December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983
Elder to George
Notable songs -
"I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," "The Man I Love," "Someone to Watch Over Me"
Notable work by George and Ira -
3 Academy Award Nominations
1932 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Musical Achievement Award
(established in 1988 at UCLA)
Honorees of the above award include -
Angela Lansbury, 1988
Ray Charles, 1991
Mel Torme, 1994
Bernadette Peters, 1995
Frank Sinatra, 2000
Stevie Wonder, 2002
K.D. Lang, 2003
James Taylor, 2004
Babyface, 2005
Burt Bacharach, 2006
Quincy Jones, 2007
Lionel Richie, 2008
Julie Andrews, 2009
Read more on Wikipedia.
George Gershwin is best known for Rhapsody in Blue.
An Ira Gershwin classic is "I Got Rhythm." (Of his many noteworthy songs, "I Got Rhythm" stands out the most.)
Enjoy the selection above.
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