Editing Paul Whiteman

{{Short description|American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name            = Paul Whiteman
|image           = Paul Whiteman 1939.jpg
|caption         = Whiteman in a 1939 publicity photo
|background      = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|birth_name      = Paul Samuel Whiteman
|birth_date      = {{birth date|1890|3|28}}
|birth_place     = [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], U.S.
|death_date      = {{death date and age|1967|12|29|1890|3|28}}
|death_place     = [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|genre           = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[Classical music|classical]]|[[Pop music|pop]]}}
|occupation      = {{hlist|[[Bandleader]]|composer|orchestral director|instrumentalist}}
|instrument      = {{hlist|[[Viola]]|[[violin]]}}
|years_active    = 1907–1960s
| spouse                = {{marriage|[[Margaret Livingston]]|1931}}
|associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Bix Beiderbecke]]|[[Frankie Trumbauer]]|[[Joe Venuti]]|[[Eddie Lang]]|[[Bing Crosby]]|[[The Rhythm Boys]]|[[Jimmy Dorsey]]|[[Tommy Dorsey]]}}
}}
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'''Paul Samuel Whiteman'''<ref name="Delong">{{cite book|last1=Delong|first1=Thomas|title=Pops: Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz|date=1983|publisher=New Win Pub.|location=El Monte|isbn=978-0-8329-0264-2}}</ref> (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967)<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1248}}</ref> was an American Jazz [[bandleader]], composer, orchestral director, and violinist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Whiteman|title=Paul Whiteman – American bandleader|website=Britannica.com|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref>

As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". His most popular recordings include "[[Whispering (song)|Whispering]]", "[[Valencia (song)|Valencia]]", "[[Three O'Clock in the Morning]]", "[[In a Little Spanish Town]]", and "[[The Parade of the Tin Soldiers|Parade of the Wooden Soldiers]]". Whiteman led a usually large ensemble and explored many styles of music, such as blending [[symphonic music]] and [[jazz]], as in his debut of ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]'' by [[George Gershwin]].<ref name="Red Hot Jazz Archive">{{cite web |url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/paul-whiteman-1890-1967/ |title=Paul Whiteman 'The King of Jazz' (1890–1967) |work=Red Hot Jazz |date=April 13, 2020 |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>

Whiteman recorded many jazz and pop standards during his career, including "[[Wang Wang Blues]]", "[[Mississippi Mud]]", "Rhapsody in Blue", "[[Wonderful One]]", "[[Hot Lips]] (He's Got Hot Lips When He Plays Jazz)", "[[Mississippi Suite]]", "[[Grand Canyon Suite]]", and "[[Trav'lin' Light (song)|Trav'lin' Light]]". He co-wrote the 1925 jazz classic "[[Flamin' Mamie]]". His popularity faded in the [[swing music]] era of the mid-1930s, and by the 1940s he was semi-retired from music. He experienced a revival and had a comeback in the 1950s with his own network television series, ''[[Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue]]'', which ran for three seasons on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. He also hosted the 1954 ABC talent contest show ''[[On the Boardwalk with Paul Whiteman]]''.

Whiteman's place in the history of early jazz is somewhat controversial. Detractors suggest that his ornately orchestrated music was jazz in name only, lacking the genre's [[musical improvisation|improvisational]] and emotional depth, and co-opted the innovations of black musicians. Historians however note that Whiteman's fondness for jazz was genuine. He worked with black musicians as much as was feasible during an era of [[Racial segregation in the United States|racial segregation]]. His bands included many of the era's most esteemed white musicians, and his groups handled jazz admirably as part of a larger repertoire.<ref name="Giddens" />

Critic [[Scott Yanow]] declares that Whiteman's orchestra "did play very good jazz. ... His superior dance band used some of the most technically skilled musicians of the era in a versatile show that included everything from pop tunes and waltzes to semi-classical works and jazz. ... Many of his recordings (particularly those with [[Bix Beiderbecke]]) have been reissued numerous times and are more rewarding than his detractors would lead one to believe."<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Paul Whiteman|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-whiteman-mn0000753190/biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref>

In his autobiography, [[Duke Ellington]] declared, "Paul Whiteman was known as the [[Jazz royalty|King of Jazz]], and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity."<ref name="Ellington">{{cite book |last1=Ellington |first1=Edward Kennedy |title=Music is My Mistress |date=1973 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=0-306-80033-0 |edition=Repr. d. Ausg. Garden City, N.Y. |location=New York |pages=103}}</ref>

==Early life==
[[File:Whitemanband1921.jpg|thumb|left|Whiteman and his orchestra, 1921]]
Whiteman was born in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name="Larkin"/> He came from a musical family: his father, Wilburforce James Whiteman<ref>"Answers to Questions," Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 2, 1935, p. M-10.</ref> was the supervisor of music for the [[Denver Public Schools]], a position he held for fifty years,<ref>"Paul Whiteman Dead at 77 of Heart Attack", ''Rockford IL Register-Republic'', December 29, 1967, p. 1.</ref> and his mother Elfrida (née Dallison) was a former opera singer. His father insisted that Paul learn an instrument, preferably the violin, but the young man chose the viola.<ref>"Music Industry Giant, Paul Whiteman Dead at 77", ''Boston Herald'', December 30, 1967, p. 10.</ref> Whiteman was Protestant and of Scottish, Irish, English, and Dutch ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/paulwhiteman.html|title=Big Band Library: Paul Whiteman: "Something to Remember You By"|website=Bigbandlibrary.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Whiteman's skill at the viola resulted in a place in the [[Denver Symphony Orchestra]] by 1907, joining the [[San Francisco Symphony]] in 1914. In 1918, Whiteman conducted a 12-piece [[United States military bands|U.S. Navy band]], the [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard|Mare Island]] Naval Training Camp Symphony Orchestra (NTCSO).<ref>Don Rayno, _Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music_ Vol. 1</ref> After World War I, he formed the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/642799/Paul-Whiteman|title=Paul Whiteman: American Bandleader|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref>

