"[I]t's only good songs that last, not good rhythm, and in the first six years or so of his composing George was interested mainly in developing new rhythms."
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Oscar Levant, on why so few of his early tunes were deemed suitable for use in the 1945 Gershwin biopic, Rhapsody in Blue; as quoted in "Mr. Levant Discusses Mr. Gershwin; Composer's Best Friend Also Speaks Up About 'Rhapsody in Blue'," The New York Times (July 8, 1945), Sec. II, p. 3
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George Gershwin
Jacob Gershowitz (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937), better known as George Gershwin, was an American songwriter and composer who worked in both popular and classical styles. Most of his songs were written to words by his brother Ira Gershwin.
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