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George and Ira Gershwin will always be remembered as the songwriting team whose voice was synonymous with the sounds and style of the Jazz Age. By the time of their 1924 Broadway hit, LADY, BE GOOD!, George had worked with lyricist Buddy DeSylva on a series of revues, GEORGE WHITE’S SCANDALS, while Ira enjoyed success with composer Vincent Youmans on TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE.
9 de dic. de 2006 · George And Ira Gershwin In Hollywood: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology George Gershwin George & Ira Gershwin Format: Audio CD 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Rights problems kept many Gershwin soundtrack recordings from public release, but this collection makes up for lost time. It is a comprehensive trove of tunes, drawn from several Hollywood studios, including MGM, RKO, and Warner Bros.
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Original recordings of songs and music composed by George and Ira Gershwin for the Hollywood factory dreams, and performed by oustandning personalities of the screen. A truly tribute to a unique musical partnership in the twentieth century.
George Gershwin. George Gershwin ( / ˈɡɜːrʃ.wɪn /; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs ...
Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. [1] With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I ...
Summary. George Gershwin encountered Hollywood in the early years of the talkies, as sound technology advanced quickly, public opinion about the role of music in film fluctuated rapidly, and studios experimented with how best to employ composers and songwriters. Entering the world of movie musicals by way of a successful Broadway career was in ...
