Biography
Friends and Family
Red Nichols
[Friend]
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Ira Gershwin
[Friend]
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George Gershwin
[Friend]
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Bing Crosby
[Friend]
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Tommy Dorsey
[Friend]
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Johnny Mercer
[Friend]
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Dr. Wilburforce Whiteman
[Father]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 "Jazz is the folk music of the Industrial Age."Trivia
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."
Co-founder, with songwriter/film producer Buddy G. DeSylva, singer/songwriter Johnny Mercer, and record retailer Glen Wallichs of Capitol Records in 1942.
Bandleader.
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