Mickey Daniels says the words, "And now the Paul Whiteman Orchestra will entertain you".
The Paul Whiteman Orchestra was the premier band of the time. Paul Whiteman was known as the King of Jazz and even starred in a color musical review movie of the same name in 1930. He introduced Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin to American Public. He 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 , Jack Teagarden, and Bunny Berigan. Bing Crosby. as part of The Rhythm Boys, got his start with Whiteman. In his autobiography, Duke Ellington declared, "Paul Whiteman was known as the King of Jazz, and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity.