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  1. National Jukebox Website Launched By Library of Congress

    Tue, 10 May 2011

    Charles Kellogg, composer John Philip Sousa, and the Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra's "Rhapsody in Blue," with George Gershwin playing the piano. The jukebox also features political speeches by three presidents – Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow

  2. Virtuoso Performs for Airport Cabbies

    Tue, 6 May 2008

    I can give to people." Quint performed pieces by George Gershwin , Paganini, and an original blues composition. Click Click here to listen to part II of his performance ( George Gershwin 's "It Ain't Necessarily So") Khalil and his

  3. Pyongyang Opens Doors to Musical Diplomacy

    Wed, 27 Feb 2008

    importance of this historic visit when he suggested that in the future there could be a sequel to one of American composer George Gershwin 's most famous pieces. "We will play now the 'American in Paris,'" he told the crowd of Korean and American

  4. Legacy of the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel

    Fri, 25 Jan 2008

    as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; actors James Cagney, Greta Garbo, and Joan Crawford; composers Irving Berlin, George Gershwin , Igor Stravinsky and John Lennon; wild west legend Bat Masterson; mobster Frank Costello; muppeteer Jim Henson

  5. 'Nightline' Playlist: Liza Minnelli

    Fri, 18 Jan 2008

    from the day she was born. She was named after the George Gershwin song "Liza." Growing up in Los Angeles, the child Minnelli lived in a home filled with the sounds of George Gershwin , Cole Porter and Rogers & Hart. One of Minnelli's

  6. London's fabled Savoy Hotel slated for renovation

    Tue, 18 Dec 2007

    Sugar Ray Robinson hoisting a glass along with actors Rita Hayworth, W.C. Fields, Marlene Dietrich, songwriter George Gershwin , and authors Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. There are photos of actors Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, Shirley

News

  1. Nightline Playlist: Michael Bublé

    Wed, 10 Oct 2007

    I'm not snobby about it. I just think a good song is a good song. I don't care if it was written in 1940 by George Gershwin or 2007 by George Michael. If it's good, it's good. And that's about all there is to it."

  2. Music Struggles to Drown Out War in Iraq

    Sun, 22 Apr 2007

    Making Music Against All Odds The orchestra plays all kinds of music -- not just Bach, Beethoven and Brahms but also George Gershwin and American jazz. Incredibly, only one musician has lost his life in the violence since the war. But recently

  3. Burt Bacharach Wins Polar Music Prize

    Fri, 26 Jan 2001

    and 1980's Arthur (which featured "Arthur's Theme"). He was hailed as the greatest American composer since George Gershwin and a "King of Cool" whose music has now become hip to a whole new generation of performers.

  4. Burt Bacharach Wins Polar Music Prize

    Thu, 25 Jan 2001

    and 1980's Arthur (which featured "Arthur's Theme"). He was hailed as the greatest American composer since George Gershwin and a "King of Cool" whose music has now become hip to a whole new generation of performers.

  5. Burt Bacharach Wins Polar Music Prize

    Thu, 25 Jan 2001

    and 1980's Arthur (which featured "Arthur's Theme"). He was hailed as the greatest American composer since George Gershwin and a "King of Cool" whose music has now become hip to a whole new generation of performers.

  6. Burt Bacharach Wins Polar Music Prize

    Wed, 24 Jan 2001

    and 1980's Arthur (which featured "Arthur's Theme"). He was hailed as the greatest American composer since George Gershwin and a "King of Cool" whose music has now become hip to a whole new generation of performers.

  7. Burt Bacharach Wins Polar Music Prize

    Wed, 24 Jan 2001

    and 1980's Arthur (which featured "Arthur's Theme"). He was hailed as the greatest American composer since George Gershwin and a "King of Cool" whose music has now become hip to a whole new generation of performers.

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Videos

  1. Deborah Ann Woll Sings George Gershwin's 'They All Laughed'

    Wed, 15 Aug 2012

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  2. Deborah Ann Woll on breaking up a TV relationship

    Thu, 16 Aug 2012

    Changes galore in True Blood's fifth season and a George Gershwin number.

  3. Matthew Broderick Is Back on Broadway

    Fri, 20 Apr 2012

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  4. July 28, 1984: Summer Olympics in L.A.

    Wed, 10 Feb 2010

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  5. Where Celebrities Pay Their Respects

    Fri, 25 Jan 2008

    such luminaries as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Actors James Cagney Greta Garbo Joan Crawford composer Irving Berlin George Gershwin Igor Stravinsky and John Lennon. Sports figures rocky grassy and Billy Martin wild west legend Bat Masterson mobster

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  6. Nightline Playlist: Michael Buble

    Fri, 12 Oct 2007

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  1. VIDEO: Changes galore in True Blood's fifth season and a George Gershwin number.
  2. VIDEO: The former Beatle was awarded the George Gershwin Prize.

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