George Gershwin grew up in a poor neighborhood in New York. His parents were Russian immigrants but could barely make ends meet. Yet they decided to purchase an old piano, Ira Gershwin so it could start as a musician. Only not proved Ira, but his younger brother George to his musical genius. Ira focused on the writing texts, and together the brothers were Gershwin absolute magnitudes in the twentieth
… century musical world. The George compositions are today still good listenable and can be reused so in a modern setting. It is proved by the song Rhapsody in Blue 1924, which was several times in the Top 2000. But the most famous example is of course the timeless Summertime, which has been covered countless times by countless artists.more
