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Privately and publicly, Mildred Bailey, the Rocking Chair Lady, who used to sing flaming torches with Paul Whiteman, reverently remembers Hoagy for his Old Rocking Chair. When Al Jolson first went on the air, he relied heavily on Lazy Bones, and that was one of Hoagy's tunes...
...Whiteman Defended...
Your account of Ray Noble, TIME, June 10, is a brief but meaty supplement to the Duke Ellington article which appeared in FORTUNE in August 1933. However, I regret your continued criticism of Paul Whiteman...
...that his band "has the richest tradition but his performances now seem sterile." There is no doubt as to the tradition, for Whiteman has led the pack for nearly 20 years and nearly every white jazzist of any consequence has at one time or another been a member of his orchestra. As to his present organization it is true that his weekly radio program is very poor but that is due to the fact that the sponsors insist on a lot of so-called comedy, windy advertising and entirely too much vocalizing. When the orchestra is allowed...
Jazz fans, many of whom would not call Noble's slick music jazz at all, will haggle endlessly in defense of their favorite orchestras. Among famed dance bands, Paul Whiteman's has the richest tradition but his performances now seem sterile. Leo Reisman, another pioneer, is on the wane. The Lombardo band persists in "flabbing" but the public likes it. Two years ago dancing collegians turned to the stomping Casa Lomas. But with success the Casa Lomas are more & more mechanical. The Vallée band plays just as it always has, but Conductor Rudy has proved...