1937
Born in Brooklyn New York in 1898, George Gershwin began
working as a song plunger for the Jerome H. Remick and Music Publishing Company
after leaving school when he was fifteen. Classically trained both as a pianist
and in music composition he soon proved to be an invaluable asset writhing and
performing works of his own. After achieving a number of minor hits he struck
it big in 1919 when popular singer Al Jolson performed his original tune
"Swanee" featuring words by Irving Caesar. During the early 1920s
George collaborated frequently with lyricist Buddy DeSylva with who he penned
the one-act jazz opera "Blue Monday". He went on to write a string of
Broadway musical comedies with his brother Ira Gershwin throughout the decade
beginning in 1924 with "Lady Be Good". After experiencing with blinding headaches
and coordination problems in early 1937 George's condition only worsened
plaguing him with hallucinations and blackouts.
On the morning of July 11, 1937, George Gershwin one of the greatest
composers of the 20th century died in Los Angeles at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
after an unsuccessful operation to remove his brain tumor.
His works have long been favored by jazz musicians.
Some of Gershwin's other compositions that became jazz
standards include "Summertime", "Embraceable You", "I
Got Rhythm", "A Foggy Day", "But Not for Me",
"They Can't Take That Away from Me", and "Love is Here to
Stay".
Gershwin's Day - "Rhapsody in Blue" the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Gershwin´s on Piano himself
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