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George grew up as a typical young boy who had a collection of his own friends. He enjoyed rollerskating and playing on the streets. At the time, he couldn’t care less about music. That changed in 1908, at ten years old, when he first heard his friend’s violin recital. He was inspired. As fate had it, George’s parents purchased a piano that was mean...
“Rhapsody in Blue,” was George Gershwin’s first major work, which he completed in 1924 for orchestra and piano. This became his most popular work as a composer that established his signature style as a genius capable of blending classical and jazz music in what was deemed revolutionary. The first half of the 1920s had Gershwin frequently working wi...
When George Gershwin moved to Paris in the mid-1920s, he hoped to study with classical pianist, Nadia Boulanger. However, she refused as she feared he’d lose his jazz-influenced playing style via classical music study. Maurice Ravel did the same thing, insisting Gershwin’s niche in jazz was where he belonged, not classical. After composing An Ameri...
When Porgy and Bess failed to meet commercial expectations, George Gershwin moved to Hollywood, California. In 1936, RKO Pictures commissioned Gershwin to write music for the movie, Shall We Dance. The mix of ballet with jazz was a musical masterpiece that cemented him even further as a composition genius. While there, he was involved with another ...
After Gershwin’s death, Kay Swift worked with his brother, Ira, on several of George Gershwin’s recordings. Much of his musical influence featured a blend of American, French, and Russian compositions as the influence of Ravel made an impact on Gershwin’s material. Even though Gershwin didn’t officially study under Ravel, the two shared similar sty...
Originally written as “Strike Up the Band,” “Strike Up the Band for UCLA” had the song and title altered after it was approved by its composer, George Gershwin, to do so. This was in 1927. Since then, it has become an iconic football fighting song that has a fan base that extends beyond campus. The song was originally designed as satire with milita...
“Someone to Watch Over Me” was a 1926 song George Gershwin composed before Ira Gershwin added lyrics to it, along with the help of Howard Dietz. It was written for the 1926 musical, Oh, Kay!, which was named after George’s girlfriend, Kay Swift. It was originally sung on Broadway by Gertrude Lawrence while holding a rag doll. The song became the mu...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning 1931 musical was Of Thee I Sing, and its popular song “Love is Sweeping the Country.” It was composed by George Gershwin that later had lyrics added to it by Ira Gershwin. It premiered as a Broadway performance by George Murphy and June O’Dea. In 1979, an inspired Woody Allen had this song featured in his box office hit, ...
In 1924, “Oh, Lady Be Good!” was a song that was written by the songwriting team, George and Ira Gershwin. It was featured in the Broadway musical, Lady, Be Good! as a musical number performed by Walter Catlett. The musical itself was written by the brothers, as well as Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson, as well as the Astaires, Fred and Adele. Recordings ...
“They Can’t Take That Away from Me” was a song George Gershwin and his brother, Ira, wrote for the 1937 film, Shall We Dance. Two months after the movie was released, George died from a brain tumor. Posthumously, he and his brother earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The song was first performed by Fred Astaire and it became ...
The Best of George Gershwin (feat. Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald) Album • George Gershwin • 2014. 15 songs • 1 hour, 2 minutes More
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Mar 29, 2021 · Gershwin's Greatest Hits. Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979) conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra with Peter Nero (1934- ), piano in Rhapsody in Blue; Leonard Pennario (1924-2008), piano in Three Preludes. In the Porgy and Bess Melody: Leontyne Price (1927- ), William Warfield (1920-2002) and Skitch Henderson (1918-2005), conductor.
3:04. Strike up the Band. 3:19. The Man I Love. 5:32. love Is Here to Stay. 3:35. Nice Work If You Can Get It. 5:58.