That year he led a popular dance band in the city. In 1920, he moved with his band to New York City where they began recording for the [[Victor Talking Machine Company]].<ref name="Larkin"/> The popularity of these records led to national fame. In his first five recordings sessions for Victor, August 9 – October 28, 1920, he used the name "Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra", presumably because he had been playing at the [[Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City#The Ambassador Hotel (1919–1977)|Ambassador Hotel]] in [[Atlantic City]]. From November 3, 1920, he started using "Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra."<ref>Albert Haim, [http://www.network54.com/Forum/27140/message/1292084191/Paul+Whiteman+and+His+Ambassador+Orchestra "Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra"], network54.com; accessed January 7, 2016.</ref>

Whiteman became the most popular band director of that decade. In a time when most dance bands consisted of six to ten men, Whiteman directed a more imposing group that numbered as many as 35 musicians. By 1922, Whiteman already controlled some 28 ensembles on the East Coast and was earning over $1,000,000 a year.<ref name="AAJ">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz1922.htm|title=History of Jazz Time Line: 1922|magazine=All About Jazz|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415042140/https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz1922.htm|archive-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref>

In 1926, Paul Whiteman was on tour in Vienna, Austria when he met and was interviewed by a young ambitious newspaper reporter named [[Billy Wilder]] who was also a fan of Whiteman's band.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/us/billy-wilder-master-of-caustic-films-dies-at-95.html|title=Billy Wilder, Master of Caustic Films, Dies at 95|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|date=March 29, 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 4, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Whiteman liked young Wilder enough, that he took him with the band to Berlin where Wilder was able to make more connections in the entertainment field, leading him to become a screenwriter and director, eventually ending up in Hollywood.

In 1927, the Whiteman orchestra backed [[Hoagy Carmichael]] singing and playing on a recording of "[[Washboard Blues]]".<ref name="alec">{{cite book|first=Alec|last=Wilder|year=1990|title=American Popular Song: The Great Innovators 1900–1950|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York & Oxford|isbn=0-19-501445-6|url=https://archive.org/details/americanpopulars00alec}}</ref> Whiteman signed with [[Columbia Records]] in May 1928, leaving the label in September 1930 when he refused a pay cut. He returned to [[RCA Victor]] between September 1931 and March 1937.

==="The King of Jazz"===
[[File:Paul Whiteman en zijn orkest.ogv|thumb|250px|thumbtime=101|Paul Whiteman in [[Scheveningen]], the Netherlands (1926)]]

Beginning in 1923 after the [[Buescher Band Instrument Company]] placed a crown on his head, the media referred to Whiteman as "The King of Jazz".<ref>{{cite book|title=Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz|last=Berrett|first=Joshua|isbn=978-0-300-10384-7|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/louisarmstrongpa00berr_0/page/123 123]|url=https://archive.org/details/louisarmstrongpa00berr_0/page/123}}</ref> Whiteman emphasized the way he approached the well-established style of jazz music, while also organizing its composition and style in his own fashion.<ref name="Larkin"/>

While most jazz musicians and fans consider improvisation to be essential to the musical style, Whiteman thought the genre could be improved by orchestrating the best of it, with formal written arrangements.<ref name="Larkin"/> [[Eddie Condon]] criticized him for trying to "make a lady" out of jazz.<ref name="Red Hot Jazz Archive"/> Whiteman's recordings were popular critically and commercially, and his style of jazz was often the first jazz of any form that many Americans heard during the era. Whiteman wrote more than 3000 [[arrangement]]s.<ref name="pbs.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_whiteman_paul.htm|title=Paul Whiteman Biography|work=[[PBS]]|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref>

For more than 30 years Whiteman, referred to as "Pops", sought and encouraged promising musicians, vocalists, composers, arrangers, and entertainers. In 1924 he commissioned [[George Gershwin]]'s ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]'', which was premiered by his orchestra with the composer at the piano.<ref name="Larkin"/> Another familiar piece in Whiteman's repertoire was ''[[Grand Canyon Suite]]'' by [[Ferde Grofé]].

=== 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/>

===Film appearances===
[[Image:Paul Whiteman in Rhapsody in Blue trailer.jpg|thumb|A frame from the trailer for the film ''[[Rhapsody in Blue (film)|Rhapsody in Blue]]'' (1945)]]

Whiteman appeared as himself in the 1945 movie ''[[Rhapsody in Blue (film)|Rhapsody in Blue]]'' on the life and career of [[George Gershwin]],<ref name="Larkin"/> and also appeared in ''[[The Fabulous Dorseys]]'' in 1947, a bio-pic starring [[Jimmy Dorsey]] and [[Tommy Dorsey]]. Whiteman also appeared as the baby in ''Nertz'' (1929), the bandleader in ''[[Thanks a Million]]'' (1935),<ref name="Larkin"/> as himself in ''[[Strike Up the Band (film)|Strike Up the Band]]'' (1940),<ref name="Larkin"/> in the Paramount Pictures short ''The Lambertville Story'' (1949), and the revue musical ''[[King of Jazz]]'' (1930).<ref name="Larkin"/> Whiteman also appeared in a 1930 [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]] short entitled ''My Pal Paul''.

