Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular American o… Read Full Bio ↴Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular American orchestral leader. He was born in Denver, Colorado. After a start as a classical violinist and violist, Whiteman then led a jazz-influenced dance band which became locally popular in San Francisco, California in 1918. In 1920 he moved his band to New York City where they started making recordings for Victor Records which propelled Whiteman and his band to national prominence. Whiteman became the most popular band leader of the decade. In the late 1920s he recorded for Columbia Records.

In the 1920s and early 1930s Whiteman dubbed himself The King of Jazz (see: Jazz royalty). Much of what his band played hasn't been considered "true" jazz by later generations. Others reject these notions, and regard Whiteman's music as an interesting development in jazz history. He recorded Hoagy Carmichael singing and playing Washboard Blues to the accompaniment of his orchestra in 1926.[1]

While today most fans of jazz consider improvisation to be essential to the musical style, Whiteman thought the music could be improved by scoring the best of it. Modern revisionists might look back & say "that wasn't the True Jazz", but his notions were critically popular and commercially successful at the time. Whiteman's music was often the first jazz of any form that some people heard.

Duke Ellington wrote in his autobiography: "Paul Whiteman was known as the King of Jazz, and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity."

Whiteman commissioned George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which was premiered by Whiteman's Orchestra with Gershwin at the piano in 1924. Another familiar piece in Whiteman's repertoire: Grand Canyon Suite, by Ferde Grofé (much of which was used in the score of A Christmas Story).

Whiteman appreciated jazz musicians and hired many of the best white jazz men for his band, including Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Steve Brown, Mike Pingitore, Gussie Mueller, Jack Teagarden, and Bunny Berigan. Whiteman gave them constant chances to improvise, paid them top salaries and encouraged them to make small band jam recordings on the side.

Paul Whiteman was primarily responsible for revolutionizing the dance orchestra and dance music after World War I. Prior to that time, dances were played by military bands, string ensembles, or small combinations. Working in 1918-19 with arranger Ferde Grofé and in parallel with fellow San Francisco bandleader Art Hickman, Whiteman introduced the saxophone section as a musical unit of equal weight with the brass. This set a standard for instrumentation that defined the dance orchestra, and remains in big bands to this day. Before Whiteman, musical arrangements were very cut-and-dried, with much repetition. Whiteman and Grofé introduced arrangements that instead of repeating, changed keys, textures and rhythms over their course, much like symphonic music. This innovation, combined with the jazz elements mentioned above, plus his insistence on using top notch, concert-calibre musicians, made Paul Whiteman's orchestra a vanguard force that changed the face of popular music in the 1920s.

Whiteman was also one of the greatest of all talent scouts. For over 30 years, he sought out and encouraged musicians, vocalists, composers, arrangers and entertainers who looked promising. It is worth repeating that Whiteman not only premiered George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" in 1924, but commissioned him to write it, much to Gershwin's surprise at the time.

Both Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey got their start singing with the Whiteman Orchestra.

In 1931, Whiteman married motion picture actress Margaret Livingston.

After he disbanded his Orchestra, in the 1940s and 1950s Whiteman worked as a music director for the ABC Radio Network. He also hosted several television programs and continued to appear as guest conductor for many concerts.

Paul Whiteman died at the age of 77 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
ALBUMS TRACK LIST SIMILAR ARTISTS
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found

Paul Whiteman Lyrics


All of Me You took my kisses and all my love You taught me…
Anything Goes Times have changed And we've ofter rewound the clock Since t…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Back In Your Own Back Yard We leave home expecting to find a blue bird, Hoping ev'ry…
Basin Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take…
Body & Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Bugle Call Rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
Button Up Your Overcoat Listen, big boy Now that you got me made Goodness, but I'm…
Carolina in the Morning It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole nig…
Changes Beautiful changes in different keys, Beautiful changes and …
Charleston Oah two the tcha the thu watcha the thu the…
Christmas Night In Harlem (Spoken) (Jack) Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Glory Halle... (John…
Coquette Hear me, why you keep fooling Little coquette, making fun of…



