Biography
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Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra
Effective period / Period of releases: 1921 - 1995
Members: Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Tommy Dorsey, Art Ryerson, Bix Beiderbecke, Willie Rodriguez, Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Whiteman, Izzy Friedman, Roy Bargy, Boyce Cullen, Min Leibrook, Eddie Lang, Bill Rank, Steve Brown (2), Jack Teagarden, Frankie Trumbauer, Charles Strickfaden, John Cordaro, Kurt Dieterle, Art Miller, Nat Natoli, Perry Botkin, Mike Pingitore, Harry Goldfield, Larry Gomar, Jack Fulton, Matty Malneck, Charlie Teagarden, Chester Hazlett, Wilbur Hall, Mike Trafficante, Herb Quigley, Andy Secrest, Otto Landau, Red Mayer, Hal Matthews, Billy Butterfield, Nate Kazebier, Murray McEachern, Tom Mace, Vic Berton, Bill Schumann, Carl Kress, Tommy Gott, Benny Bonaccio, Jimmy Mundy, Elmer Smithers, Julius Held, Leonard Hartman, Ferde Grofé, Artie Shapiro, Bill Challis, Don Goldie, King Guion, Al Rinker, Harry Barris, Mischa Russell, Henry Busse, Monty Kelly, Skip Layton, Alvy West, Larry Neil, Danny D'Andrea, Don Waddilove, Paul Geil, Henry Stern, Harold McDonald, Hale Byers, Ed Powell, Ed Wade, Harry Struble, Henry Lange, Jose Gutierrez, Charles Gaylord, John Bowman (2), Harry Perrella, Mario Perry, Hal McLean, Nye Mayhew, Rube Crozier, Buddy Weed, Buster Johnson, Gus Mueller, Charlie Margulis, George Marsh (2), Vincent Grande, Joe Rushton, Howard Kay, Jack Mayhew, Austin Young, Tom Satterfield, Mellowaires, Vincent Pirro, Norman McPherson, David Newman (9), Sam Lewis (5), Frank D. Siegrist, Al Armer, Don Clark (5), Vic D'Ippolito, John Sperzel, E. Lyle Sharpe, Irving Greenwald, Nat Brown (3), Albert Cassidy, Bernard Daly, Harry Azen, Harry Perella, Teddy Bartell, Walter Holzhaus, Eleanora McKay, Ted Bacon, Lou Paino, Sol Blumenthal, Frank Marsales, John Jarman (2), George Unger, Nels Sasserson, James McKillop (2)
The most popular band of the 1920s. Extremely successful with a commercial sound compared to the peers, an early purveyor of symphonic jazz.Not to be confused with the much larger Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra.