George Gershwin
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George Gershwin
George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn in 1898, the second of four children from a close-knit immigrant family. He began his musical career as a song-plugger on Tin Pan Alley, but was soon writing his own pieces.
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George Gershwin
George Gershwin was born in New York City on September 26, 1898, as "Jacob Gershvin"?a child of a Russian immigrant whose original name was Gershovitz but adapted to the Americanized "Gershwin".
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George Gershwin
George Gershwin and his older brother, Ira, elevated the Broadway musical to new and distinctive heights. George Gershwin also composed popular music and jazz for classical concert halls.
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