Deep Purple Woo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo When…
Do I Hear You Saying Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
Farewell Blues Sadness just makes me sigh, I've come to say goodbye, Altho'…
From Monday On Every day was blue day, 'Til you loved me true,…
Georgia She just got here yesterday, Things are hot here now they…
Get Out and Get Under the Moon Whadda you do in the evening When you don't know what…
Great Day When skies were dark Came Noah's ark Amen When lions roare…
Hallelujah Sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah! And you'll shoo the blues away …
Happy Feet Happy feet, I've got those happy feet Give them a low-down…
Hot Lips There's a boy that's in our band And how he blows…
How High The Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
I Should I reveal exactly how I feel? Should I confess I…
I Get A Kick Out Of You I get no kick from champagne, Mere alcohol, Doesn't thrill m…
I Love You Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise All you preachers Who delight in panning the dancing teacher…
I'll Follow You I'm writing you, my dear, Just to tell you, In September, yo…
If I Can If I had a talking picture of you, I would run…
In a Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like t…
It Happened in Monterey In my imagination, I'm finding consolation Somewhere along t…
It's Only A Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
Jeepers Creepers I don't care what the weatherman says When the weatherman sa…
Let We might have been meant for each other To be or…
Let 'em Eat Cake My love is mine Whether it rain or storm or shine Mine…
Let's Do It Let's Fall In Love We might have been meant for each other To be or…
Lonesome In The Moonlight I'm so happy, happy-go-lucky me I just go my way, living…
Lovable Lovable! There's no use talking, You're so lovable! When we …
Love in Bloom We might have been meant for each other To be or…
Love Me If a nightingale could sing like you they'd sing much sweete…
Lover Lover, when I'm near you And I hear You speak my…
Makin Another bride, another June Another sunny honeymoon Another …
Me and My Shadow Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely Standing on the…
Mississippi Mud When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
Muddy water Dixie moonlight, Swanee shore, Headed home bound just once m…
My Blue Heaven Whippoorwills call, evenin' is nigh Hurry to my Blue Heaven …
My Man Shaking like a leaf on a tree That's coming loose from…
My Pet My pet, how I love her My pet, speaking of her Say,…
Oh Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Ol Man River Yeah Usher, baby This is for the A Shawty, I don't mind If…
Ol' Man River Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But…
Ramona I wander out yonder o'er the hills Where the mountains high …
Rhapsodie in Blue When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Rhapsody in Blue When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Rose Room I want to take you to a little room A little…
Saint Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Selections from 'show Boat' Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But he…
Should I Should I reveal exactly how I feel? Should I confess I…
Should I? Should I reveal exactly how I feel? Should I confess I…
Side By Side See that sun in the morning, Peeking over the hill? I'll bet…
Sleepytime Down South Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes They asked me how I knew my true love was…
Some Sunny Day Some of these days You'll miss your honey Some of these days…
Somebody Loves Me If a nightingale could sing like you they'd sing much sweete…
Something to Remember You By Oh, give me something to remember you by When you are…
Song of Songs Oh, I wish I had some-one to love me Some-one…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Stairway to Paradise All you preachers Who delight in panning the dancing teacher…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Stumbling 'Tention folks, speak of jokes This is one on me Took my…
Sunshine A lot of cobwebs in your head, You're getting rusty,…
That Love, love, love, love, Look what you've done to me! The thi…
The Man I Love Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
The night is young & you're so beautiful The night is young and you're so beautiful, Here among the…
The Old Music Master One night long ago by the light of the moon, An…
The Only One I Love Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
There Ain Shaking like a leaf on a tree That's coming loose from…
There Ain't No Sweet Man Shaking like a leaf on a tree That's coming loose from…
Three O It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole ni…
Three O'Clock in the Morning It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole nig…
Trav I'm trav'lin' light Because my man has gone So from now on…
Trav'lin Light I'm trav'lin' light Because my man has gone And from now on …
Ukulele Lady I saw the splendor of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay There'…
Valencia "Valencia! In my dreams it always seems I hear you…
Wagon Wheels Wagon wheels, wagon wheels, Keep on a-turnin', wagon wh…
Waiting At The End Of The Road Weary of roamin' on, Yearning to see the dawn, Counting the …
What'll I Do Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
When Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
When the One You Love Loves You Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
Whispering Don't worry I'm not looking at you Gorgeous and dressed in…
Willow Weep For Me Willow weep for me, Willow weep for me, Bend your…
You brought a new kind of love to me If a nightingale could sing like you they'd sing much sweete…
You Excite Me In the spring when the feeling was chronic And my caution…
You're The Top At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have found…


More Versions