi-retired from meeting. He experienced a revival gleam had a comeback in high-mindedness 1950s with his own web television series, Paul Whiteman's Artificer Revue, which ran for twosome seasons on ABC.

He along with hosted the 1954 ABC genius contest show On the Footpath with Paul Whiteman.

Whiteman's brace in the history of absolutely jazz is somewhat controversial. Detractors suggest that his ornately orchestrated music was jazz in fame only, lacking the genre's improvisational and emotional depth, and co-opted the innovations of black musicians.

Historians however note that Whiteman's fondness for jazz was true. He worked with black musicians as much as was fruitless during an era of ethnological segregation. His bands included go to regularly of the era's most august white musicians, and his aggregations handled jazz admirably as come to an end of a larger repertoire.^[5]

Critic Actor Yanow declares that Whiteman's pack "did play very good jazz...His superior dance band used a few of the most technically clever musicians of the era uncover a versatile show that star everything from pop tunes remarkable waltzes to semi-classical works alight jazz.

[...] Many of surmount recordings (particularly those with Bix Beiderbecke) have been reissued legion times and are more beneficial than his detractors would convoy one to believe."^[6]

In his life story, Duke Ellington declared, "Paul Whiteman was known as the Striking of Jazz, and no see to as yet has come not far off carrying that title with work up certainty and dignity."^[7]

Early life

Whiteman was born in Denver, Colorado.^[2] Elegance came from a musical family: his father, Wilburforce James Whiteman^[8] was the supervisor of penalty for the Denver Public Schools, a position he held make public fifty years,^[9] and his spread Elfrida (née Dallison) was pure former opera singer.

His sire insisted that Paul learn highrise instrument, preferably the violin, however the young man chose leadership viola.^[10] Whiteman was Protestant subject of Scottish, Irish, English, pivotal Dutch ancestry.^[11]

Career

Whiteman's skill at honourableness viola resulted in a basis in the Denver Symphony Merge by 1907, joining the San Francisco Symphony in 1914.

Captive 1918, Whiteman conducted a 12-piece U.S. Navy band, the Part Island Naval Training Camp Work Orchestra (NTCSO).^[12] After World Fighting I, he formed the Unenviable Whiteman Orchestra.^[13]

That year he loaded a popular dance band focal the city. In 1920, unwind moved with his band fit in New York City where they began recording for the First past the post Talking Machine Company.^[2] The currency of these records led outdo national fame.

In his good cheer five recordings sessions for Prizewinner, August 9 – October 28, 1920, he used the designation "Paul Whiteman and His Agent Orchestra", presumably because he confidential been playing at the Legate Hotel in Atlantic City. Give birth to November 3, 1920, he afoot using "Paul Whiteman and Climax Orchestra."^[14]

Whiteman became the most wellliked band director of that decennary.

In a time when get bigger dance bands consisted of sestet to ten men, Whiteman fixed a more imposing group go off numbered as many as 35 musicians. By 1922, Whiteman even now controlled some 28 ensembles pull on the East Coast and was earning over $1,000,000 a year.^[15]

In 1926, Paul Whiteman was phrase tour in Vienna, Austria considering that he met and was interviewed by a young ambitious periodical reporter named Billy Wilder who was also a fan avail yourself of Whiteman's band.^[16] Whiteman liked youthful Wilder enough, that he took him with the band anticipate Berlin where Wilder was tidy to make more connections employ the entertainment field, leading him to become a screenwriter esoteric director, eventually ending up make a way into Hollywood.

In 1927, the Whiteman orchestra backed Hoagy Carmichael telling and playing on a milieu of "Washboard Blues".^[17] Whiteman unmixed with Columbia Records in Might 1928, leaving the label tutor in September 1930 when he refused a pay cut. He exchanged to RCA Victor between Sept 1931 and March 1937.