===Radio and TV===
Although giving priority to stage appearances during his peak years in the 1920s, Whiteman participated in some early prestigious radio programs. On January 4, 1928, Whiteman and his troupe starred in a nationwide NBC radio broadcast sponsored by [[Dodge]] Brothers Automobile Co. and known as ''The Victory Hour'' (The program introduced the new Dodge "Victory Six" automobile). It was the most widespread hookup ever attempted at that time. [[Will Rogers]] acted as MC and joined the program from the West Coast, with [[Al Jolson]] coming in from New Orleans.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rayno|first1=Don|title=Paul Whiteman – Pioneer in American Music – Volume 1: 1890–1930|date=2003|publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc.|location=Lanham, Maryland, USA|isbn=0-8108-4579-2|page=183}}</ref> [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] was not impressed, saying: "As with practically all of the important and high-priced commercial broadcasting programs under N.B.C. auspices in the past, the Dodge Brothers' Victory Hour at a reputed cost of $67,000 was disappointing and not commensurate in impression with the financial outlay." However, the magazine noted, "The reaction to Paul Whiteman's grand radio plug for '[[Among My Souvenirs]]' ... was a flock of orders by wire from dealers the day following the Dodge Brothers Victory Hour broadcast."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Variety|journal=Variety|date=January 11, 1928}}</ref>

On March 29, 1928, Whiteman took part in a second Dodge Brothers radio show over the NBC network, which was entitled ''Film Star Radio Hour''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rayno|first1=Don|title=Paul Whiteman – Pioneer in American Music – Volume 1: 1890–1930|date=2003|publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc.|location=Lanham, Maryland, USA|isbn=0-8108-4579-2|page=192}}</ref> [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Douglas Fairbanks]], [[John Barrymore]], and several other Hollywood stars were featured. [[United Artists]] Pictures arranged for additional loudspeakers to be installed in their theatres so that audiences could hear the stars they had only seen in silent pictures previously. The [[New York Herald Tribune]] commented: "Of Mr. Paul Whiteman's share in the pretentious program, only the best can be said. Mr. Whiteman's orchestra is seldom heard on the radio, and its infrequent broadcasts are the subject of major jubilations, despite the presence of tenors and vocal harmonists in most of the Whiteman renditions."<ref>{{cite journal|title=New York Herald Tribune|journal=New York Herald Tribune|date=March 30, 1928}}</ref>

In 1929, Whiteman agreed to take part in a weekly radio show for [[Lorillard Tobacco Company|Old Gold Cigarettes]] for which he was paid $5,000 per broadcast. ''Old Gold Presents Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra'' was an hour-long show on Tuesday nights over [[CBS]] from station WABC in New York. ''The Whiteman Hour'' had its first broadcast on February 5, 1929, and continued until May 6, 1930. On May 7, 1930, he was paid $325,000 for 65 radio episodes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pairpoint|first1=Lionel|title=...And Here's Bing!|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/Old%20Gold.htm|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref>

Whiteman then became far busier in radio. His shows were:
*January 27, 1931 – July 1, 1932, Blue Network. 30&nbsp;m, Tuesdays at 8, then Fridays at 10. Allied Paints (1931), [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] (1932).
*July 8, 1932 – March 27, 1933, NBC. 30&nbsp;m, Fridays at 10, then Mondays at 9:30. Pontiac (to September), then [[Buick]].
*June 26, 1933 – December 26, 1935. NBC. 60&nbsp;m, Thursdays at 10. The ''[[Kraft Music Hall]]'', often with Al Jolson.
*January 5 – December 27, 1936, Blue Network. 45&nbsp;m. Sundays variously at 9, 9:15, and 9:45. ''Paul Whiteman's Musical Varieties''. [[Woodbury Soap Company|Woodbury Soap]]. With Bob Lawrence, Johnny Hauser, [[Morton Downey]], [[Durelle Alexander]], songs by the King's Men, and announcer [[Roy Bargy]]. The show featured a children's amateur contest. Near the end of the run Whiteman introduced comedian [[Judy Canova]], who inherited timeslot and sponsor in the Woodbury Rippling Rhythm Revue.
*December 31, 1937 – December 20, 1939, CBS. 30&nbsp;m. Fridays at 8:30 until mid–July 1938, then Wednesdays at 8:30. ''Chesterfield Time'', with [[Joan Edwards (radio singer)|Joan Edwards]], [[Deems Taylor]] (musical commentary) and announcer [[Paul Douglas (actor)|Paul Douglas]]. Whiteman took over the slot vacated by [[Hal Kemp]] and two years later vacated it for the sensational new [[Glenn Miller]] orchestra.
*November 9 – December 28, 1939, Mutual. 30&nbsp;m, Thursdays at 9:30.
*June 6 – August 29, 1943, NBC. 30&nbsp;m, Sundays at 8. ''Paul Whiteman Presents''. Summer substitute for [[Edgar Bergen]]. [[Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company|Chase and Sanborn]].
*December 5, 1943 – April 28, 1946, Blue/ABC. 60&nbsp;m. Sundays at 6. ''Paul Whiteman's Radio Hall of Fame''. [[Philco]].
*September 5 – November 14, 1944, Blue Network, 30&nbsp;m, Tuesdays at 11:30. Music of current American composers.
*January 21 – September 23, 1946, ABC. 30&nbsp;m, Mondays at 9:30. ''Forever Tops''. "a weekly program featuring the top tunes of the day."<ref name=rp>Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4513-4}}. Pp. 510–511.</ref>
*September 29 – October 27, 1946, ABC. 60&nbsp;m, Sundays at 8. ''The Paul Whiteman Hour''. Extended until November 17, 1947, as a 30&nbsp;m show, ''The Paul Whiteman Program'', various days and times.
*June 30, 1947 – June 25, 1948, ABC. 60&nbsp;m, five a week at 3:30. ''The Paul Whiteman Record Program''. Glorified disc–jockeyism.
*September 29, 1947 – May 23, 1948, ABC. 30&nbsp;m, Mondays at 8, then at 9 after October ''On Stage America'', for the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]]. Whiteman's orchestra with John Slagle, [[George Fenneman]], etc. Producer: Roland Martini. Director: Joe Graham. Writer: Ira Marion.
*June 27 – November 7, 1950, ABC. 30&nbsp;m, Tuesdays at 8. ''Paul Whiteman Presents''.
*October 29, 1951 – April 28, 1953, ABC. Various times. ''Paul Whiteman's Teen Club''. An amateur hour with the accent on youth.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946–1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series |date=1985 |publisher=The Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1651-2 |pages=388–390}}</ref>
*February 4 – October 20, 1954. ABC. 30&nbsp;m. Thursdays at 9 until July, then Wednesdays at 9:30. ''Paul Whiteman Varieties''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dunning|first1=John|title=On the Air – The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=0-19-507678-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/onairencyclop00dunn/page/70/mode/1up 70–71]|url=https://archive.org/details/onairencyclop00dunn/page/70/mode/1up}}</ref>

