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Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin 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. With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "The Man I Love", and "Someone to Watch Over Me". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera Porgy and Bess. The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative role that Ira played. His mastery of songwriting continued after George's early death in 1937. Ira wrote additional hit songs with composers Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen. His critically acclaimed 1959 book Lyrics on Several Occasions, an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is widely considered an important source for studying the art of the lyricist in the golden age of American popular song. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Gershwin) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
Songs See All
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Une Étoile Est Née / A Star Is Born: The Man That Got Away (Judy Garland)
Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, & Judy Garland
Albums
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Summertime
2023
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Lady, Be Good! (2015 Encores! Cast Recording)
2015
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Girl Crazy
2007
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George & Ira Gershwin's Oh, Kay!
2005
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Strike Up the Band
2005
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Crazy For You (Original London Cast Recording)
1993
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Tryout (a Series of Private Rehearsal Recordings)
1991
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George & Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good
2005
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George & Ira Gershwin: Pardon My English
2005
Singles & EPs
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Strike Up The Band (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 16, 1969)
Single • 2021
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Love Is Here to Stay
Single • 2012
Videos See All
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Norah Jones - Summertime
Francisco • 5.9K views
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River Flows In You by Yiruma, performed by 13 year-old pianist, Evan Brezicki
lakewackoMom • 4.8M views
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Gershwin: The Man I Love. Piano. Partitura y Audición.
Musicnetmaterials • 2.1K views
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Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron - "Our Love is Here to Stay" - 'An American in Paris' (1951)
Lew Amack • 83K views
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21 Year-old Judy Garland sings & dances Gershwin's I GOT RHYTHM from the movie "Girl Crazy" (1943)
Songbook Station • 9.4K views
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Summertime (George Gershwin) Piano solo version - The Pianos of Cha'n
ATuttoPiano • 95K views
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George Gershwin, Piano - Maybe (1926)
bsgs98 • 83K views