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70-516: Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American 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

140-491: A 1,200-seat theater and a 1,000-seat ballroom. They planned an additional newly built 1000-room hotel adjacent, should The Phoenix be successful. Executives at Ramada were forced to alter their plans when their design was denied by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and Governor Brendan Byrne , as both did not want casino operators doing "patch and paint" jobs, instead they preferred

210-542: A free Multimedia Light and Sound Show on its boardwalk facade. Boxing matches are held at the casino. Various other shows and events are also held at Tropicana Atlantic City. See also a list of New Jersey music venues by capacity . There are six hotel towers in Tropicana Atlantic City: The Quarter at Tropicana is a dining, shopping and entertainment complex. The Quarter features nine restaurants, twenty-one shops, eight nightlife venues,

280-533: A group of creditors led by Carl Icahn was approved by a bankruptcy court on June 12, 2009. The acquisition exchanged $ 200 million of the property's mortgage for equity. On August 26, 2009, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved Tropicana Entertainment Inc. as the property's new owner. The Commission stressed that the new owner is not the same company as the former owner, Tropicana Entertainment LLC. The decision enabled

350-411: A large casino. In May 1985, a 1700-seat showroom was added with Wayne Newton serving as the opening act. Other acts have included Patti LaBelle , Jay Leno , Dionne Warwick , The Smothers Brothers , Tom Jones and Tony Bennett . In 1988 the property underwent an expansion, with another tower (South Tower) being added as well as the addition of an indoor amusement center called Tivoli Pier. The resort

420-476: A nationwide NBC radio broadcast sponsored by Dodge Brothers Automobile Co. and known as The Victory Hour (The program introduced the new Dodge "Victory Six" automobile). It was the most widespread hookup ever attempted at that time. Will Rogers acted as MC and joined the program from the West Coast, with Al Jolson coming in from New Orleans. Variety was not impressed, saying: "As with practically all of

490-417: A recording of the song on Brunswick Records in 1927 as 3549-A with Irving Kaufman on vocals. In 1920, he co-wrote the music to the song "Bonnie Lassie" with Joseph H. Santly with lyrics by John W. Bratton. The song was recorded by Charles Hart who released it as an Okeh 78 single, 4244. Whiteman also co-wrote the popular song "My Fantasy" with Leo Edwards and Jack Meskill, which is a musical adaptation of

560-644: A shopping mall designed in an old Havana theme. The goal of this project was to turn the Tropicana into an integrated casino resort reminiscent of the megaresorts built in Las Vegas during the 1990s, and also to compete with the Borgata , another Las Vegas megaresort-style casino opened in the city in 2003. Guests can not stay in the old West Tower/Casino parking garage, the old parking garage was then restricted to Seven Star Card Level Holders Only. In January 2007,

630-539: A spa and the city's only movie theater, an IMAX Theater. The Quarter at the Tropicana is a Mini Shopping Mall. A major controversy involving expansion of the resort occurred in 1995 when the Tropicana (then known as TropWorld), the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority , and the city attempted to acquire adjacent land owned by Joseph Milano at 1 South Brighton Avenue for a surface parking lot using eminent domain . A lawsuit

700-477: A theme by film director Marshall Neilan . The songwriting credit is assigned as music composed by Paul Whiteman, Ferde Grofé , and Marshall Neilan, with lyrics by Dorothy Terriss. The single reached No. 3 on Billboard in May 1923, staying on the charts for 5 weeks. "(My) Wonderful One" was recorded by Gertrude Moody, Edward Miller, Martha Pryor, Mel Torme , Doris Day , Woody Herman , Helen Moretti, John McCormack ; it

770-403: A variety of musical skills. A bandleader needs to be a music director who chooses the "setlist" (the list of songs that will be played in a show), sets the tempo for each song and starts each song (often by "counting in"), leads the start of new sections of songs (e.g., signalling for the start of a guitar solo or drum solo ) and leads the endings of each song. The bandleader is also onstage with

