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Hace 5 días · by Matt Micucci. “Blue Skies” was composed by Irving Berlin in 1926. It made its debut in the Rodgers and Hart musical Betsy. According to Philip Furia and Michael Lasser, the song was added at the last minute, and it was thanks to a panicky phone call from vaudevillian Belle Baker to Berlin, who complained that the score lacked a ‘Belle ...
Hace 3 días · George Gershwin (born September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died July 11, 1937, Hollywood, California) was one of the most significant and popular American composers of all time. He wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but important as well are his orchestral and piano compositions in which he blended, in varying degrees ...
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- George Gershwin made piano rolls for player pianos, played the piano in nightclubs, demonstrated sheet music for a music publishing company, and wo...
- George Gershwin died of a brain tumour at the age of 38.
- With his lyricist brother Ira, George Gershwin composed numerous popular songs (such as “Embraceable You” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”),...
- George Gershwin is important for his great talent as a melodist in both popular and classical genres and for his chamber and orchestral works that...
Hace 1 día · Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; [1] May 11, 1888 [2] – September 22, 1989) was an American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential Medal of ...
Hace 2 días · After being pronounced dead at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the autopsy report identified 21 gunshot wounds to his chest, left shoulder, arms, and legs. Three members of the Nation of Islam ...
Hace 5 días · Stan Ball has passed away aged 88. He became an Honorary Member of the International Al Jolson Society due to his love and commitment to the entertainer. He was also the UK Representative for the International Al Jolson Society which included contact with entertainer Brian Conley who starred in the London and latter National stage show 'Jolson'.
Hace 1 día · Al Jolson saw him in the play and bought the movie rights, before selling them to Warner Bros. with the proviso that James Cagney and Joan Blondell be able to reprise their stage roles in the movie. After rave reviews, Warner Bros. signed him for an initial $400-a-week, three-week contract; when the executives at the studio saw the first dailies for the film, Cagney's contract was immediately ...
Hace 3 días · On Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, Carlo asked to receive the anointing of the sick and the Eucharist, certain that he would die soon. The next day, he went into a coma due to a brain hemorrhage. He was pronounced clinically dead at 5 p.m., and his heart stopped beating about two hours later.
