Bibliograph

Ira Gershwin, selected lyrics, edited by Robert Kimball

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Ira Gershwin, selected lyrics, edited by Robert Kimball

Language

eng

Illustrations

portraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ira Gershwin

Oclc number

434563558

Responsibility statement

edited by Robert Kimball

Series statement

American poets project, 29

Sub title

selected lyrics

Summary

Overview: The collaboration of Ira and George Gershwin was one of the summits of American popular music. Ira Gershwin's lyrics-with their stylish simplicity, exuberant comic invention, and colloquial eloquence-have entered the culture, and Robert Kimball has collected the most memorable of them into a beguiling collection that includes: Fascinating Rhythm; Oh, Lady, Be Good! ; Someone to Watch Over Me; 'S Wonderful; My One and Only; How Long Has This Been Going On?; I've Got a Crush on You; Embraceable You; I Got Rhythm; But Not for Me; Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; They Can't Take That Away from Me; A Foggy Day (In London Town); Nice Work If You Can Get It; Long Ago (and Far Away); The Man That Got Away and dozens more

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