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George Gershwin (/ˈɡɜːrʃ.wɪn/; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935).
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark and Henry Cowell. He began his career as a song plugger, but soon started composing Broadway theatre works with his brother Ira Gershwin, and Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, where he began to compose An American in Paris. After returning to New York City, he wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and the author DuBose Heyward. Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess is now considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century.
Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores until his death in 1937 from a brain tumor.
Adele Astaire (born Adele Marie Austerlitz; September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981) was an American dancer, stage actress and singer. She was Fred Astaire's elder sister, and his partner in a 27-year career in vaudeville and theater, beginning when he was five and she was eight.
Adele was born Adele Marie Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Johanna "Ann" (née Geilus), an American-born Lutheran of German descent, and Frederic "Fritz" Emanuel Austerlitz (September, 1868–1924), an Austrian Roman Catholic brewer of Jewish descent from Vienna. Adele became an Episcopalian, like her younger brother.
A teacher's suggestion that the two children might have a stage career if trained for it prompted the family to move from Omaha to New York, though the father returned to Omaha to work. Adele, Fred and their mother lived in a boardinghouse, and the children began attending the Alviene Master School of the Theatre and Academy of Cultural Arts. They adopted the more American sounding name 'Astaire' after trying several variations on the original family surname.
Hang-On (ハングオン, Hangu On) is an arcade game designed by Yu Suzuki and released by Sega in 1985. In the game, the player controls a motorcycle against time and other computer-controlled bikes. It was one of the first arcade games to use 16-bit graphics and Sega's "Super Scaler" technology that allowed pseudo-3D sprite-scaling at high frame rates. It also introduced a motion-controlled arcade cabinet, where the player's body movement on a large motorbike-shaped cabinet corresponds with the player character's movements on screen, inspiring arcade games that followed and anticipating the modern motion control trend.
The game was also built into some versions of the Sega Master System. The title is derived from when the biker is turning and has to "hang on" to the bike while the bike is leaning, which Suzuki had read in a Japanese bike magazine, though Suzuki learned later the technique was called "hang off" in North America. Nevertheless, he chose to keep the former name.
Using a behind the motorcycle perspective, the player races a linear race track divided into several stages within a limited time. Reaching a checkpoint at the end of each stage extends the time limit. The game ends if the time runs out.
Hang On may refer to:
Chris Janson (born April 2, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has written singles for Justin Moore and Tim McGraw among others, and has released two extended plays: one for Bigger Picture Music Group and one for Columbia Records. Janson has also charted four times on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, including the top 5 "Buy Me a Boat" in mid-2015, which also reached No. 1 on Mediabase.
Janson was born April 2, 1986 in Perryville, Missouri. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee after finishing high school.
In June 2009, Janson co-wrote and recorded two duets with Holly Williams on her album Here with Me: "I Hold On" and "A Love I Think Will Last". Janson signed to BNA Records in October 2009 and released his debut single, "'Til a Woman Comes Along," in April 2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single a five-star rating, with his review praising Janson's vocals as well as the arrangement. The song debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending May 1, 2010.
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic and plays piano in a performance of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the Royal Albert Hall in 1976.
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Subscribe and turn on notifications to be alerted of our uploads! https://bit.ly/3l3yzDc 00:00:00 Summertime 00:03:47 Strike up the band 00:07:01 The man I love 0:14:31 Oh lady be good 00:18:07 I got a rhythm 00:23:04 A foggy day 00:28:17 Embraceable you 00:33:20 I have a crush on you 00:37:09 Of thee I sing 00:44:20 S wonderful 00:49:33 They can’t take away from me 00:59:17 Liza 01:04:45 Swanee 01:12:31 Love is here to stay 01:17:30 Maybe 01:21:44 But not for me Conceived & Selected By Classical Tunes Leonardo Locatelli | Piano All Rights Reserved Check our Fantastic Selection with the best Classical Music for Relaxation, Meditation, Focus, Reading, Studying and Stress Relief: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeCgNh_ukabo3oZ8xmbCMEiCl1etWkEdr https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
One of the best loved composers and songwriters of all time, George Gershwin had no interest in music as a boy. But when he was 10 his parents bought a piano for his older brother, and to everyone’s surprise, he was able to pick out tunes he had learned by following the keys on a neighbour’s pianola. He dropped out of school at 15 to work as a song plugger, pounding out ditties for people buying sheet music, but within three years his songs were being included in Broadway musicals. The rest is history, he achieved worldwide fame with his musical theatre, movie scores and genre crossing jazz inspired classical music. He was intelligent, charming, witty, he painted, kept himself fit and had no secret vices. But at the age of 38 he started behaving erratically, had an absence attack when ...
George Gershwin's famous "Rhapsody in Blue" played by Libor Pesek and the Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestra. All copyright belongs to its respective owners.