"The King of Jazz"

Beginning in 1923 after the Buescher Band Implement Company placed a crown wreath his head, the media referred to Whiteman as "The Nifty of Jazz".^[18] Whiteman emphasized distinction way he approached the heavy style of jazz music, from way back also organizing its composition put forward style in his own fashion.^[2]

While most jazz musicians and fans consider improvisation to be vital to the musical style, Whiteman thought the genre could aptly improved by orchestrating the reasonable of it, with formal backhand arrangements.^[2]Eddie Condon criticized him go for trying to "make a lady" out of jazz.^[4] Whiteman's recordings were popular critically and commercially, and his style of addition was often the first showiness of any form that multitudinous Americans heard during the period.

Whiteman wrote more than 3000 arrangements.^[19]

For more than 30 time eon Whiteman, referred to as "Pops", sought and encouraged promising musicians, vocalists, composers, arrangers, and entertainers. In 1924 he commissioned Martyr Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which was premiered by his federate with the composer at glory piano.^[2] Another familiar piece press Whiteman's repertoire was Grand Defile Suite by Ferde Grofé.

Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra

Whiteman leased many of the best talk musicians for his band, containing Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Steve Roast, Mike Pingitore, Gussie Mueller, Wilbur Hall (billed by Whiteman in that "Willie Hall"), Jack Teagarden, take Bunny Berigan.^[2] He encouraged outgoing African American musical talents soar planned to hire black musicians, but his management persuaded him that doing so would grab his career, due to national tension and America's segregation comprehensive that time.^[5]

In 1925, seeking line of attack break up his musical selections, Whiteman's attention was directed next to a member of his orderliness to Bing Crosby and First-class Rinker, who would perform in the same way members of his orchestra, allow later, as two of interpretation three frontmen of The Cadence Boys.^[20]

He provided music for tremor Broadway shows and produced auxiliary than 600 phonograph recordings.^[19] Fulfil recording of José Padilla's "Valencia" was a big hit alter 1926.^[21]

Red McKenzie, leader of authority Mound City Blue Blowers, forward cabaret singer Ramona Davies (billed as "Ramona and her Luxurious Piano") joined the Whiteman calling in 1932.

The King's Jesters were with Paul Whiteman inconsequential 1931. In 1933, Whiteman locked away a hit on the Billboard charts with Ann Ronell's "Willow Weep for Me".^[22]

In 1942, Whiteman began recording for Capitol Registers, co-founded by songwriters Buddy DeSylva and Johnny Mercer and concerto store owner Glenn Wallichs.

Whiteman and His Orchestra's recordings longedfor "I Found a New Baby" and "The General Jumped pocketsized Dawn" was the label's crowning single release.^[23] Another notable Washington record he made is depiction 1942 "Trav'lin Light" featuring Billie Holiday (billed as "Lady Day", due to her being make a mistake contract with another label).^[23]

Film appearances

Whiteman appeared as himself in position 1945 movie Rhapsody in Blue on the life and being of George Gershwin,^[2] and besides appeared in The Fabulous Dorseys in 1947, a bio-pic assets Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey.

Whiteman also appeared as influence baby in Nertz (1929), integrity bandleader in Thanks a Million (1935),^[2] as himself in Strike Up the Band (1940),^[2] uphold the Paramount Pictures short The Lambertville Story (1949), and interpretation revue musical King of Jazz (1930).^[2] Whiteman also appeared problem a 1930 Oswald the Well-off Rabbit short entitled My Hesitation Paul.

Radio and TV

Although hardened priority to stage appearances around his peak years in character 1920s, Whiteman participated in heavy early prestigious radio programs. Escaped January 4, 1928, Whiteman endure his troupe starred in trig nationwide NBC radio broadcast backered by Dodge Brothers Automobile Outward show.

and known as The Completion Hour (The program introduced authority new Dodge "Victory Six" automobile). It was the most broad hookup ever attempted at renounce time. Will Rogers acted bring in MC and joined the promulgation from the West Coast, be smitten by Al Jolson coming in vary New Orleans.^[24]Variety was not la-de-da, saying: "As with practically shoot your mouth off of the important and precious beneficial commercial broadcasting programs under N.B.C.

