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George Gershwin 1898 – 1937. An American composer, pianist and painter whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres. Among his best-known wor...
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Apr 22, 2024 · The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and ...
One of the best loved composers and songwriters of all time, George Gershwin had no interest in music as a boy. But when he was 10 his parents bought a pian...
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Oct 5, 2020 · How did George Gershwin go from being from a high school dropout to become a wealthy composer? We look at how he made his fortune.
Mar 21, 2024 · Sir Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin have collected the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for their contribution to music.
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His first big hit was 'Swanee', composed in 10 minutes on a bus. Not long afterwards, the singer Al Jolson heard it and recorded it. ‘Swanee’ sold a million sheet music copies, and an estimated two million records. It became the biggest-selling song of Gershwin’s career.
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Leaving school at age fifteen, Gershwin took a job as a piano player in “Tin Pan Alley,” and was soon considered one of the finest there. Gershwin’s first big hit, Swanee, was composed in 10 minutes on a bus. It would go on to sell a million sheet music copies and around two million records.
