Almost every American singer who's serious about the legacy of American songs sooner or later has to confront the extraordinary body of work by George Gershwin. From his time as a teenager, a steady ...

The movie Rhapsody in Blue, a biography of George Gershwin, was released only eight years after his death from a brain tumor at the age of 38. It's a good subject: Gershwin wrote some of the best ...

Nearly nine decades after his death at 38 years old, George Gershwin remains one of the most celebrated and influential American composers. Dr. Thomas Cimarusti, Professor of Music History at Florida ...

The Manhattan skyline appears on the cover of the new album, “Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin.” But the sounds come straight from the dry, dusty Southwest. Think slide guitars, harmonicas, ...

Songstress Patti Austin's newest CD, Avant-Gershwin, allows her to cover the classic and sometimes controversial music of legendary composer George Gershwin. Austin talks about her music with Tony Cox ...

George Gershwin died prematurely at age 38, but the variety, scope and depth of his music had a huge impact on the course of American popular music. To try to cram dozens of Gershwin’s stage and film ...

Broadway veterans Joan Hess and Kirby Ward will be a part of “Dancing & Romancing” on Feb. 6 at Century II Concert Hall. Courtesy photo The Wichita Symphony Orchestra is launching its first Symphonic ...

“Fascinating Rhythm” is more than just the title of a hit song by George Gershwin. It encapsulates the gracefully entrancing, endearingly catchy quality of his songs written for stage and screen like ...

Ever play that old mind game of wondering what it would be like to spend an evening with a famous figure from the past? If so, you’ll have a sense of what’s in store during George Gershwin Alone, ...

It’s hard to read a biography of George Gershwin, who died at 38, without feeling a sense of loss. But rather than bemoan the composer’s premature passing, Richard Crawford, a musicologist and ...

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