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840-502: A weekly radio show for Old Gold Cigarettes for which he was paid $ 5,000 per broadcast. Old Gold Presents Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra was an hour-long show on Tuesday nights over CBS from station WABC in New York. The Whiteman Hour had its first broadcast on February 5, 1929, and continued until May 6, 1930. On May 7, 1930, he was paid $ 325,000 for 65 radio episodes. Whiteman then became far busier in radio. His shows were: In

910-473: Is no longer available and instead, Tropicana is part of Caesars Rewards. In 2021, Tropicana stated they had plans to renovate the West Tower. Tropicana Atlantic City has over 3,000 slot machines and over 132 table games throughout its 125,935 square feet of gaming space. Tropicana also hosts daily poker tournaments. Tropicana Atlantic City also has a sportsbook which offers sports betting . In 2006,

980-487: Is the leader of a music group such as a dance band , rock or pop band or jazz quartet . The term is most commonly used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band , such as one which plays jazz , blues , rhythm and blues or rock and roll music. Most bandleaders are also performers with their own band, either as singers or as instrumentalists, playing an instrument such as electric guitar, piano, or other instruments. The bandleader must have

1050-586: The Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City . From November 3, 1920, he started using "Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra." Whiteman became the most popular band director of that decade. In a time when most dance bands consisted of six to ten men, Whiteman directed a more imposing group that numbered as many as 35 musicians. By 1922, Whiteman already controlled some 28 ensembles on the East Coast and

1120-441: The E Street Band or Elvis Costello and The Attractions ). Some older bands such as The Count Basie Orchestra have continued operating under their bandleaders' names long after the death of the original bandleader. Tropicana Casino %26 Resort Atlantic City#The Ambassador Hotel (1919–1977) The Ambassador Hotel , designed by Warren & Wetmore was built in 1919, at a cost of $ 4 million. It contained 400 rooms, and

1190-652: The Polovtsian Dances theme from the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin . The Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded "My Fantasy" with Joan Edwards on vocals in 1939 and released it as a 78 single on Decca Records . Artie Shaw also recorded the song and released it as a single on Victor Records in March 1940 with Pauline Byrns on vocals. In 2006 the Paul Whiteman Orchestra's 1928 recording of Ol' Man River with Paul Robeson on vocals

1260-492: The 1925 jazz classic " Flamin' Mamie ". His popularity faded in the swing music era of the mid-1930s, and by the 1940s he was semi-retired from music. He experienced a revival and had a comeback in the 1950s with his own network television series, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue , which ran for three seasons on ABC . He also hosted the 1954 ABC talent contest show On the Boardwalk with Paul Whiteman . Whiteman's place in

1330-716: The 1940s and 1950s, after he had disbanded his orchestra, Whiteman worked as a music director for the ABC Radio Network . He also hosted Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club from Philadelphia on ABC-TV from 1949 to 1954. The show was seen for an hour the first two years, then as a half-hour segment on Saturday evenings. In 1952 a young Dick Clark read the commercials for sponsor Tootsie Roll. Whiteman's TV-Teen Club , along with Grady and Hurst 's 950 Club , proved to be an inspiration for WFIL-TV 's afternoon dance show called American Bandstand . He also continued to appear as guest conductor for many concerts. His manner on stage

1400-460: The Ambassador was the site of the infamous Atlantic City Conference , in which a number of organized crime bosses, including Al Capone , Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano , negotiated their territorial rights after a wave of violence. In 1931, as Philadelphia gangster Mickey Duffy slept in the hotel, he was shot and killed by assailants who were never caught. The incident was dramatized in

1470-585: The Aztar Corporation was acquired by Columbia Sussex for $ 2.75 billion. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission granted Columbia Sussex an Interim Authorization to operate the resort on November 3, 2006. The acquisition concluded in January 2007 with the Aztar properties being merged into Columbia Sussex's gaming subsidiary, which was renamed Tropicana Entertainment LLC . In the first four months after