In the 1940s and 1950s, after he had disbanded his orchestra, Whiteman worked as a music director for the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Radio Network]].<ref name="Larkin" /> He also hosted ''Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club'' from Philadelphia on ABC-TV from 1949 to 1954. The show was seen for an hour the first two years, then as a half-hour segment on Saturday evenings. In 1952 a young [[Dick Clark]] read the commercials for sponsor Tootsie Roll.<ref>''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present''. Tim Brooks, Earle Marsh. pp 918, 919</ref> Whiteman's ''TV-Teen Club'', along with [[Joe Grady|Grady]] and [[Ed Hurst|Hurst]]'s ''950 Club'', proved to be an inspiration for [[WPVI-TV|WFIL-TV]]'s afternoon dance show called ''[[American Bandstand]]''.<ref>Jackson, John A., ''American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire'', Oxford University Press (1997)</ref>

He also continued to appear as guest conductor for many concerts. His manner on stage was disarming; he signed off each program with something casual like, "Well, that just about slaps the cap on the old milk bottle for tonight." In the early 1960s, Whiteman played in Las Vegas before retiring.<ref name="Red Hot Jazz Archive" />

==Personal life and death==
On August 18, 1931, Whiteman married for the fourth and final time to actress [[Margaret Livingston]] in a ceremony in [[Denver, Colorado]]. Livingston was unable to have children, and the couple adopted four.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/16/arts/margaret-livingston.html|title = Margaret Livingston|newspaper = The New York Times|date = January 16, 1985}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hu3nNSmRjZ0C&dq=margaret+livingston+married+paul+whiteman&pg=PA553|title=The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville|isbn=9781617032509|last1=Slide|first1=Anthony|date=March 12, 2012|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi }}</ref>

Whiteman lived at Walking Horse Farm near the village of Rosemont in [[Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], from 1938 to 1959. After selling the farm to agriculturalist [[Lloyd Wescott]], Whiteman moved to [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]], for his remaining years.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Entertainers|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 6, 1944|access-date=April 19, 2009|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774835-2,00.html|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023164159/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774835-2,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stockton|url=http://www.dandrcanal.com/stockton.html|publisher=[[Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park]]|access-date=April 19, 2009|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709155529/http://www.dandrcanal.com/stockton.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bucks County Artists|url=http://www.michenermuseum.org/bucksartists/artist.php?artist=294&page=1271|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718232541/http://www.michenermuseum.org/bucksartists/artist.php?artist=294&page=1271|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 18, 2011|publisher=[[James A. Michener Art Museum]]|access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>

Paul Whiteman died of a heart attack on December 29, 1967, in Doylestown Hospital, [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]], aged 77.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/12/30/archives/paul-whiteman-the-jazz-king-of-the-jazz-age-is-dead-at-77-made-jazz.html|title = Paul Whiteman, 'the Jazz King' of the Jazz Age, is Dead at 77; Made Jazz Respectable|newspaper = The New York Times|date = December 30, 1967}}</ref> He is buried at First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery in [[Trenton, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Spencer |first=Thomas E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&dq=paul+whiteman+ewing+new+jersey+buried&pg=PA490 |title=Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated |date=1998 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com |isbn=978-0-8063-4823-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=Scott |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&q=paul%2520whiteman%2520ewing%2520new%2520jersey%2520buried&pg=PA449 |title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. |date=2016-08-19 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2599-7 |language=en}}</ref>

===Motorsports===
Whiteman was a close friend of [[Nascar|NASCAR]] and [[Daytona International Speedway]] founder [[Bill France Sr.|Bill France]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seen At Daytona 1957 {{!}} Hemmings |url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/seen-at-daytona-1957 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Hemmings.com}}</ref>

On June 13, 1954, the #4 [[Jaguar XK120]], driven by [[Al Keller]], won the [[1954 NASCAR Grand National Series#International 100|International 100]] race of the Grand National series, held on a one mile road course on the airport at [[Vineland, New Jersey]]. This was the first, and so far only, victory by a European car in NASCAR's top series. The car was owned by Ed Otto, race promoter and co-founder of NASCAR, but was entered under the ownership of Whiteman to avoid issues arising from conflicts of interest—Keller won a $1,000 first prize, and Whiteman's registration as owner survives in archives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12 Wild and Wonderful NASCAR Oddities {{!}} NASCAR Hall of Fame {{!}} Curators' Corner |url=https://www.nascarhall.com/blog/12-wild-and-wonderful-nascar-oddities |access-date=2023-08-25 |publisher=Nascar Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1954_International_100/W/|title=Race Results - Racing-Reference|website=Racing-reference.info|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>

