who billed himself as the king of jazz?
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As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Paul Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".
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Jazz and blues are often referred to as cousins. Many believe jazz came out of the blues, or that jazz has its roots in the blues. Actually jazz and blues are like brothers, they grew up side by side. By definition, blues is both a musical form and a music genre, while jazz is defined as a musical art form.
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['Neil Patrick Harris.', 'Joey Fatone.', 'Steve Martin.', 'Willie Nelson.', 'Adrien Brody.', 'Arsenio Hall.', 'Jason Alexander.', 'Prince Charles.']
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The fact that he had an Italian name, Sinatra was an Italian name, and he was the only guy that made me feel good about being Italian. Sinatra spoke out. He sang out. He was speaking English beautifully.
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And though rock and roll owes its soul to guys like Domino, one famous Philadelphia musician owes his stage name to the rock pianist — along with Dick Clark's ex-wife. Domino was born Antoine Domino Jr. ... That was a good thing for Philadelphia's Ernest Evans, better known as Chubby Checker.
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['Martin Luther King Jr. No single African American in history is perhaps as famous as Martin Luther King Jr., otherwise known as MLK. ... ', 'Rosa Parks. ... ', 'Muhammad Ali. ... ', 'Frederick Douglass. ... ', 'W.E.B Du Bois. ... ', 'Jackie Robinson. ... ', 'Harriet Tubman. ... ', 'Sojourner Truth.']
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Freddie King was not related to B.B. King or Albert King. He grew up in Dallas and moved to Chicago as a teenager. His signature sound combined the open string sound of Texas blues with the gritty, screeching sound of Chicago blues. Freddie King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Miles Ahead. After a five-year hiatus, troubled jazzman Miles Davis teams up with a brash reporter to retrieve a stolen recording and reignite his career.
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['Tim Duncan.', 'Larry Bird.', 'Wilt Chamberlain.', 'Magic Johnson.', 'Bill Russell.', 'Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.', 'LeBron James.', 'Michael Jordan.']
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['Don Reid.', 'Harold Reid.', 'Phil Balsley.', 'Lew DeWitt.', 'Jimmy Fortune.']
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['JOAN OF ARC: JANUARY 6, CIRCA 1412. Getty Images. ... ', 'ZORA NEALE HURSTON: JANUARY 7, 1891. ... ', 'DAVID BOWIE: JANUARY 8, 1947. ... ', 'ELVIS PRESLEY: JANUARY 8, 1935. ... ', 'SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR: JANUARY 9, 1908. ... ', 'ALEXANDER HAMILTON: JANUARY 11, 1755. ... ', 'MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: JANUARY 15, 1929. ... ', 'MUHAMMAD ALI: JANUARY 17, 1942.']
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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr receives his knighthood for services to music. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been knighted for his services to music. The Duke of Cambridge bestowed the honour on the Liverpool-born star at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. "It means a lot actually," the musician told the BBC.
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Although jazz listeners may not agree on which music and musicians qualify as jazz, at a basic level, you can identify jazz by a few distinguishing traits: swing and syncopation, improvisation, bent notes and modes, and distinctive voices.
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No one in the history of jazz expressed himself more freely; or with more variety, swing, and sophistication than Duke Ellington did. ... A masterful composer of pop melodies, a keen orchestrator, and an endless innovator, Ellington also saw the potential of the American Orchestra to tackle longer-form compositions.
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['"Harlem On My Mind" (1933, by Irving Berlin)', '"Blue Moon" (1934, by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart)', '"Heart And Soul" (1938, by Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael)', '"Blue Moon" (The Marcels by Mel Torme)', '"Over The Rainbow" (Judy Garland, 1938, by by Harold Arlen and E.Y.']
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['The Beatles — 183 million units.', 'Garth Brooks — 156 million units. ... ', 'Elvis Presley — 146.5 million units. ... ', 'Eagles — 120 million units. ... ', 'Led Zeppelin — 111.5 million units. ... ', 'Billy Joel — 84.5 million units. ... ', 'Michael Jackson — 84 million units. ... ']
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['Bill Russell. 12 of 12.', 'David Robinson. 11 of 12. ... ', 'Dave Cowens. 10 of 12. ... ', 'Willis Reed. 9 of 12. ... ', 'Artis Gilmore. 8 of 12. ... ', 'Billy Cunningham. 7 of 12. ... ', 'Nate "Tiny" Archibald. 6 of 12. ... ', 'Chris Mullin. 5 of 12. ... ']