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Paul Whiteman

1890 - 1967

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Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American Jazz bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. 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", "Valencia", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "In a Little Spanish Town", and "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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Whiteman is the 1,194th most popular composer (down from 1,159th in 2019), the 7,585th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,749th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Paul Whiteman ranks 1,194 out of 1,451. Before him are Vano Muradeli, Alphons Czibulka, Yasuharu Takanashi, Halfdan Kjerulf, Gunther Schuller, and Stevan Hristić. After him are Klaus Badelt, Fred Frith, Fartein Valen, Alan Hovhaness, Shlomo Mintz, and Italo Montemezzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Paul Whiteman ranks 187. Before him are Paul Scherrer, Eino Kaila, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Herbert Marshall, Gustaf Weidel, and Karl Lashley. After him are Robert Lindsay, Mortimer Wheeler, Cecil Kellaway, Jean Piot, Gopinath Bordoloi, and Robert Armstrong. Among people deceased in 1967, Paul Whiteman ranks 206. Before him are Marcello Bertinetti, James Dunn, Gerhard Ritter, Halina Poświatowska, Michael J. Adams, and Ernestas Galvanauskas. After him are Clifton Williams, Francis Spellman, Mary Garden, Georges Berger, Reginald Punnett, and Fridrikh Ermler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Whiteman ranks 7,587 out of 20,380. Before him are Kristen Cloke (1968), Ottis Toole (1947), Jon McBride (1943), Gilbert Kaplan (1941), Henry Carr (1941), and Loren Acton (1936). After him are Clifton Williams (1932), John O'Hara (1905), Polly Bergen (1930), Penn Badgley (1986), Chuck Daly (1930), and Lola Falana (1942).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Paul Whiteman ranks 73. Before him are John Corigliano (1938), Leonard Rosenman (1924), Carter Burwell (1954), Michael Giacchino (1967), Morton Gould (1913), and Gunther Schuller (1925). After him are Alan Hovhaness (1911), William Bolcom (1938), Brad Fiedel (1951), Elliot Goldenthal (1954), Glenn Branca (1948), and Leonard Slatkin (1944).

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