When I was a young member of the National Press Club, still in my 20s, one of the old timers told me about a legendary musical evening he had attended in the club’s early days. It was a gathering in ...

Del Rey has covered George Gershwin’s beloved American standard to support two leading US orchestras – the NY and LA Phil – through the coronavirus pandemic. American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey ...

Willie Nelson is set to release a new collection of songs penned by George and Ira Gershwin. The album, Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, features well-known hits by the legendary duo, as well ...

Willie Nelson was the first country artist to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize in 2015, a prestigious honor he shares opposite such names as Paul McCartney and Carole King for his ...

Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song premieres tonight on PBS. Joni Mitchell fans, get your tissues ready. On tonight's PBS special, Joni Mitchell: The Library of ...

Gershwin placed his song "Summertime" at the beginning of his opera Porgy and Bess, and for good reason. Pianist and composer Rob Kapilow... A Languid Look Back To Gershwin's 'Summertime' "Summertime" ...

The song "Summertime" was written by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward and although not thought to be directly involved, Ira Gershwin gets an official ...

In some versions it’s a lullaby, in others a siren song. Filmmaker James Maycock explores Gershwin’s most recorded tune ahead of his BBC Four documentary on the subject. James Maycock 23 November 2011 ...

Viewed prosaically, however, it’s less a song than a song snippet, a verse and a chorus repeated twice, taken from a self-styled “folk opera”, Porgy and Bess, whose initial 1935 Broadway run was far ...