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1540-561: The Band (1940), and Westward Passage (1932). "I've Waited So Long" was composed with Irving Bibo and Howard Johnson and copyrighted in 1920. Whiteman also arranged the song. "How I Miss You Mammy, No One Knows" was composed with Billy Munro and Marcel Klauber in 1920 and arranged by Marcel Klauber. The 1924 song "You're the One" was composed by Paul Whiteman, Ferde Grofé , and Ben Russell in 1924 and copyrighted on February 1, 1924. He co-wrote

1610-607: The Big Bands. "Hot Lips" was recorded by Ted Lewis and His Jazz Band, Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers Orchestra (1937), Specht's Jazz Outfit, the Cotton Pickers (1922), and Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France. Paul Whiteman was the first to release the jazz and pop standard " Deep Purple " as an instrumental in 1934. Whiteman composed the standard " Wonderful One " in 1922 with Ferde Grofé and Dorothy Terris (also known as Theodora Morse ), based on

1680-722: The Central Florida Region SCCA , were held from 1958 until 1972. The 1958 event was held at the New Smyrna Beach Airport , and from 1961, it was held annually at the Daytona Speedway . The Paul Whiteman Orchestra introduced many jazz standards in the 1920s, including " Hot Lips ", which was in the Steven Spielberg movie The Color Purple (1985), " Mississippi Mud ", "From Monday On", written by Harry Barris and sung by

1750-549: The Dodge Brothers Victory Hour broadcast." On March 29, 1928, Whiteman took part in a second Dodge Brothers radio show over the NBC network, which was entitled Film Star Radio Hour . Charlie Chaplin , Douglas Fairbanks , John Barrymore , and several other Hollywood stars were featured. United Artists Pictures arranged for additional loudspeakers to be installed in their theatres so that audiences could hear

1820-731: 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 . Whiteman recorded many jazz and pop standards during his career, including " Wang Wang Blues ", " Mississippi Mud ", "Rhapsody in Blue", " Wonderful One ", " Hot Lips (He's Got Hot Lips When He Plays Jazz) ", " Mississippi Suite ", " Grand Canyon Suite ", and " Trav'lin' Light ". He co-wrote

1890-521: The Paul Whiteman Orchestra. That year he led a popular dance band in the city. In 1920, he moved with his band to New York City where they began recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company . The popularity of these records led to national fame. In his first five recordings sessions for Victor, August 9 – October 28, 1920, he used the name "Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra", presumably because he had been playing at

1960-583: The Rhythm Boys featuring Bing Crosby and Irene Taylor with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet, "Nuthin' But", "Grand Canyon Suite" and "Mississippi Suite" composed by Ferde Grofé , "Rhapsody in Blue", composed by George Gershwin who played piano on the Paul Whiteman recording in 1924, "Wonderful One" (1923), and " Wang Wang Blues " (1920), covered by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington , Benny Goodman , and Joe "King" Oliver 's Dixie Syncopators in 1926 and many of

2030-470: The UK on His Master's Voice (HMV) as B2430. In Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz (2004), Joshua Berrett wrote that " Whiteman Stomp " was credited to Fats Waller , Alphonso Trent, and Paul Whiteman. Lyricist Jo Trent is the co-author. The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra first recorded "Whiteman Stomp" on May 11, 1927, and released it as Columbia 1059-D. The Fletcher Henderson recording lists

2100-574: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed. The UIGEA drastically limited the ways that online gaming organizations are legally allowed to accept money. This has stunted the growth of legal, tax-paying cyber gambling businesses. Although since 2013, Tropicana Casino & Resort of Atlantic City teamed up with Governor Chris Christie and Virgin Group , backed by Sir Richard Branson , to take on

2170-548: The Whiteman group in 1932. The King's Jesters were with Paul Whiteman in 1931. In 1933, Whiteman had a hit on the Billboard charts with Ann Ronell's " Willow Weep for Me ". In 1942, Whiteman began recording for Capitol Records , co-founded by songwriters Buddy DeSylva and Johnny Mercer and music store owner Glenn Wallichs. Whiteman and His Orchestra's recordings of " I Found a New Baby " and "The General Jumped at Dawn"

