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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.
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.
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 1932 and was the first musical to win that award, although only Ira Gershwin and the bookwriters were awarded the Prize and not George Gershwin; Revived in 1933 and 1952; 1933 – Pardon My English (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) 1933 – Let 'Em Eat Cake (lyrics by Ira Gershwin), sequel to Of Thee I Sing
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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 ]
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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 ...