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  1. Ira Gershwin " ' The Half of it, Dearie' Blues " is a song composed by George Gershwin , with lyrics by Ira Gershwin . It was introduced by Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn in the 1924 musical Lady be Good .

  2. George Gershwin plays piano and Fred Astaire sing in this 1926 recording of 'the half of it dearie blues' taken from the musical 'Lady be good' from 1924.

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  3. Funny Face is a 1927 musical composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by Fred Thompson and Paul Gerard Smith. When it opened on Broadway on November 22, 1927, as the first show performed in the newly built Alvin Theatre, it starred Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire.

  4. George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was... Digitized from the LP shown above, released in 1952 on the Heritage label, catalogue number H-0073.

  5. "Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good. The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926, in London with George Gershwin on the piano (English Columbia 3968 or 8969).

  6. Aug 15, 2019 · The recording featured Astaire not just singing but tap dancing, with Gershwin providing a sprightly accompaniment. One can hear echoes from Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris” (which he would not write until 1928) in his virtuosic piano playing.

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  8. Jun 5, 2015 · FEINSTEIN: George Gershwin first met Fred and Adele Astaire when George was hired as a song plugger, which means that he was working for a music publishing house, playing the piano in a...