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2240-601: The Whiteman orchestra backed Hoagy Carmichael singing and playing on a recording of " Washboard Blues ". Whiteman signed with Columbia Records in May 1928, leaving the label in September 1930 when he refused a pay cut. He returned to RCA Victor between September 1931 and March 1937. Beginning in 1923 after the Buescher Band Instrument Company placed a crown on his head, the media referred to Whiteman as "The King of Jazz". Whiteman emphasized

2310-486: The acquisition, Columbia Sussex reduced the number of employees at the Tropicana by 15 percent. On November 20, 2007, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission initiated hearings for the renewal of the casino license of Tropicana and whether its parent companies, Adamar of New Jersey and Columbia Sussex, were suitable to hold a casino license. On December 12, 2007, the Casino Control Commission denied

2380-402: The application of renewal for Tropicana. The commission cited the management's "abysmal" regulatory compliance as well as a "lack of business ability... financial responsibility... and a lack of good character, honesty, and integrity." The property was immediately placed under the control of a trustee, former New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice Gary Stein , until it could be sold. This was only

2450-660: The baby in Nertz (1929), the bandleader in Thanks a Million (1935), as himself in Strike Up the Band (1940), in the Paramount Pictures short The Lambertville Story (1949), and the revue musical King of Jazz (1930). Although giving priority to stage appearances during his peak years in the 1920s, Whiteman participated in some early prestigious radio programs. On January 4, 1928, Whiteman and his troupe starred in

2520-464: The companies building new properties from the ground up. Ramada was ordered to demolish the former hotel and start from the ground up, but the company threatened to appeal the decision in court as Resorts International , the Claridge Casino and Caesars Boardwalk Regency had all been allowed to open in existing structures. Finally, an agreement was reached to only reuse the steel framework of

2590-632: The era's most esteemed white musicians, and his groups handled jazz admirably as part of a larger repertoire. Critic Scott Yanow declares that Whiteman's orchestra "did play very good jazz...His superior dance band used some of the most technically skilled musicians of the era in a versatile show that included everything from pop tunes and waltzes to semi-classical works and jazz. [...] Many of his recordings (particularly those with Bix Beiderbecke ) have been reissued numerous times and are more rewarding than his detractors would lead one to believe." In his autobiography, Duke Ellington declared, "Paul Whiteman

2660-427: The group, particularly if the group is a cover band or a tribute band . In some cases, the bandleader may manage other aspects of the band, such as organizing tours and sound recording sessions. Some bandleaders are also composers and songwriters for their group. Often the bands are named after their bandleaders, or the backing band is given its own name, distinct from the bandleader (e.g., Bruce Springsteen and

2730-450: The group, so they have to be a strong performer on lead vocals or an instrument. The bandleader also needs to have a good general knowledge of the different parts played by all the rhythm section instruments (guitar, keyboards, electric bass, drum kit) and solo instruments (e.g., lead guitar, saxophone, etc.), as they have to audition prospective new members of the band and lead rehearsals. The bandleader also typically selects new songs for

2800-422: The history of early jazz is somewhat controversial. Detractors suggest that his ornately orchestrated music was jazz in name only, lacking the genre's improvisational and emotional depth, and co-opted the innovations of black musicians. Defenders note that Whiteman's fondness for jazz was genuine. He worked with black musicians as much as was feasible during an era of racial segregation . His bands included many of

2870-474: The important and high-priced commercial broadcasting programs under N.B.C. auspices in the past, the Dodge Brothers' Victory Hour at a reputed cost of $ 67,000 was disappointing and not commensurate in impression with the financial outlay." However, the magazine noted. "...The reaction to Paul Whiteman's grand radio plug for " Among My Souvenirs "…was a flock of orders by wire from dealers the day following