The #7 Cadillac owned by Whiteman ran in five [[NASCAR Grand National Series|Nascar Grand National]] races during the [[1954 NASCAR Grand National Series|1954 season]], with future Hall of Famer [[Junior Johnson]] driving in three and Gwyn Staley driving in two. In the [[1955 NASCAR Grand National Series|1955 season]], it ran in one race with Junior Johnson driving.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junior Johnson drove this Cadillac in the NASCAR Cup race at... |url=https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/november-7-1954-junior-johnson-drove-this-cadillac-in-the-news-photo/144737103 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Getty Images |date=May 18, 2012 |publisher=[[NASCAR]]/[[International Speedway Corporation]] Images & Archives via [[Getty Images]] |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner/Paul_Whiteman/|title=Owner - Racing-Reference|website=Racing-reference.info|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>

"Paul Whiteman Trophy" races, arranged by the Central Florida Region [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]], were held from 1958 until 1972.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=Frank M. Blunkspecial To the New York |date=1958-02-17 |title=Shepard Beats Casner by Lap In 96-Mile Florida Auto Race; Tampa Driver Leads Throughout Paul Whiteman Trophy Test, Averaging 79.02 M.P.H. in Maserati 200 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/02/17/archives/shepard-beats-casner-by-lap-in-96mile-florida-auto-race-tampa.html |access-date=2023-08-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The 1958 event was held at the [[New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport|New Smyrna Beach Airport]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Smyrna Beach Airport 1958 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/New_Smyrna_Beach-1958-02-16f.html |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Racingsportscars.com}}</ref> and from 1961, it was held annually at the [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Speedway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daytona 1960-1973 - List of Races - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/races/search.html?track=Daytona&from=1960&to=1973&title=Whiteman |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Racingsportscars.com}}</ref>

==Songs==
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[[File:Trav'lin' Light Paul Whiteman 286A.jpg|thumb|left|"Trav'lin' Light" by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday on vocals released as [[V-Disc]] 286A by the U.S. War Department in October 1944.]]

The Paul Whiteman Orchestra introduced many jazz standards in the 1920s, including "[[Hot Lips]]", which was in the [[Steven Spielberg]] movie ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985), "[[Mississippi Mud]]", "From Monday On", written by Harry Barris and sung by the Rhythm Boys featuring Bing Crosby and Irene Taylor with [[Bix Beiderbecke]] on cornet, "Nuthin' But", "Grand Canyon Suite" and "Mississippi Suite" composed by [[Ferde Grofé]], "Rhapsody in Blue", composed by George Gershwin who played piano on the Paul Whiteman recording in 1924, "Wonderful One" (1923), and "[[Wang Wang Blues]]" (1920), covered by Glenn Miller, [[Duke Ellington]], [[Benny Goodman]], and [[Joe "King" Oliver]]'s Dixie Syncopators in 1926 and many of the Big Bands. "Hot Lips" was recorded by [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis]] and His Jazz Band, [[Horace Heidt]] and His Brigadiers Orchestra (1937), Specht's Jazz Outfit, the Cotton Pickers (1922), and [[Django Reinhardt]] et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France.

Paul Whiteman was the first to release the jazz and pop standard "[[Deep Purple (song)|Deep Purple]]" as an instrumental in 1934.<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/24531/versions#nav-entity "Deep Purple", first release on September 26, 1934 by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2 July 2024.]</ref>

==Compositions==
Whiteman composed the standard "[[Wonderful One]]" in 1922 with [[Ferde Grofé]] and Dorothy Terris (also known as [[Theodora Morse]]), based on a theme by film director [[Marshall Neilan]]. The songwriting credit is assigned as 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 for 5 weeks. "(My) Wonderful One" was recorded by Gertrude Moody, Edward Miller, Martha Pryor, [[Mel Torme]], [[Doris Day]], [[Woody Herman]], Helen Moretti, [[John McCormack (tenor)|John McCormack]]; it was released as Victor 961. [[Jan Garber]] and His Orchestra, and [[Ira Sullivan]] with Tony Castellano also recorded the song. [[Henry Burr]] recorded it in 1924 and [[Glenn Miller]] and his Orchestra in 1940. On the sheet music published in 1922 by Leo Feist it is described as a "Waltz Song" and "Paul Whiteman's Sensational Waltz Hit" and is dedicated "To Julie". "Wonderful One" appeared in the following movies: ''The Chump Champ'' (1950), ''Little 'Tinker'' (1948), ''Red Hot Riding Hood'' (1943), ''Sufferin' Cats'' (1943), ''Design for Scandal'' (1941), ''Strike Up the Band'' (1940), and ''Westward Passage'' (1932).

"I've Waited So Long" was composed with [[Irving Bibo]] and Howard Johnson and copyrighted in 1920.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions|author=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|date=1920|issue=pt. 3, v. 15, no. 2|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5QxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1842|page=1842|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yk8hAQAAIAAJ&dq=i%27ve+waited+so+long+bibo&pg=RA4-PA48 Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1948. Copyright renewal by Paul Whiteman, I.M. Bibo, and Edna L. Johnson], google.com; accessed January 7, 2017.</ref> Whiteman also arranged the song. "How I Miss You Mammy, No One Knows" was composed with Billy Munro and Marcel Klauber in 1920 and arranged by Marcel Klauber.<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions|author=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|date=1920|issue=pt. 3, v. 15, no. 2|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5QxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1690|page=1690|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

The 1924 song "You're the One" was composed by Paul Whiteman, [[Ferde Grofé]], and Ben Russell in 1924 and copyrighted on February 1, 1924.<ref name="google3">{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|author=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|date=1952|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iwhAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA95|pages=1–95|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

He co-wrote the music for the song "Madeline, Be Mine" in 1924 with Abel Baer with lyrics by Cliff Friend.<ref name="google4">{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|author=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|date=1952|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iwhAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA143|pages=1–143|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

Whiteman composed the piano work "Dreaming The Waltz Away" with Fred Rose in 1926.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/50310/Whiteman_Paul_composer |title=Victor Discography: Paul Whiteman (composer) |publisher=Victor.library.ucsb.edu |access-date=April 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="google5">{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|author=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|date=1953|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zEhAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA125|pages=1–125|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> Organist [[Jesse Crawford]] recorded the song on October 4–5, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, and released it as a 78 on Victor Records, 20363. Crawford played the instrumental on a Wurlitzer organ. The recording was also released in the UK by [[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]] as B2430.

