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A Gershwin Companion: A Critical Inventory and Discography, 1916-1984 (Pci Collector Editions) [Hardcover]

Walter Rimler (Author)

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Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Popular Culture Ink; 1st edition (October 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1560750197
ISBN-13: 978-1560750192
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,337,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I was born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in Los Angeles, CA, and have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since attending UC Berkeley (class of '68).

My most recent book is "George Gershwin: An Intimate Portrait" (University of Illinois Press, 2009).

My other books include "A Gershwin Companion" (Popular Culture Ink, 1991), and "Not Fade Away: A Comparison of Jazz Age with Rock Era Pop Song Composers" (Pierian Press, 1984). I have also written articles and fiction for Midstream, Prism International and other periodicals.

I live with my wife in Walnut Creek, CA and we have three grown children who live in Berkeley, CA.

My e-mail address is wlr2@comcast.net

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First Sentence:
Lore: This song was turned down by Jerome H. Remick & Co., for whom Gershwin was working as a song plugger. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York City, Ira Gershwin Key, George Gershwin, Strike Up the Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Girl Crazy, E-flat Time, Concord Jazz, Michael Tilson Thomas, Funny Face, George White, Fred Astaire, Paul Whiteman, Alvin Theatre, Bobby Short, English Columbia, Eat Cake, Winter Garden Theatre, Benny Goodman, Shall We Dance, Sporting Life, Fascinating Rhythm, William Bolcom, Adele Astaire, Common Tempo

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This book cites 42 books:

Rhapsody in Blue: Solo Piano (Original) by George Gershwin on 26 pages
An American in Paris by Gershwin on 19 pages
Fascinating Rhythm by Gershwin on 17 pages
Fred Astaire by Benny Green on 8 pages
Lyrics on Several Occasions by Ira Gershwin on 8 pages

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