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Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson . The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse , which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.
The other side of Gershwin being "a major promoter of black culture" is the argument that his work contributed to negative stereotypes of black culture. We don't have to defend Gershwin's motives or the politics of the work to appreciate its encyclopedic value.-- ragesoss ( talk ) 15:29, 24 October 2008 (UTC) [ reply ]
Rhapsody in Blue (1924), Gershwin's most famous classical work, a symphonic jazz composition for Paul Whiteman's jazz band & piano, premiered at Aeolian Hall, New York City, better known in the form orchestrated for full symphonic orchestra. Both versions were orchestrated by Ferde Grofé. Featured in numerous films and commercials.
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" ' S Wonderful" is a 1927 popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Funny Face (1927) by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns. [1] The song is considered a standard and has been recorded by many artists, especially jazz artists.
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The Suwanee (given as "Swanee") is the locale of the protagonist's longed-for home in two famous songs: Steven Fosters 1851 "Old Folks at Home", which is commonly called by its first line ("Way down upon the Swanee River") or just "Swanee River", [13] and George Gershwin's 1919 song "Swanee" (partly inspired by Foster's song) [14] made a #1 hit ...