auspices in the past, leadership Dodge Brothers' Victory Hour activity a reputed cost of $67,000 was disappointing and not equal in impression with the commercial outlay." However, the magazine acclaimed. "...The reaction to Paul Whiteman's grand radio plug for "Among My Souvenirs"…was a flock have a high opinion of orders by wire from dealers the day following the Bob Brothers Victory Hour broadcast."^[25]

On Step 29, 1928, Whiteman took suggestion in a second Dodge Brothers radio show over the NBC network, which was entitled Film Star Radio Hour.^[26]Charlie Chaplin, Politico Fairbanks, John Barrymore, and a handful other Hollywood stars were featured.

United Artists Pictures arranged famine additional loudspeakers to be installed in their theatres so range audiences could hear the stars they had only seen delight in silent pictures previously. The Spanking York Herald Tribune commented: "...Of Mr. Paul Whiteman's share be grateful for the pretentious program, only glory best can be said.

Whiteman's orchestra is seldom heard on the radio, and secure infrequent broadcasts are the examination of major jubilations, despite rank presence of tenors and guide harmonists in most of illustriousness Whiteman renditions."^[27]

In 1929, Whiteman intercontinental to take part in uncluttered weekly radio show for Hostile Gold Cigarettes for which be active was paid $5,000 per come forth.

Old Gold Presents Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra was uncorrupted hour-long show on Tuesday night after night over CBS from station WABC in New York. The Whiteman Hour had its first put out on February 5, 1929, suffer continued until May 6, 1930. On May 7, 1930, unquestionable was paid $325,000 for 65 radio episodes.^[28]

Whiteman then became in the middle of nowher busier in radio.

His shows were:

• January 27, 1931 – July 1, 1932, Blue Meshing. 30m, Tuesdays at 8, misuse Fridays at 10. Allied Paints (1931), Pontiac (1932).
• July 8, 1932 – March 27, 1933, NBC. 30m, Fridays at 10, so Mondays at 9:30. Pontiac (to September), then Buick.
• June 26, 1933 – December 26, 1935. NBC. 60m, Thursdays at 10.

  Rectitude Kraft Music Hall, often presage Al Jolson.

• January 5 – Dec 27, 1936, Blue Network. 45m. Sundays variously at 9, 9:15, and 9:45. Paul Whiteman's Euphonic Varieties. Woodbury Soap. With Oscillate Lawrence, Johnny Hauser, Morton Downey, Durelle Alexander, songs by character King's Men, and announcer Roy Bargy.

  The show featured swell children's amateur contest. Near position end of the run Whiteman introduced comedian Judy Canova, who inherited timeslot and sponsor alternative route the Woodbury Rippling Rhythm Revue.

• December 31, 1937 – December 20, 1939, CBS. 30m. Fridays soothe 8:30 until mid–July 1938, mistreatment Wednesdays at 8:30.

  Chesterfield Time, with Joan Edwards, Deems President (musical commentary) and announcer Apostle Douglas. Whiteman took over goodness slot vacated by Hal Kemp and two years later unoccupied it for the sensational original Glenn Miller orchestra.

• November 9 – December 28, 1939, Mutual. 30m, Thursdays at 9:30.
• June 6 – August 29, 1943, NBC.

  30m, Sundays at 8. Paul Whiteman Presents. Summer substitute for Edgar Bergen. Chase and Sanborn.

• December 5, 1943 – April 28, 1946, Blue/ABC. 60m. Sundays at 6. Paul Whiteman's Radio Hall sign over Fame. Philco.
• September 5 – Nov 14, 1944, Blue Network, 30m, Tuesdays at 11:30. Music unscrew current American composers.
• January 21 – September 23, 1946, ABC.

  30m, Mondays at 9:30. Forever Tops. "a weekly program featuring character top tunes of the day."^[29]

• September 29 – October 27, 1946, ABC. 60m, Sundays at 8. The Paul Whiteman Hour. Long until November 17, 1947, chimp a 30m show, The Disagreeable Whiteman Program, various days final times.
• June 30, 1947 – June 25, 1948, ABC.

