Paul Whiteman
Paul Samuel 'Pops' Whiteman(March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violist.
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| Full name at birth | Paul Samuel Whiteman
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| Claim to fame | Happy Feet
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| Date of birth | 28 March 1890
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| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, USA
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| Date of death | 29 December 1967
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| Age | 77 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Heart Attack
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| Resting place | First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
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| Occupation | Bandleader, composer
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![Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra [Pearl] - Paul Whiteman](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/j/e/jesbze0ex0l8b00.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Composer Richard Rodgers originally wrote "The Carousel Waltz" especially for Whiteman's orchestra, but Whiteman never used it, so Rodgers inserted it into the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel".
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993.
- A close friend and supporter of George Gershwin, Whiteman, with Gershwin at the piano, introduced "Rhapsody in Blue" to the public in 1924, recording it later that same year. Whiteman would appear as himself in Gershwin's film biography "Rhapsody in Blue" and conduct innumerable Gershwin tribute concerts over the years.
- A legendary judge of talent, Whiteman's discoveries over the years included Bing Crosby, Dick Clark, and Bobby Rydell.
- Unlike many of his contemporaries, he always kept an open, and enthusiastic, mind about what was going on in the music world. In 1966, he admitted that The Beatles were "turning out some lovely stuff," and that "were I a young man getting started in the music business these days, I'd probably grow my hair long and form a rock 'n' roll band."
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