Today is the birthday of the great George Gershwin (1898-1937). His own career bypassed vaudeville entirely, going from being a teenage song plugger to composing songs for Broadway revues. His first hit was “Swannee” (1919) which Al Jolson sang in the show Sinbad, putting Gershwin on the map. For a full list of his Broadway [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:32AM on September 26, 2012