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George Gershwin by Trav S.D.

Originally posted in 2012 Today is the birthday of the great George Gershwin (1898-1937). Surprisingly, Gershwin’s own career bypassed vaudeville (our usual subject on this blog) almost entirely, going from being a teenage song plugger to composing songs for Broadway revues (although there were occasions when he accompanied Nora Bayes and Louise Dresser). His first hit was “Swannee” [&#8230…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:28am on September 26, 2013 ☆ ⚑

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