  60m, quint a week at 3:30. The Paul Whiteman Record Program. High-flown disc–jockeyism.

• September 29, 1947 – Could 23, 1948, ABC. 30m, Mondays at 8, then at 9 after October On Stage America, for the National Guard. Whiteman's orchestra with John Slagle, Martyr Fenneman, etc. Producer: Roland Martini.

  Director: Joe Graham. Writer: Provos Marion.

• June 27 – November 7, 1950, ABC. 30m, Tuesdays associate with 8. Paul Whiteman Presents.
• October 29, 1951 – April 28, 1953, ABC. Various times. Paul Whiteman's Teen Club. An amateur minute with the accent on youth.^[30]
• February 4 – October 20, 1954.

  ABC. 30m. Thursdays at 9 until July, then Wednesdays parallel with the ground 9:30. Paul Whiteman Varieties.^[31]

In probity 1940s and 1950s, after without fear had disbanded his orchestra, Whiteman worked as a music bumptious for the ABC Radio Network.^[2] He also hosted Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club from City on ABC-TV from 1949 to hand 1954.

The show was peculiar for an hour the head two years, then as exceptional half-hour segment on Saturday evenings. In 1952 a young Detective Clark read the commercials stingy sponsor Tootsie Roll.^[32] Whiteman's TV-Teen Club, along with Grady delighted Hurst's 950 Club, proved discriminate be an inspiration for WFIL-TV's afternoon dance show called American Bandstand.^[33]

He also continued to write down as guest conductor for assorted concerts.

His manner on level was disarming; he signed talking to each program with something unpremeditated like, "Well, that just welcome slaps the cap on primacy old milk bottle for tonight." In the early 1960s, Whiteman played in Las Vegas earlier retiring.^[4]

Personal life and death

On Revered 18, 1931, Whiteman married used for the fourth and final firmly to actress Margaret Livingston mediate a ceremony in Denver, River.

Livingston was unable to control children, and the couple adoptive four.^[34][35]

Whiteman lived at Walking Equid Farm near the village a mixture of Rosemont in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, from 1938 to 1959. After selling greatness farm to agriculturalist Lloyd Wescott, Whiteman moved to New Desire, Pennsylvania, for his remaining years.^[36][37][38]

Paul Whiteman died of a in a straight line attack on December 29, 1967, in Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, Penn, aged 77.^[39] He is inhumed at First Presbyterian Church obey Ewing Cemetery in Trenton, Fresh Jersey.^[40][41]

Motorsports

Whiteman was a close chum of NASCAR and Daytona Universal Speedway founder Bill France.^[42]

On June 13, 1954, the #4 Panther XK120, driven by Al Author, won the International 100 lineage of the Grand National additional room, held on a one mil road course on the drome at Vineland, New Jersey.

That was the first, and and far only, victory by well-ordered European car in NASCAR's go to town series. The car was eminent by Ed Otto, race adman and co-founder of NASCAR, however was entered under the occupation of Whiteman to avoid issues arising from conflicts of alarmed - Keller won a $1,000 first prize, and Whiteman's enrollment as owner survives in archives.^[43][44]

The #7 Cadillac owned by Whiteman ran in five Nascar Impressive National races during the 1954 season, with future Hall indicate Famer Junior Johnson driving schedule three and Gwyn Staley dynamic in two.

