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George Gershwin (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr ʃ. w ɪ n /; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres.
1927 – Strike Up the Band (lyrics by Ira Gershwin). Premiered in Philadelphia. Revised and produced on Broadway in 1930; 1927 – Funny Face (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) 1928 – Rosalie (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and P. G. Wodehouse, co-composed with Sigmund Romberg) 1928 – Treasure Girl (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Arthur Gershwin (March 14, 1900 – November 19, 1981) was one of the four Gershwin family siblings of American musical fame. Although he was a composer, he was not a ...
While growing up, he heard in his home classic songs written by songwriters such as Cole Porter, Gus Kahn and George and Ira Gershwin. Stewart joined others who had recorded the classic songs. [104] He concentrated on singing 1930s and 1940s pop standards from the Great American Songbook with great popular success.
George Gershwin (1898–1937), American composer, author of famous works such as Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris. Gershwin may also refer to: People.
Zak is one of the sons of Starr, also growing up with legendary Who drummer Keith Moon. “Keith was like an uncle, really. He was one of my dad’s best friends,” Starkey told Modern Drummer in ...
In 1968, they moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he taught and she did cancer research at the University of Wisconsin. Kamala Harris would go to visit her father’s family in Brown’s Town ...
The orchestrations were by Robert Russell Bennett, William Daly (including the "Overture"), and Gershwin ("Hello, Good Morning"). Of Thee I Sing was the longest-running Gershwin show during George Gershwin's lifetime. There were Broadway revivals in 1933 at the Imperial Theatre and in 1952 at the Ziegfeld Theatre, both directed by Kaufman.