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Music, by George!
A George Gershwin Tribute
A Guide to George Gershwin with New Pictorial Supplement
Centennial of RHAPSODY IN BLUE performed by George Gershwin
Now with a new pictorial supplement
"Music is a phenomenon that to me has a very marked effect on the emotions. It has the power of moving people to all the various moods. Through the emotions, it can have a cleansing effect on the mind, a disturbing effect, a drowsy effect, an exciting effect...
I like to think of music as an emotional science."--George Gershwin, 1933
For many years Roger Hall, a music preservationist, radio host, and film music critic, has been studying the music of George Gershwin.
Ever since he first heard "Rhapsody in Blue" while in high school, he has been fascinated with Gershwin's music.
Over the years he has taught college level classes on Gershwin's music and also lectured widely on the subject,
and produced radio tributes to Gershwin's music.The George Gershwin Guide contains information about his music mainly on radio and in films.
It was originally published in 1998 for the centennial of Gershwin's birth and reprinted with additions in a second edition in 2004. It is now available exclusively here as a PDF publication with a new pictorial supplement.Among the features in this Guide are a Top 40 list of Gershwin songs and an extensive list of recommended recordings of Gershwin music and books about Gershwin. There are also quotes from people who knew Gershwin like his brother, Ira,
Jerome Kern, and band leader, Paul Whiteman, who conducted the premiere of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" in 1924.
Excerpt from an essay in I Got Rhythm - The Genius of George Gershwin (PineTree Press)
"George Gershwin was America's greatest musical genius. The word "genius" is thrown around too often today,
but Gershwin firmly resided in that illustrious domain. How does he hold up when compared to other American musical giants of our country? He holds up extremely well. His concert music, especially Rhapsody in Blue, is performed regularly all over the world. Naturally other American composers are widely performed too, such as Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. But Gershwin remains the most popular of them all." -- Roger Hall, July 1998
A GUIDE TO GEORGE GERSHWIN by Roger L. Hall, with New Pictorial Supplement, PineTree Press, 2024
You will receive the George Gershwin Guide (PDF) in the latest edition which includes the first edition of 1998
plus a bonus audio from the 1993 radio tribute, "A George Gershwin Gala" produced by Roger Hall, host of the radio program.
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100th Anniversary of RHAPSODY IN BLUE
The year 2024 marks the centennial anniversary of RHAPSODY IN BLUE, premiered on February 12, 1924
at Aeolian Hall in New York with the orchestra conducted by Paul Whiteman.
Listen to the 1927 recording with George Gershwin performing RHAPSODY IN BLUE on YouTube -- click hereWatch the first film performance with Paul Whiteman conducting from KING OF JAZZ (1930) -- click here
LADY, BE GOOD!
On December 1, 1924, the first musical with words & music by George and Ira Gershwin opened in New York at the Liberty Theater and ran for over 300 performances. Read about it in A GUIDE TO GEORGE GERSHWIN.
Rare Gershwin In Illustrated Webinar:
Otto Hermann Kahn (1867-1934) was one of America's wealthiest citizens in the early 20th century and his beautiful Oheka Castle was the second largest private residence in America and is now the largest private residence which has been restored after being almost completerly destroyed by vandals.
Otto spent considerable time and money in support of music and other arts. He was a major supporter of the Metropolitan Opera in New York in its early years and brought major opera people from Europe, like the famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso.Kahn also helped support many musicians and actors on Broadway, including composer, George Gershwin, and actor, Paul Robeson.
This virtual program was sponsored by the NY Adventure Club and has been presented several times
by Roger Hall, a music preservationist and Director of the Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP). HeOver the years Mr. Hall has researched the life of the Kahn family and sang several Gerhswin songs at the Friends of Oheka Garden Party.
Mr. Hall has also researched Roger Wolfe Kahn, Otto's son who had his own jazz orchestra in the 1920s and was one of the songwriters for this popular Roaring Twenties song which is the title of Mr. Hall's book --
Webinar: "I Got Rhythm - The Genius of George Gershwin" presented by Roger Hall
Based on the information in "A Guide to George Gershwin," this program will feature the brilliance of Gershwin's popular songs and concert works. The foucs will be on his songs written with his brother, Ira, for Broadway and Hollywood and also Gershwin's concert works in the 1920s and 1930s. You will hear samples of Gershwin songs and also a few video clips.
To discuss the webinar scheduling with music preservationist, Roger Hall -- click here
Read about Roger Hall's singing several songs, from rare recordings by George Gershwin,
for a Summer Garden Party at Oheka Castle on Long Island,
the former estate of wealthy New York banker, Otto H. Kahn (1867-1934),
which the New York Times once called--
"the finest country home in America"
To read about that program and Roger Hall's book of memories
based on a 1920s song popular during the decade when Gershwin's songs were popular
and co-written by Otto Kahn's son,
It you wish to contact Roger Hall for an interview about his research on George Gershwin's music,
write to him -- click here
A Few Recommended CDs
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Gershwin: Remembrances and Discovery (CD)
recommended DVDs by Pianist Richard Glazier
A few recommended books
about George and Ira Gershwin
George Gershwin
Edited & Designed by Merle Armitage
George Gershwin: His Life and Work
by Howard Pollock
The George Gershwin Reader
by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson
Remembering Radio:
Singers, Songwriters and Big Bands
Name Those Tunes!
What are some of your favorite Gershwin songs?
Participate in this annual free Online event.
For details, see
See the list of composers and songwriters
from the past chosen for the
Songwriters Series
"Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive"
Johnny Mercer in Hollywood
"High Hopes"
A Centennial Tribute To Sammy Cahn
"I Hear Music"
A Centennial Tribute To Frank Loesser
"The Last Roundup" -- Billy Hill
"Moon River" - Memories Of Henry Mancini
"River Of No Return" -- Ken Darby
CAMP Song Links
- America Song History Survey
- Lotsa Lanza!
- Popular Songwriters and The Great American Songbook
- Song Anniversaries
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