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George Gershwin
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George Gershwin's Biography

George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are universally familiar.

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  • News Source: Chicago-Sun Times | about 8 hours ago
    Theater Critic / hweiss@suntimes.com Hershey Felder is an altogether remarkable polymath -- an exceptional actor, writer, pianist, singer and teacher. And all his prodigious talents are on grand display in his latest work, "Beethoven, As I Knew Him,"
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    Septeto's first in the United States after being denied entry during the Bush administration - at the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture in the Bronx. They are here for a scheduled 25 engagements, which includes four nights at Yoshi's San
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  • Blog Source: 7oregons2tomates.blogspot.com | 2 days ago
    Paul Schoenfield, piano. George Gershwin 09- Kicking The Clouds Away 10- Twee-Oodle-Um Bum-Bo 11- Drifting Along With The Tide 12- That Certain Feeling 13- Sweet And Low Down George Gershwin, Piano (from the Duo-Art Piano Rolls) ...
  • Blog Source: thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com | 2 days ago
    That's George Gershwin, on the left, with his older brother, Ira Gershwin, who wrote the words not only for George's songs but -- after George's untimely death in 1937 -- for songs by Jerome Kern ("Long Ago and Far Away"),...
  • Blog Source: www.stanforddaily.com | 2 days ago
    If you drive up the hilltop, amid the stunning views, at 4 p.m. on a Saturday or Sunday, you will likely hear the thundering sound of a Cesar Franck masterwork or George Gershwin show tune. If you forego the exhibition of fine Cartier ...

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