George Gershwin
American composer and pianist
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Died: July 11, 1937 (age 38 years), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Parents: Morris Gershvin and Rosa Gershvin
Siblings: Ira Gershwin, Arthur Gershwin, and Frances Gershwin
Occupations: Pianist; composer
Resting place: Westchester Hills Cemetery, New York
Compositions
Rhapsody in Blue
Porgy and Bess
Summertime
An American in Paris
Concerto in F
I Got Rhythm
The Man I Love
Someone to Watch Over Me
Three Preludes
But Not for Me
Walking the Dog
Love Is Here to Stay
Embraceable You
Fascinating Rhythm
Swanee
'S Wonderful
Cuban Overture
Somebody Loves Me
A Foggy Day
Blue Monday
Strike Up the Band
How Long Has This Been Going On?
I Loves You, Porgy
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Love Walked In
Second Rhapsody
Spanish Prelude
The Life of a Rose
Ein Mann für mich
Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Catfish Row
Oh, Lady Be Good!
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
I Love to Rhyme
Slap That Bass
Stairway to Paradise
They All Laughed
Nice Work If You Can Get It
My Man's Gone Now
Bidin' My Time
Rialto Ripples
He Loves and She Loves
I Was Doing All Right
Do It Again
By Strauss
For You, For Me, For Evermore
Wintergreen for President
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