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What was paul weston's early life like?
At age eight, he started piano lessons. He was an economics major at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where he graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1933.
What was paul weston's first job?
During his college days, Weston had his own band called the Green Serenaders; Weston also learned how to play the clarinet so he could travel with the college band.
When did paul weston get his big break?
When he returned to New York in the fall of 1934, he made his first sale of his work to Joe Haymes.
What work did paul weston sell?

Question: Why did he change his name?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did paul weston change his name?