Paul Whiteman Orch. Alabamy Bound (1924)

Alabamy Bound Words and music by Bud De Sylva, Bud Green and Ray Henderson Pual Whiteman Orchestra Recorded December 29, 1924 Victor 19557 Paul Whiteman was an important bandleader starting in 1919 and was a leader in development and popularization of dance music in the 1920s. His title, King of Jazz, was somewhat misleading, but it was semijazz for the general public, though he gave many jazzmen hot solo spots.