George Gershwin - "An American in Paris" - Andrè Previn To support my work of rediscovering and sharing unknown and unreleased music you can make a very welcome donation at the following link 😉 https://paypal.me/AlessioBarcellini?country.x=IT&locale.x=it_IT or https://ko-fi.com/alessiobarcellini
Lang Lang: George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin plays I Got Rhythm at the opening of New York's Manhattan Theatre on 5 August 1931, his performance filmed from three different camera angles. For more information visit http://www.jackgibbons.com/ You can also follow Jack Gibbons on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/JackGibbonsPiano
TRACKLIST 1. Without A Song (Vincent Youmans) 0:00 2. Beatrice (Sam Rivers) 6:35 3. It Ain't Necessarily So (George Gershwin) 12:53 4. Body And Soul (Johnny Green) 22:04 5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Ignacio Herbert Brown) 29:08 6. All or Nothing at All (Arthur Altman) 37:29 7. Black Narcissus (Joe Henderson) 44:24 MÚSICOS Juan Presas: saxo tenor, soprano, alto y arreglos / tenor, soprano and alt sax, arrangements Pablo Raposo: piano en 1, 4 y 6 / piano in 1, 4 and 6 Tomás Fraga: guitarra en 1, 4 y 5 / guitar in 1, 4 and 5 Pablo Motta: contrabajo en 1, 4 y 6 / double bass in 1, 4 and 6 Hernán Mandelman: batería en 1, 4 y 6 / drums in 1, 4 and 6 Sebastián de Urquiza: contrabajo en 2, 3, 5 y 7 / double bass in 2, 3, 5 and 7 Bruno Varela: batería en 2, 3, 5 y 7 / drums in 2, 3, 5 and 7 Alan...
Rhapsody In Blue (1945) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #RhapsodyInBlue Robert Alda stars alongside musical greats Al Jolson, Paul Whiteman, and Oscar Levant in this biopic treatment of the life of composer George Gershwin. The film traces Gershwin's rise, from his first big hit "Swanee" (performed by Al Jolson, playing himself), to his collaborations with lyricist brother Ira (Herbert Rudley) to the heights of artistic achievement with the debut of "Rhapsody in Blue" at Aeolian Hall. Directed By Irving Rapper Starring Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith Subscribe to watch more Warner Archive videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/warnerarchive?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW WARNER ARCHIVE ON SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warnerarchive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warnerarchive...
Fred Astaire's sister was supposed to be the better dancer but gave it up. [clipped BBC's 'One Show']
Fred Astaire (1899-1987) Adele Astaire (1896-1981) George Gershwin (1898-1937) The dancing partner who made Fred Astaire famous isn't the one most people remember. Fred, born in 1899, and his sister, Adele were the children of an Austrian immigrant named Austerlitz who had settled in Omaha, Nebraska. Their mother had a notion that they should learn to dance, so they journeyed east to New York in 1903 and began a long vaudeville career as a boy-and-girl specialty duo. The transition to adulthood was an awkward one for the Astaires; it was not until 1917 that their charm and dancing specialties reached a Broadway audience. They were featured in several revues from then on, and it was the gamine Adele, not her more serious and disciplined brother, who usually got the better notices. He didn'...
Really great footage from my favorite film dancer (alongside with Vera Ellen) Fred Astaire. With sister Adele here and with no wig - looks more naturally.
from the 1927 production of 'Funny Face' music - George Gershwin lyrics - Ira Gershwin
Ginger Rogers presenting Fred Astaire with a Special Award for his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures at the 22nd Academy Awards® in 1950. Introduced by Paul Douglas.
Fred & Adele... and Fred goes Hollywood.
Fred and Adele Astaire performing George Gershwin's "I'd Rather Charleston", with Gershwin at the piano. Recorded in London in 1926, from his score for "Lady Be Good". Remastered and clean by Tormented Artist Ink (me). Wonderfully light, a rare touch now.
I Love Louisa (Howard Dietz -- Arthur Schwartz) Fox Trot from the revue "The Band Wagon" -- Fred Astaire with chorus & Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, Victor 1931 NOTE: "The Band Wagon" tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway play will restart his career. However, the play's director wants to make it a pretentious retelling of Faust, and brings in a prima ballerina who clashes with the star. The songs were written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, and some were created for the original 1931 Broadway musical also called The Band Wagon, with a book by George S. Kaufman and starring Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. Interestingly, after "The Band Wagon" Fred and Adele never more appeared on stage together. In 1953 a musical comedy film "The Band Wagon" was made, ag...
George Gershwin (/ˈɡɜːrʃ.wɪn/; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935).
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark and Henry Cowell. He began his career as a song plugger, but soon started composing Broadway theatre works with his brother Ira Gershwin, and Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, where he began to compose An American in Paris. After returning to New York City, he wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and the author DuBose Heyward. Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess is now considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century.
Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores until his death in 1937 from a brain tumor.
Thinking bout all of those days I left behind
Nowadays it seems I'm watching life just pass me by
The world is spinning beneath my feet at an unforgiving pace
And I, I just find myself falling victim to the chase
If only I could take it back, to the days when I was younger
Then maybe I would cherish that moment I grew older
Finally I understand that time won't wait for no one (no no no)
I can't live in the past
On N on, on N on, it don't look back (people move)
On N on, on N on, they won't look back (and thought I've moved)
On N on, on N on, I won't forget
What it took to get me here,
How much I sacrificed
Maybe I allowed myself to be consumed
Turned my back on what once the only life I knew
Too busy loving me to notice everything had changed
and I've come to terms that nothing ever stays the same
If only I could take it back, to the days when I was younger
Then maybe I would cherish that moment I grew older
Finally I understand that time won't wait for no one (no no no)
I can't live in the past
On N on, on N on, it don't look back (people move)
On N on, on N on, they won't look back (and thought I've moved)
On N on, on N on, I won't forget
What it took to get me here,
How much I sacrificed
Now I see, that on the road that I chose
I can't leave, when the weakness begins to show
Finally, I just gotta let it go
On N on, on N on, it don't look back (people move)
On N on, on N on, they won't look back (and thought I've moved)
On N on, on N on, I won't forget
What it took to get me here,