Editing Paul Whiteman (section)

=== Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra ===
Whiteman hired many of the best jazz musicians for his band, including [[Bix Beiderbecke]], [[Frankie Trumbauer]], [[Joe Venuti]], [[Eddie Lang]], [[Steve Brown (bass player)|Steve Brown]], [[Mike Pingitore]], [[Gussie Mueller]], [[Wilbur Hall (musician)|Wilbur Hall]] (billed by Whiteman as "Willie Hall"), [[Jack Teagarden]], and [[Bunny Berigan]].<ref name="Larkin"/> He encouraged upcoming African American musical talents and planned to hire black musicians, but his management persuaded him that doing so would destroy his career, due to racial tension and America's [[racial segregation in the United States|segregation]] of that time.<ref name="Giddens">{{cite book|last1=DeVeaux|first1=Scott|last2=Giddins|first2=Gary|title=Jazz|url=https://archive.org/details/jazz0000gidd|url-access=registration|date=2009|publisher=W.W. Norton|location=New York|isbn=978-0-393-06861-0|edition=1}}</ref>

[[File:Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Motion Picture, June 1930.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The members of Whiteman's Orchestra in 1930]]
In 1925, seeking to break up his musical selections, Whiteman's attention was directed by a member of his organisation to [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Al Rinker]], who would perform as members of his orchestra, and later, as two of the three frontmen of [[the Rhythm Boys]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Bing Crosby: Day by Day |last=Macfarlane |first=Malcolm |year=2001 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield#Imprints|Scarecrow Press]] |url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/1903-1935.htm}}</ref>

He provided music for six [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] shows and produced more than 600 phonograph recordings.<ref name="pbs.org" /> His recording of José Padilla's "[[Valencia (song)|Valencia]]" was a big hit in 1926.<ref>CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.</ref>

[[Red McKenzie]], leader of the [[Mound City Blue Blowers]], and cabaret singer [[Ramona (vocalist)|Ramona Davies]] (billed as "Ramona and her Grand Piano") joined the Whiteman group in 1932. The [[King's Jesters]] were with Paul Whiteman in 1931. In 1933, Whiteman had a hit on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' charts with Ann Ronell's "[[Willow Weep for Me]]".<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits|date=1996|publisher=Billboard Publications|location=New York|isbn=9780823076321|edition=6. ed., rev. and enl.|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780823076321}}</ref>

In 1942, Whiteman began recording for [[Capitol Records]], co-founded by songwriters [[Buddy DeSylva]] and [[Johnny Mercer]] and music store owner Glenn Wallichs. Whiteman and His Orchestra's recordings of "[[I Found a New Baby]]" and "The General Jumped at Dawn" was the label's first single release.<ref name=vera>{{cite AV media notes|title=From the Vaults Vol. 1: The Birth of a Label - the First Years|year=2000|first=Billy|last= Vera|page=2|type=CD|publisher=Capitol Records|location=Hollywood}}</ref> Another notable Capitol record he made is the 1942 "[[Trav'lin' Light (song)|Trav'lin Light]]" featuring Billie Holiday (billed as "Lady Day", due to her being under contract with another label).<ref name=vera/>