In ''Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz'' (2004), Joshua Berrett wrote that "[[Whiteman Stomp]]" was credited to [[Fats Waller]], Alphonso Trent, and Paul Whiteman. Lyricist Jo Trent is the co-author. The [[Fletcher Henderson Orchestra]] first recorded "Whiteman Stomp" on May 11, 1927, and released it as Columbia 1059-D. The Fletcher Henderson recording lists the songwriters as "Fats Waller/Jo Trent/Paul Whiteman".<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Fletcher-Henderson-And-His-Orchestra-The-Whiteman-Stomp-Im-Coming-Virginia/release/6366462 Fletcher Henderson Orchestra profile], Discogs.com; accessed January 7, 2017.</ref> Whiteman recorded the song on August 11, 1927, and released it as Victor 21119.

On May 31, 1924, the song "String Beans" was copyrighted, with words and music by Vincent Rose, Harry Owens, and Paul Whiteman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://familia.evemor.com/research/collection-90100/catalog-of-copyright-entries-series-1951?s=264672991&itemId=66654165&action=showRecord&indId=individual-264672991-1500001|title=	Catalog of Copyright Entries Series, 1951|archive-url=	https://web.archive.org/web/20160820140930/http://familia.evemor.com/research/collection-90100/catalog-of-copyright-entries-series-1951?s=264672991&itemId=66654165&action=showRecord&indId=individual-264672991-1500001|access-date=March 28, 2024|archive-date=	August 20, 2016}}</ref>

In 1927, Paul Whiteman co-wrote the song "Wide Open Spaces" with [[Byron Gay]] and [[Richard A. Whiting]].<ref name="archive">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig385libr/catalogofcopyrig385libr_djvu.txt|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1954 Renewal Registrations-Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 8 Pt 5C|website=Archive.org |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> The Colonial Club Orchestra released a recording of the song on Brunswick Records in 1927 as 3549-A with [[Irving Kaufman (singer)|Irving Kaufman]] on vocals.

In 1920, he co-wrote the music to the song "Bonnie Lassie" with Joseph H. Santly with lyrics by John W. Bratton.<ref name="google6">{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries|author=Library of Congress. Copyright Office|date=1920|issue=pt. 3, v. 15, no. 2|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8QA4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1268|page=1268|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> The song was recorded by Charles Hart who released it as an Okeh 78 single, 4244.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Whiteman |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/104378/Whiteman_Paul |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

Whiteman also co-wrote the popular song "My Fantasy" with [[Leo Edwards (composer)|Leo Edwards]] and Jack Meskill, which is a musical adaptation of the [[Polovtsian Dances]] theme from the opera ''[[Prince Igor]]'' by [[Alexander Borodin]]. The Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded "My Fantasy" with [[Joan Edwards (radio singer)|Joan Edwards]] on vocals in 1939 and released it as a 78 single on [[Decca Records]]. [[Artie Shaw]] also recorded the song and released it as a single on Victor Records in March 1940 with [[Pauline Byrns]] on vocals.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rayno |first=Don |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z3G0ev5NRrQC&dq=my+fantasy+joan+edwards&pg=PA705 |title=Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music |date=2003 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-8204-1 |pages=705 |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
In 2006 the Paul Whiteman Orchestra's 1928 recording of ''[[Ol' Man River]]'' with [[Paul Robeson]] on vocals was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]]. The song was recorded on March 1, 1928, in New York and released as Victor 35912-A.<ref>Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. [http://78discography.com/vic35500.htm "The Online Discographical Project: Victor 35500 – 36000 numerical listing"]. Retrieved December 26, 2010.</ref>

In 1998, the 1920 Paul Whiteman recording of "Whispering" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#w|publisher=grammy.org|title= Grammy Hall of Fame. "Whispering" by Paul Whiteman. Grammy.org. |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

Paul Whiteman's 1927 recording of "Rhapsody in Blue", of which was an electrically recorded version, was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.<ref name="grammy2">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#g|publisher=grammy.org|title= Grammy Hall of Fame. 1974 inductions. George Gershwin with Paul Whiteman. 1927 recording. Grammy.org. |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

He was inducted in the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993.

He was awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6157 Hollywood Boulevard and for Radio at 1601 Vine Street in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/paul-whiteman/ |title=Hollywood Star Walk: Paul Whiteman |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 30, 1967}}</ref>

He had two songs listed in the [[National Recording Registry]], the first was the June 1924 performance of ''[[Rhapsody in Blue|Rhapsody In Blue]]'', with George Gershwin on piano, which was listed in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Recording Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> The second one was the song "Whispering", which was listed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=National Recording Registry Announces 2020 Entries, From Dr. Dre To Mister Rogers|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/25/821390228/national-recording-registry-announces-2020-entries-from-dr-dre-to-mister-rogers|newspaper=NPR|date=March 25, 2020|language=en|access-date=May 29, 2020|last1=Ulaby|first1=Neda}}</ref>

