Quote of the day
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.
Paul Whiteman
Born: March 28, 1890
Died: December 29, 1967 (aged 77)
Bio: Paul Samuel Whiteman was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director and violinist.
Known for:
- King of Jazz (1930)
- Strike Up the Band (1940)
- Atlantic City (1944)
- America's Greatest Bands (Since 1955)
- Upbeat in Music (1943)