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2940-497: The most severe injury was a dislocated knee requiring reconstructive surgery. Some of the passengers filed a lawsuit against Tropicana, Motion Control Elevators, Columbia Sussex, and Otis. Otis, the maintenance company for the elevators at the time, took full responsibility and leveled the counterweights and fixed the safety systems in all 4 West Tower elevators. The bankruptcy sale of the Tropicana Casino and Resort to

3010-462: The music for the song "Madeline, Be Mine" in 1924 with Abel Baer with lyrics by Cliff Friend. Whiteman composed the piano work "Dreaming The Waltz Away" with Fred Rose in 1926. Organist Jesse Crawford recorded the song on October 4–5, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, and released it as a 78 on Victor Records, 20363. Crawford played the instrumental on a Wurlitzer organ. The recording was also released in

3080-677: The old Ambassador building, and construction began in October 1979. After Ramada bought the Tropicana Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in December 1979 for $ 70 million, company officials decided to call their new East Coast property Tropicana Atlantic City , as the Tropicana name was already well known in the casino industry. Tropicana Atlantic City officially opened on November 23, 1981, with 521 guest rooms and

3150-496: The online gambling laws. Together, the team was able to legalize cyber gambling within the state of New Jersey . The law instates a 15% Internet gambling tax. New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak said, "For our casinos and racetracks, it may be the difference between life and death. Both are dying industries." Tropicana Atlantic City has over 30 restaurants and eateries. Tropicana is home to a 2,000-seat showroom which hosts shows as well as an IMAX Theatre. In Spring of 2015, they added

3220-693: The piano. Another familiar piece in Whiteman's repertoire was Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofé . Whiteman hired many of the best jazz musicians for his band, including Bix Beiderbecke , Frankie Trumbauer , Joe Venuti , Eddie Lang , Steve Brown , Mike Pingitore , Gussie Mueller , Wilbur Hall (billed by Whiteman as "Willie Hall"), Jack Teagarden , and Bunny Berigan . He encouraged upcoming African American musical talents and planned to hire black musicians, but his management persuaded him that doing so would destroy his career, due to racial tension and America's segregation of that time. In 1925, seeking to break up his musical selections, Whiteman's attention

3290-512: The property to operate under the same corporate umbrella as other Tropicana properties in Nevada , Mississippi , Louisiana and Indiana . Tropicana Entertainment Inc. was granted a temporary casino license by the Commission on March 3, 2010. The sale closed on March 8, 2010. By 2010, The Tropicana has fallen into disrepair, Tropicana Entertainment now owned by Icahn Enterprises (Tropicana

3360-551: The real estate of the Tropicana and Eldorado Resorts (later Caesars Entertainment) acquired its operating business, under lease from GLP, as part of the two companies' acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment. The Chelsea became a part of the Tropicana, further expanding the mega-large resort and adding a skybridge to it. The South Tower in Tropicana was renovated in 2018, when the Tropicana was the second most successful hotel and casino in Atlantic City. As of 2020, Trop-Advantage

3430-407: The second time in twenty-nine years that the commission denied a license renewal. Lawyers were expected to appeal. In 2008, a West Tower elevator malfunctioned after 21 individuals boarded it. The elevator plummeted 14 floors at 750 feet per minute due to unbalanced counterweights. It failed to stop at the lobby and landed on the safety buffer in the elevator pit. Some passengers were injured;

3500-410: The series Boardwalk Empire , with a character called Mieczyslaw "Mickey Doyle" Kuzik. The hotel eventually closed in the 1970s. In 1978, Ramada purchased the derelict Ambassador Hotel building for $ 35 million, planning to renovate the property and convert it at a further cost of $ 70 million into The Phoenix , a 549-room hotel and 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) casino with amenities including

