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Bing Crosby is probably the world's best paid male singer ($275,000 a year). For Going Hollywood he got $75,000. He was born in Tacoma, Wash, in 1904. studied law at Gonzaga University, failed to take his bar examination, became a "hot" singer with Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys. When William Paley of Columbia Broad casting System heard a Crosby phono graph record, Bing was hired to sing on the radio for Cremo cigars, imitating Rudy Vallee's low register quavers. Now almost as popular as Vallee in the U. S. and Eng land, Crosby...
Experiments By Whiteman...
...blizzardy afternoon ten years ago Paul Whiteman asked New York music critics to listen to an "experiment in modern American music." The critics expected nothing but jazz which they thought had no business in a formal concert hall. But Whiteman had a surprise in store. He played George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and the critics forgot their prejudices. As a result Gershwin started writing for symphony orchestras. Symphonic jazz became epidemic and ''experimental" concerts a Whiteman specialty...
...whatever else this racket may be," she continued, "it's a lot of fun. As a matter of fact, I'm always sorry when we leave the road. This Whiteman crowd is a great bunch, and when we're all together, we're as happy as a bunch of college boys with full hip flasks...
...while I'm on the subject of Whiteman, let me say that I think he's grand. (And for saying this I'm not paid much.) It was always my ambition to work with him almost since 1 must started playing at the age of three. But now that this goal is reached, I have a new one." She lowered her voice confidentially, "I'm heading for the legitimate stage; studying now, to tell the truth. First, though, I shall have to convince myself as to my ability...