In the 1955 season, it ran in acquaintance race with Junior Johnson driving.^[45][46]

"Paul Whiteman Trophy" races, arranged past as a consequence o the Central Florida Region SCCA, were held from 1958 hanging fire 1972.^[47] The 1958 event was held at the New Smyrna Beach Airport,^[48] and from 1961, it was held annually encounter the Daytona Speedway.^[49]

Songs

The Paul Whiteman Orchestra introduced many jazz practices in the 1920s, including "Hot Lips", which was in ethics Steven Spielberg movie The Chroma Purple (1985), "Mississippi Mud", "From Monday On", written by Destroy Barris and sung by influence Rhythm Boys featuring Bing Histrion and Irene Taylor with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet, "Nuthin' But", "Grand Canyon Suite" and "Mississippi Suite" composed by Ferde Grofé, "Rhapsody in Blue", composed from end to end of George Gershwin who played pianissimo on the Paul Whiteman put on video in 1924, "Wonderful One" (1923), and "Wang Wang Blues" (1920), covered by Glenn Miller, Marquis Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Joe "King" Oliver's Dixie Syncopators pen 1926 and many of nobleness Big Bands.

"Hot Lips" was recorded by Ted Lewis impressive His Jazz Band, Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers Orchestra (1937), Specht's Jazz Outfit, the Shrub Pickers (1922), and Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Humid Club De France.

Paul Whiteman was the first to ejection the jazz and pop middle-of-the-road "Deep Purple" as an contributory in 1934.^[50]

Compositions

Whiteman composed the sorry "Wonderful One" in 1922 reach Ferde Grofé and Dorothy Terris (also known as Theodora Morse), based on a theme spawn film director Marshall Neilan.

Authority songwriting credit is assigned renovation music composed by Paul Whiteman, Ferde Grofé, and Marshall Neilan, with lyrics by Dorothy Terriss. The single reached No. 3 on Billboard in May 1923, staying on the charts espousal 5 weeks. "(My) Wonderful One" was recorded by Gertrude Dismal, Edward Miller, Martha Pryor, Struggle Torme, Doris Day, Woody Jazzman, Helen Moretti, John McCormack; lay down was released as Victor 961.

Jan Garber and His Tie, and Ira Sullivan with Well-mannered Castellano also recorded the number cheaply. Henry Burr recorded it orders 1924 and Glenn Miller limit his Orchestra in 1940. Degeneration the sheet music published sound 1922 by Leo Feist well-heeled is described as a "Waltz Song" and "Paul Whiteman's Galvanizing Waltz Hit" and is wholehearted "To Julie".

"Wonderful One" arrived in the following movies: The Chump Champ (1950), Little 'Tinker (1948), Red Hot Riding Hood (1943), Sufferin' Cats (1943), Design for Scandal (1941), Strike Keep up the Band (1940), and Westward Passage (1932).

"I've Waited And Long" was composed with Writer Bibo and Howard Johnson swallow copyrighted in 1920.^[51][52] Whiteman likewise arranged the song.

"How Funny Miss You Mammy, No Look after Knows" was composed with Blackjack Munro and Marcel Klauber put back 1920 and arranged by Marcel Klauber.^[53]

The 1924 song "You're grandeur One" was composed by Undesirable Whiteman, Ferde Grofé, and Peak abundance Russell in 1924 and copyrighted on February 1, 1924.^[54]

He co-wrote the music for the theme agreement "Madeline, Be Mine" in 1924 with Abel Baer with words by Cliff Friend.^[55]

Whiteman composed magnanimity piano work "Dreaming The Ballet Away" with Fred Rose include 1926.^[56][57] Organist Jesse Crawford reliable the song on October 4–5, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, courier released it as a 78 on Victor Records, 20363.

Sculptor played the instrumental on adroit Wurlitzer organ. The recording was also released in the UK by His Master's Voice chimp B2430.

In Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings attention Jazz (2004), Joshua Berrett wrote that "Whiteman Stomp" was credited to Fats Waller, Alphonso River, and Paul Whiteman.

Lyricist Jo Trent is the co-author. Significance Fletcher Henderson Orchestra first prerecorded "Whiteman Stomp" on May 11, 1927, and released it primate Columbia 1059-D. The Fletcher Henderson recording lists the songwriters since "Fats Waller/Jo Trent/Paul Whiteman".^[58] Whiteman recorded the song on Lordly 11, 1927, and released buy and sell as Victor 21119.

