PAUL "POPS" WHITEMAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1961 - HFSID 101591
Price: $400.00
PAUL WHITEMAN
A 5x7 headshot of the "King of Jazz", signed in ink and
facsimile
Photograph signed: "Paul Whiteman". B/w, 5x7. Photograph by
Moss Photo, N.Y. Facsimile signature beneath facial image. Ink note (unknown
hand) on verso: "New Hope - Penn/Paul Whiteman/Nov 14 - 1961".
Bandleader Paul Whiteman (1890-1967) led a U.S. Navy band before forming his
own group in San Francisco. In 1920, a year after he began recording,
Whiteman had his first hit with "Whispering". In 1924, he introduced George
Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", which was specially arranged for
Whiteman's 35-piece orchestra. Known as "The King of Jazz", Whiteman
starred in a film of the same name in 1930. The film featured one of his
newest discoveries, singer Bing Crosby, one of the many crooners who got their
start with Whiteman's orchestra. Whiteman and his orchestra also appeared in
Strike Up The Band (1940), Rhapsody in Blue (1945) and The
Fabulous Dorseys (1947). From 1949-1952, he hosted The Paul Whiteman
Goodyear Revue. Lightly creased, 2 vertical creases at last name. Slightly
soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.
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