3570-408: The songwriters as "Fats Waller/Jo Trent/Paul Whiteman". Whiteman recorded the song on August 11, 1927, and released it as Victor 21119. On May 31, 1924, the song "String Beans" was copyrighted, with words and music by Vincent Rose, Harry Owens, and Paul Whiteman. In 1927, Paul Whiteman co-wrote the song "Wide Open Spaces" with Byron Gay and Richard A. Whiting . The Colonial Club Orchestra released

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3640-443: The stars they had only seen in silent pictures previously. The New York Herald Tribune commented: "...Of Mr. Paul Whiteman's share in the pretentious program, only the best can be said. Mr. Whiteman's orchestra is seldom heard on the radio, and its infrequent broadcasts are the subject of major jubilations, despite the presence of tenors and vocal harmonists in most of the Whiteman renditions." In 1929, Whiteman agreed to take part in

3710-636: The village of Rosemont in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey , from 1938 to 1959. After selling the farm to agriculturalist Lloyd Wescott , Whiteman moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania , for his remaining years. Paul Whiteman died of a heart attack on December 29, 1967, in Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, Pennsylvania , aged 77. He is buried at First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey . Whiteman

3780-680: The violin, but the young man chose the viola. Whiteman was Protestant and of Scottish, Irish, English, and Dutch ancestry. Whiteman's skill at the viola resulted in a place in the Denver Symphony Orchestra by 1907, joining the San Francisco Symphony in 1914. In 1918, Whiteman conducted a 12-piece U.S. Navy band , the Mare Island Naval Training Camp Symphony Orchestra (NTCSO). After World War I, he formed

3850-498: The way he approached the well-established style of jazz music, while also organizing its composition and style in his own fashion. While most jazz musicians and fans consider improvisation to be essential to the musical style, Whiteman thought the genre could be improved by orchestrating the best of it, with formal written arrangements. Eddie Condon criticized him for trying to "make a lady" out of jazz. Whiteman's recordings were popular critically and commercially, and his style of jazz

3920-632: Was a close friend of NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway founder Bill France . On June 13, 1954, the #4 Jaguar XK120 , driven by Al Keller , won the International 100 race of the Grand National series, held on a one mile road course on the airport at Vineland, New Jersey . This was the first, and so far only, victory by a European car in NASCAR's top series. The car was owned by Ed Otto, race promoter and co-founder of NASCAR, but

3990-469: Was closed during the casino expansions to make way for a new poker , keno and horse racing simulcast area. With the closing of the amusement area, the resort was renamed Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City . Aztar then followed this expansion with another one in 2003 and 2004 that added a 502-room tower (Havana Tower), a 2,400-space parking garage, 22,000 square feet (2,000 m ) of meeting and convention space, and The Quarter at Tropicana ,

4060-567: Was directed by a member of his organisation to Bing Crosby and Al Rinker , who would perform as members of his orchestra, and later, as two of the three frontmen of The Rhythm Boys . He provided music for six Broadway shows and produced more than 600 phonograph recordings. His recording of José Padilla's " Valencia " was a big hit in 1926. Red McKenzie , leader of the Mound City Blue Blowers , and cabaret singer Ramona Davies (billed as "Ramona and her Grand Piano") joined

4130-513: Was disarming; he signed off each program with something casual like, "Well, that just about slaps the cap on the old milk bottle for tonight." In the early 1960s, Whiteman played in Las Vegas before retiring. On August 18, 1931, Whiteman married for the fourth and final time to actress Margaret Livingston in a ceremony in Denver, Colorado . Livingston was unable to have children, and the couple adopted four. Whiteman lived at Walking Horse Farm near

4200-582: Was earning over $ 1,000,000 a year. In 1926, Paul Whiteman was on tour in Vienna, Austria when he met and was interviewed by a young ambitious newspaper reporter named Billy Wilder who was also a fan of Whiteman's band. Whiteman liked young Wilder enough, that he took him with the band to Berlin where Wilder was able to make more connections in the entertainment field, leading him to become a screenwriter and director, eventually ending up in Hollywood. In 1927,

