In 1985, the Gershwins were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal only three other composers or lyricists have received this significant honor. Cafe Songbook Music-Video Cabinet: George.
Michael Feinstein's 2012 book The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs describes his years working for Ira in Los Angeles. (An op-ed piece on the cultural and musical history of productions of Porgy and Bess. Over the ensuing decades he collaborated with such composers as Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen, and Arthur Schwartz. 50 of the most memorable songs from this famed songwriting duo in. Ira continued to work actively following the death of his brother George. Title details for The Gershwin Songbook-50 Treasured Songs by George Gershwin. These include his "Rhapsody in Blue" and the score for the film An American in Paris. George, a classically-trained pianist and composer, wrote pieces that remain highly regarded today. The brothers enjoyed success individually as well. During the mid-1930s, George’s health deteriorated rapidly he passed away from complications related to a brain tumor at the age of thirty-eight. His Broadway musicals to follow, majority written with brother Ira, included Lady, Be Good (1924, including 'Fascinating Rhythm'), Tip Toes (1925, including 'Sweet and Low Down'), Oh Kay (1926, including 'Clap Yo Hands', 'Do-Do-Do', 'Maybe', and 'Someone To Watch Over Me'), Funny Face (1927, including ’S Wonderful), Rosalie (1928, including. Together with DuBose Heyward they wrote PORGY AND BESS, which is now recognized as one of the most significant American musical compositions of the twentieth century. From 1924 until George’s untimely death in 1937, George and Ira worked together almost exclusively, creating iconic pieces of America’s musical history that include STRIKE UP THE BAND, OF THEE I SING, and GIRL CRAZY. While successful individually, it was their first musical together, 1924’s LADY BE GOOD which saw the Gershwin brothers popularity skyrocket. George Gershwin, born in 1896 and his brother Ira, born in 1898 are two of the most influential figures in the history of the Great American Songbook. George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin 2015 Legend Award
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