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George Gershwin

George Gershwin

Sound • 1898-09-26 • New York City, New York, USA

George Gershwin (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 "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".

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Fantasia 20007.0

Fantasia 2000

2000

Funny Face7.0

Funny Face

1957

An American in Paris7.0

An American in Paris

1951

Kiss Me, Stupid7.0

Kiss Me, Stupid

1964

Shall We Dance7.3

Shall We Dance

1937

The Barkleys of Broadway6.9

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

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