Awards & Winners

Paul Whiteman

Date of Birth 28-March-1890
Place of Birth Denver
(Colorado, United States of America, Area code 303, Area code 720, Area codes 303 and 720)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Whiteman, Paul, The King of Jazz, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman and Band, Pops, Paul Whiteman and His Band
Profession Bandleader, Actor, Composer
Paul Samuel Whiteman was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director and violinist Leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". Using a large ensemble and exploring many styles of music, Whiteman is perhaps best known for his blending of symphonic music and jazz, as typified by his 1924 commissioning and debut of George Gershwin's jazz-influenced "Rhapsody In Blue". Later, Whiteman's work on Symphonic Jazz influenced many jazz musicians either way - directly or indirectly - as diverse as Miles Davis, Gil Evans, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Wynton Marsalis and other modern artists. Whiteman recorded many jazz and pop standards during his career, including "Wang Wang Blues", "Mississippi Mud", "Rhapsody in Blue", "Wonderful One", "Hot Lips", "Mississippi Suite", and "Grand Canyon Suite". His popularity faded in the swing music era of the 1930s, and by the 1940s Whiteman was semi-retired from music. Whiteman's place in the history of early jazz is somewhat controversial. Detractors suggest that Whiteman's ornately-orchestrated music was jazz in name only, and co-opted the innovations of black musicians. Defenders note that Whiteman's fondness for jazz was genuine, that his bands included many of the era's most esteemed white jazz musicians, and argue that Whiteman's groups handled jazz admirably as part of a larger repertoire. In his autobiography, Duke Ellington declared, "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."

Awards by Paul Whiteman

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1997


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Whispering