4270-498: Was entered under the ownership of Whiteman to avoid issues arising from conflicts of interest - Keller won a $ 1,000 first prize, and Whiteman's registration as owner survives in archives. The #7 Cadillac owned by Whiteman ran in five Nascar Grand National races during the 1954 season , with future Hall of Famer Junior Johnson driving in three and Gwyn Staley driving in two. In the 1955 season , it ran in one race with Junior Johnson driving. "Paul Whiteman Trophy" races, arranged by

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4340-638: Was filed by Milano and his family in New Jersey Appeals Court (Milano v. Adamar of New Jersey d/b/a TropWorld Casino and Entertainment Resort, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, City of Atlantic City, et at.) to stop the use of eminent domain. A New Jersey appeals court agreed with the Milano family and issued a restraining order preventing TropWorld and the CRDA from proceeding. As of 2014, Joseph Milano and members of his family still live in

4410-538: Was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . The song was recorded on March 1, 1928, in New York and released as Victor 35912-A. In 1998, the 1920 Paul Whiteman recording of "Whispering" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Paul Whiteman's 1927 recording of "Rhapsody in Blue", of which was an electrically recorded version, was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974. Bandleader A bandleader

4480-578: Was known as the King of Jazz , and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity." Whiteman was born in Denver, Colorado . He came from a musical family: his father, Wilburforce James Whiteman was the supervisor of music for the Denver Public Schools , a position he held for fifty years, and his mother Elfrida (née Dallison) was a former opera singer. His father insisted that Paul learn an instrument, preferably

4550-531: Was later bought by Caesars Entertainment) invested money into the establishment. The first West Tower Renovation was done in 2012, and the North Tower was renovated in 2014–2015. Most of the Tropicana was renovated in 2015, including a new façade, new painting to the North, Havana, and South Tower, and renovations to the casino floor and over 900 hotel rooms. In 2018, Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLP) acquired

4620-400: Was often the first jazz of any form that many Americans heard during the era. Whiteman wrote more than 3000 arrangements . For more than 30 years Whiteman, referred to as "Pops", sought and encouraged promising musicians, vocalists, composers, arrangers, and entertainers. In 1924 he commissioned George Gershwin 's Rhapsody in Blue , which was premiered by his orchestra with the composer at

4690-555: Was released as Victor 961. Jan Garber and His Orchestra, and Ira Sullivan with Tony Castellano also recorded the song. Henry Burr recorded it in 1924 and Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1940. On the sheet music published in 1922 by Leo Feist it is described as a "Waltz Song" and "Paul Whiteman's Sensational Waltz Hit" and is dedicated "To Julie". "Wonderful One" appeared in the following movies: The Chump Champ (1950), Little 'Tinker (1948), Red Hot Riding Hood (1943), Sufferin' Cats (1943), Design for Scandal (1941), Strike Up

4760-570: Was renamed TropWorld Casino and Entertainment Resort. In 1989, Ramada hotels split their gaming properties into the Aztar Corporation , and the new division focused much of its projects on the Atlantic City property, which led to the eventual sale of the Las Vegas Tropicana. Aztar constructed a new 604-room hotel tower (West Tower) as well as renovations to the existing rooms and casino space in 1995 and 1996. Tivoli Pier

4830-460: Was soon expanded with a second tower adding another 400 rooms in 1921. On June 18, 1922, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his friend Harry Houdini met at the hotel, for Doyle's spiritualist wife Anna to contact Houdini's late mother in a seance. Although Anna transcribed pages of notes allegedly from her, Houdini later revealed that his mother did not speak English, claimed Doyle's wife was a fraud, and ended his friendship with Conan Doyle. In 1929,

4900-580: Was the label's first single release. Another notable Capitol record he made is the 1942 " Trav'lin Light " featuring Billie Holiday (billed as "Lady Day", due to her being under contract with another label). Whiteman appeared as himself in the 1945 movie Rhapsody in Blue on the life and career of George Gershwin , and also appeared in The Fabulous Dorseys in 1947, a bio-pic starring Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey . Whiteman also appeared as

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