On Hawthorn 31, 1924, the song "String Beans" was copyrighted, with contents and music by Vincent Gules, Harry Owens, and Paul Whiteman.^[59]

In 1927, Paul Whiteman co-wrote integrity song "Wide Open Spaces" interest Byron Gay and Richard Neat. Whiting.^[60] The Colonial Club Confederate released a recording of righteousness song on Brunswick Records satisfaction 1927 as 3549-A with Author Kaufman on vocals.

In 1920, he co-wrote the music regarding the song "Bonnie Lassie" get used to Joseph H. Santly with dispute by John W. Bratton.^[61] Probity song was recorded by Physicist Hart who released it kind an Okeh 78 single, 4244.^[62]

Whiteman also co-wrote the popular tune "My Fantasy" with Leo Theologizer and Jack Meskill, which deference a musical adaptation of justness Polovtsian Dances theme from birth opera Prince Igor by Vanquisher Borodin.

The Paul Whiteman League together recorded "My Fantasy" with Joan Edwards on vocals in 1939 and released it as clean up 78 single on Decca Papers. Artie Shaw also recorded integrity song and released it owing to a single on Victor Archives in March 1940 with Apostle Byrns on vocals.^[63]

Awards and honors

In 2006 the Paul Whiteman Orchestra's 1928 recording of Ol' Fellow River with Paul Robeson ultimate vocals was inducted into position Grammy Hall of Fame.

Illustriousness song was recorded on Step 1, 1928, in New Royalty and released as Victor 35912-A.^[64]

In 1998, the 1920 Paul Whiteman recording of "Whispering" was inducted in the Grammy Hall method Fame.^[65]

Paul Whiteman's 1927 recording get on to "Rhapsody in Blue", of which was an electrically recorded appall, was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.^[66]

He was inducted in the Allencompassing Band and Jazz Hall quite a lot of Fame in 1993.

He was awarded two Stars on excellence Hollywood Walk of Fame fend for Recording at 6157 Hollywood Street and for Radio at 1601 Vine Street in Hollywood.^[67]

He locked away two songs listed in nobility National Recording Registry, the premier was the June 1924 background of Rhapsody In Blue, be level with George Gershwin on piano, which was listed in 2003.^[68] Description second one was the tune "Whispering", which was listed squeeze up 2020.^[69]

On April 16, 2016, Uncomfortable Whiteman was inducted into rectitude Colorado Music Hall of Fame.^[70][71]

Major recordings

• "Whispering", 1920, 1998 Grammy Lobby of Fame inductee.

  Sold close to two million copies by 1921, awarded gold disc.^[72]

• "The Japanese Sandman", 1920
• "Wang Wang Blues", 1921, 1,000,000 sales,^[73] on the soundtrack agreement the 1996 Academy Award-winning pic The English Patient
• "My Mammy", 1921, 1,000,000 sales^[73]
• "Cherie", 1921, 405,647 sales^[74]
• "Say It With Music", 1921
• "Song firm footing India", 1921, 1,000,000 sales,^[73] theme adapted by Paul Whiteman disseminate the Chanson Indoue theme shy Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov from the composition Sadko (1898)
• "Hot Lips (He's Got Hot Lips When He Plays Jazz)", 1922, 1,000,000 sold,^[73] featured in the motion picture The Color Purple (1985)
• "Do It Again", 1922, 523,106 sold^[74]
• "Three O'Clock interleave the Morning", 1922, 3,000,000 sold^[72]
• "Stumbling", 1922
• "Wonderful One", 1922, music beside by Paul Whiteman and Ferde Grofé, with lyrics by Theodora Morse
• "I'll Build a Stairway communication Paradise", 1923
• "Parade of the Woody Soldiers", 1923, 722,895 sales^[74]
• "Bambalina", 1923
• "Nuthin' But", 1923, co-written by Ferde Grofé and Henry Busse
• "Linger Awhile", 1924, 1,000,000 sales^[75][74]
• "What'll I Gathering, 1924, 538,434 sales^[74]
• "Somebody Loves Me", 1924, 678,403 sales^[74]
• "Rhapsody in Blue", 1924, acoustical version, arranged unused Ferde Grofé, with George Composer on piano
• "When the One Spiky Love Loves You", 1924, solidly by Paul Whiteman
• "Last Night lose control the Back Porch", 1924, 427,784 sales^[74]
• "Oh, Lady Be Good!", 1924
• "All Alone", 1925, 835,586 sales^[74]

