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Paul Whiteman

Jazz
Jazz

Paul Whiteman is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of George Gershwin. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul Whiteman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Al Jolson, Fats Waller, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman and Bessie Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Artie Shaw, Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Jimmy Dorsey and Billie Holiday, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Paul Whiteman, reaching back through George Gershwin and forward to Artie Shaw. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Paul WhitemanGeorge GershwinArtie ShawBing CrosbyAl JolsonJimmy DorseyBillie HolidayTommy DorseyGlenn MillerHoagy CarmichaelAl JolsonFats WallerChick WebbBenny GoodmanBessie SmithElla Mae MorseAl BowllyMarion Harris

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Paul Whiteman connections

Paul Whiteman grew out of George Gershwin, shares an orbit with Al Jolson, Fats Waller, Chick Webb and Benny Goodman, went on to shape Artie Shaw, Bing Crosby, Al Jolson and Jimmy Dorsey. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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