On April 16, 2016, Paul Whiteman was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.<ref name="cmhof">{{cite web|url=http://cmhof.org/inductees/paul-whiteman/|publisher=cmhof.org|title=Paul Whiteman &#124; Colorado Music Hall of Fame |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cmhof2">{{cite web|url=http://cmhof.org/exhibits/20th-century-pioneers-exhibit/#1461087051347-25207034-af16|publisher=cmhof.org|title=20th Century Pioneers Exhibit &#124; Colorado Music Hall of Fame |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Major recordings==
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[[File:Whispering Paul Whiteman 18690A 1920.jpg|thumb|1920 release of "Whispering" by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra, Victor 18690A. 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.]] [[File:Rhapsody in Blue Paul Whiteman (Victor 55225A 1924).jpg|thumb|Original 1924 acoustical release of "Rhapsody in Blue" by Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra with the composer (George Gershwin) on piano, Victor 55225A. 2003 [[National Recording Registry]] selection.]]
* "[[Whispering (song)|Whispering]]", 1920, 1998 [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] inductee. Sold nearly two million copies by 1921, awarded [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name=BookGoldenDiscs>{{Cite book |last=Murrells |first=Joseph |url=http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr |title=The book of golden discs |date=1978 |publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkins |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}</ref>
* "[[The Japanese Sandman]]", 1920
* "[[Wang Wang Blues]]", 1921, 1,000,000 sales,<ref name=Jazzstandards>{{Cite web |title=Jazz History: The Standards (1920s) |url=https://www.jazzstandards.com/history/history-2.htm |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Jazzstandards.com}}</ref> on the soundtrack to the 1996 Academy Award-winning movie ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''
* "[[My Mammy]]", 1921, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=Jazzstandards/>
* "Cherie", 1921, 405,647 sales<ref name=Sarnoff>{{Cite web |title=The Victor Talking Machine Company |url=https://davidsarnoff.org/vtm-appendix11.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=davidsarnoff.org}}</ref>
* "Say It With Music", 1921
* "[[Song of India (song)|Song of India]]", 1921, 1,000,000 sales,<ref name=Jazzstandards/> music adapted by Paul Whiteman from the Chanson Indoue theme by [[Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov]] from the opera ''[[Sadko (opera)|Sadko]]'' (1898) 
* "[[Hot Lips|Hot Lips (He's Got Hot Lips When He Plays Jazz)]]", 1922, 1,000,000 sold,<ref name=Jazzstandards/> featured in the motion picture ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985)
* "[[Do It Again (George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva song)|Do It Again]]", 1922, 523,106 sold<ref name=Sarnoff/>
* "[[Three O'Clock in the Morning]]", 1922, 3,000,000 sold<ref name=BookGoldenDiscs/>
* "Stumbling", 1922
* "[[Wonderful One]]", 1922, music composed by Paul Whiteman and [[Ferde Grofé]], with lyrics by [[Theodora Morse]]
* "[[Stairway to Paradise|I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise]]", 1923
* "[[The Parade of the Tin Soldiers|Parade of the Wooden Soldiers]]", 1923, 722,895 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/>
* "Bambalina", 1923
* "Nuthin' But", 1923, co-written by [[Ferde Grofé]] and [[Henry Busse]]
* "Linger Awhile", 1924, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954|publisher=Record Research|year=1986}}</ref><ref name=Sarnoff/> 
* "[[What'll I Do]]", 1924, 538,434 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/> 
* "[[Somebody Loves Me]]", 1924, 678,403 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/> 
* "[[Rhapsody in Blue]]", 1924, acoustical version, arranged by [[Ferde Grofé]], with [[George Gershwin]] on piano
* "[[When the One You Love Loves You]]", 1924, composed by Paul Whiteman
* "[[Last Night on the Back Porch]]", 1924, 427,784 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/>
* "[[Oh, Lady Be Good!]]", 1924
* "[[All Alone (Irving Berlin song)|All Alone]]", 1925, 835,586 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/>
[[File:Rhapsody in Blue Paul Whiteman 78 1927 35822.jpg|thumb|1927 electrical release of "Rhapsody in Blue" as Victor 35822A by Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra with George Gershwin on piano. 1974 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.]]
* "[[Indian Love Call]]", 1925, 526,884 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/>
* "[[Charlestonette]]", 1925, composed by Paul Whiteman with [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]]
* "Birth of the Blues", 1926
* "[[Valencia (song)|Valencia]]", 1926, 1,012,687 sales<ref name=Sarnoff/>
* "[[My Blue Heaven (song)|My Blue Heaven]]", 1927
* "Three Shades of Blue: Indigo/Alice Blue/Heliotrope", 1927, composed and arranged by [[Ferde Grofé]]
* "[[In a 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 of Fame inductee
* "From Monday On", 1928, with [[Bing Crosby]], the [[The Rhythm Boys|Rhythm Boys]], and [[Jack Fulton (singer)|Jack Fulton]] on vocals and [[Bix Beiderbecke]] on cornet
* "[[Mississippi Mud]]", 1928, with Bing Crosby and [[Bix Beiderbecke]]
* "Metropolis: A Blue Fantasy", 1928, composed by [[Ferde Grofé]], with [[Bix Beiderbecke]] on cornet
* "[[Ol' Man River]]", 1928, first, fast version, with Bing Crosby on vocals
[[File:Ol' Man River Paul Whiteman Robeson.JPG|thumb|"Ol' Man River" by Paul Whiteman with Paul Robeson, Victor 35912A, 1928. 2006 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.]]
* "Ol' Man River", 1928, second, slow version, with [[Paul Robeson]] on vocals, Grammy Hall of Fame inductee
* "[[Concerto in F (Gershwin)|Concerto in F]]"
* "[[Among My Souvenirs]]", 1928
* "[[Ramona (1928 song)|Ramona]]", 1928, with [[Bix Beiderbecke]]
* "[[Together (1928 song)|Together]]", 1928, with Jack Fulton on vocals. 
* "My Angel", 1928, with Bix Beiderbecke
* "Great Day", 1929
* "[[Body and Soul (1930 song)|Body and Soul]]", 1930
* "[[Tiger Rag|New Tiger Rag]]", 1930
* "[[When It's Sleepy Time Down South]]", 1931, vocal by [[Mildred Bailey]] and the King's Jesters
* "[[Grand Canyon Suite]]", 1932
* "[[All of Me (jazz standard)|All of Me]]" (vocal Mildred Bailey), 1932, 12,161 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 22879 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/20403/Victor_22879 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
* "[[Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)]]" (Vocal [[Ramona (vocalist)|Ramona Davies]]), 1932, 11,942 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 24140 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21929/Victor_24140 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
* "[[Willow Weep for Me]]", vocal refrain by [[Irene Taylor]], 1933, 8,292 sales (second highest total 1933).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 24187 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21976/Victor_24187 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
* "[[It's Only a Paper Moon]]", 1933, with [[Peggy Healy]] on vocals. The Whiteman recording, Victor 24400, was used in the 1973 movie ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]''
* "[[Deep Purple (song)|Deep Purple]], he was the first to release the jazz and pop standard, 1934<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/24531/versions#nav-entity "Deep Purple", first release on September 26, 1934 by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2 July 2024.]</ref>
* "[[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]]" (vocal Bob Lawrence), 1934, [[List of 1930s jazz standards#1934|Jazz Standards]]
* "[[You're the Top]]", 1934
* "Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem", 1934, with vocals by [[Johnny Mercer]] and [[Jack Teagarden]]
* "Wagon Wheels" (vocal Bob Lawrence), 1934
* "My Fantasy", 1939, Paul Whiteman co-wrote the song, an adaptation by Paul Whiteman of the Polovtsian Dances theme from the opera ''[[Prince Igor]]'' by [[Alexander Borodin]], credited to "Paul Whiteman/[[Leo Edwards (composer)|Leo Edwards]]/[[Jack Meskill]]". Artie Shaw recorded "My Fantasy" in 1940.
* "[[Trav'lin' Light (song)|Trav'lin' Light]]", 1942, with [[Billie Holiday]] on vocals; no. 1 for 3 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Harlem Hit Parade chart; no. 23 on the pop singles chart in 1942; [[V-Disc]] No. 286A, released in October 1944 by the U.S. War Department.

