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The Gershwin Years is both the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the American era their music and lyrics embodied. George (1898-1937) and Ira (1896-1983) drew inspiration from its varied faces - black culture for Porgy and Bess, the frantic sophistication of the 1920s for such musical comedies as Funny Face and Girl Crazy, the tumult of American politics for the satirical of Thee I Sing.
This dual biography celebrates their musical achievements while offering a revealing inside look at the brothers themselves: from George's Tin Pan Alley days as a song plugger and Ira's first attempts at lyric writing to their conquest of Broadway and Hollywood, from their collaborations and George's solo compositions (Rhapsody In Blue, Concerto in F, and An American In Paris) to George's death from a brain tumor and Ira's later work with Kern, Weill, and Arlen.
The Gershwin Years presents an authoritative, visually stunning, and altogether delightful account of the "Wright Brothers" of American music.
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The Gershwin years: George and Ira
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The Gershwin years: by Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart. With an introd. by Carl Van Vechten.
1973, Doubleday
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Edition Notes
Discography: p. 359-371.
Videography: p. 371-2.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-382) and index.
"An unabridged republication of the edition published in New York in 1973 ... with the addition of a new discography and updates to the bibliography"--T.p. verso.
Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 1958.
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"The story of George and Ira Gershwin is related from their boyhood in New York and their start in Tin Pan Alley through their great creative years. There are Numerous photographs of both brothers and of their relatives, close friends and other people associated with them through the years."
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