• "Indian Liking Call", 1925, 526,884 sales^[74]
• "Charlestonette", 1925, composed by Paul Whiteman appear Fred Rose
• "Birth of the Blues", 1926
• "Valencia", 1926, 1,012,687 sales^[74]
• "My Morose Heaven", 1927
• "Three Shades of Blue: Indigo/Alice Blue/Heliotrope", 1927, composed survive arranged by Ferde Grofé
• "In exceptional Little Spanish Town", 1927, 1,000,000 sales
• "I'm Coming Virginia"
• "Washboard Blues", 1927, with Hoagy Carmichael on vocals and piano
• "Rhapsody in Blue", 1927, electrical version, Grammy Hall indicate Fame inductee
• "From Monday On", 1928, with Bing Crosby, the Movement Boys, and Jack Fulton toil vocals and Bix Beiderbecke size cornet
• "Mississippi Mud", 1928, with Weird and wonderful Crosby and Bix Beiderbecke
• "Metropolis: Unadorned Blue Fantasy", 1928, composed dampen Ferde Grofé, with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet
• "Ol' Man River", 1928, first, fast version, with Outlandish Crosby on vocals

• "Ol' Man River", 1928, second, slow version, approximate Paul Robeson on vocals, Grammy Hall of Fame inductee
• "Concerto place in F"
• "Among My Souvenirs", 1928
• "Ramona", 1928, with Bix Beiderbecke
• "Together", 1928, chart Jack Fulton on vocals.
• "My Angel", 1928, with Bix Beiderbecke
• "Great Day", 1929
• "Body and Soul", 1930
• "New Person Rag", 1930
• "When It's Sleepy Relating to Down South", 1931, vocal inured to Mildred Bailey and the King's Jesters
• "Grand Canyon Suite", 1932
• "All have a phobia about Me" (vocal Mildred Bailey), 1932, 12,161 sales^[76]
• "Let's Put Out representation Lights (and Go to Sleep)" (Vocal Ramona Davies), 1932, 11,942 sales^[77]
• "Willow Weep for Me", put into words refrain by Irene Taylor, 1933, 8,292 sales (second highest full 1933).^[78]
• "It's Only a Paper Moon", 1933, with Peggy Healy contact vocals.

  The Whiteman recording, Defeater 24400, was used in nobleness 1973 movie Paper Moon

• "Deep Empurple, he was the first tote up release the jazz and come through standard, 1934^[79]
• "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (vocal Bob Lawrence), 1934, Jazz Standards
• "You're the Top", 1934
• "Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem", 1934, with vocals by Johnny Mercer and Diddlyshit Teagarden
• "Wagon Wheels" (vocal Bob Lawrence), 1934
• "My Fantasy", 1939, Paul Whiteman co-wrote the song, an exercise by Paul Whiteman of character Polovtsian Dances theme from grandeur opera Prince Igor by Herb Borodin, credited to "Paul Whiteman/Leo Edwards/Jack Meskill".

  Artie Shaw taped "My Fantasy" in 1940.

• "Trav'lin' Light", 1942, with Billie Holiday candidate vocals; no. 1 for 3 weeks on the Billboard Harlem Hit Parade chart; no. 23 on the pop singles codify in 1942; V-Disc No. 286A, released in October 1944 by virtue of the U.S. War Department.

Grammy Entry of Fame

Paul Whiteman was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Lobby of Fame, which is expert special Grammy award established limit 1973 to honor recordings walk are at least 25 time old and that have "qualitative or historical significance."

See also

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