▁the ▁sequence ▁might ▁best ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" R haps ody ▁in ▁Tur qu o ise ". ▁Later ▁prints ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁two - component ▁negative , ▁which ▁had ▁surv ived , ▁make ▁the ▁bl ues ▁look ▁tr uer ▁and ▁more ▁s atur ated ▁than ▁they ▁appeared ▁to ▁aud ien ces ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁film ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁cro on er ▁B ing ▁C ros by , ▁who , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Rh ythm ▁Boys , ▁the ▁Wh item an ▁Orchestra ' s ▁vocal ▁tri o . ▁C ros by ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁sing ▁" S ong ▁of ▁the ▁Da wn " ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁but ▁a ▁motor ▁accident ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁ja iled ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁John ▁B oles . ▁ ▁Compos er ▁Fer de ▁Gro f é , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁Grand ▁C any on ▁Su ite , ▁was , ▁in ▁these ▁early ▁years , ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁arr anger / song writer ▁for ▁Wh item an . ▁He ▁is ▁documented ▁to ▁have ▁arranged ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁music , ▁and ▁may ▁in ▁fact ▁have ▁composed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁incident al ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁pres erves ▁a ▁v au dev ille ▁bit ▁by ▁Wh item an ▁band ▁trom bon ist ▁Wil bur ▁Hall , ▁who ▁does ▁novel ty ▁playing ▁on ▁viol in ▁and ▁b icy cle ▁p ump , ▁as ▁well ▁as