==Grammy Hall of Fame==
Paul Whiteman was posthumously inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame]], which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance."

{| class=wikitable
|+Paul Whiteman: Grammy Hall of Fame Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame |title=GRAMMY Hall of Fame &#124; GRAMMY.org |access-date=August 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707235113/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame |archive-date=July 7, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
! Year recorded
! Title
! Genre
! Label
! Year inducted
! Notes
|- align=center
| 1920
| "[[Whispering (song)|Whispering]]"
| Jazz (single)
| Victor
| 1998
|
|- align=center
| 1927
| "[[Rhapsody in Blue]]"
| Jazz (single)
| Victor
| 1974
|
|- align=center
| 1928
| "[[Ol' Man River]]" ([[Paul Robeson|Paul Robeson, vocal]])
| Jazz (single)
| Victor
| 2006
|
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Music}}
* [[Ramona (vocalist)]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book |title=Jazz |first=Paul |last=Whiteman |publisher=J. H. Sears |year=1926}}
* {{cite book |title=Whiteman's Burden |url=https://archive.org/details/whitemansburden00whit |url-access=registration |first1=Margaret Livingston |last1=Whiteman |first2=Isabel |last2=Leighton |publisher=[[Viking Press]] |year=1933 |asin=B000856DAI}}
* {{cite book |title=How To Be A Band Leader |first1=Paul |last1=Whiteman |first2=Leslie |last2=Lieber |publisher=Robert McBride & Company |year=1948}}
* {{cite book |title=Pops: Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz |first=Thomas A. |last=DeLong |publisher=New Century Publishers |year=1983 |isbn=978-0832902642}}
* {{cite book |title=Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1890-1930 (Studies in Jazz) |first=Don |last=Rayno |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |year=2003 |isbn=978-0810845794}}
* Williams, Iain Cameron. ''The KAHNS of Fifth Avenue: the Crazy Rhythm of Otto Hermann Kahn and the Kahn Family'', 2022, iwp publishing, {{ISBN|978-1916146587}} pp. Paul Whiteman, 159, 162-163, 170, 171, 172-173, 177-178, 181, 182, 184-185, 186, 195, 197, 204, 206, 207, 208, 210, 220, 226, 233, 242, 256, 258, 261-262, 266, 268, 270, 273, 274, 319-320, 336-338, 341, 354, 356, 413, 480, 502, 503, 506, 508, 580.

==External links==
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Paul Whiteman}}
*{{IMDb name|0925842}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{discogs artist|Paul Whiteman}}
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104378 Paul Whiteman recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]].
* Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra with George Gershwin on piano [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.jukebox.9921/default.html "Rhapsody in Blue"], 1924 at [[Library of Congress]]
*[https://syncopatedtimes.com/paul-whiteman-1890-1967/ Paul Whiteman (1890-1967)] at the Red Hot Jazz Archive
*[https://syncopatedtimes.com/paul-whiteman-profiles-in-jazz/ Paul Whiteman: Profiles in Jazz] at The Syncopated Times
*[https://archivesspace.williams.edu/repositories/2/resources/194 Paul Whiteman collection] at Williams College Archives & Special Collections 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_2z4YTNAm4 Paul Whiteman: His Music And Memories - WPBS Philadelphia 1967] at YouTube: Radio station retrospective broadcast shortly after Whiteman's death; includes clips from a 1966 interview, musical selections, and many photographs
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXn7YRMFuNw 1924 song "Doo Wacka Doo", vocals by Billy Murray]
* {{cite web |last1=Whiteman |first1=Susan |title=Paul Whiteman (1890-1967) |url=https://www.albany.edu/~sw7656/pathfind.htm |website=[[University at Albany, SUNY]] <!-- |access-date=15 March 2022 |date=May 3, 2003 -->}}

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