Gershwin wrote lyrics for enduring jazz standards, including "I Got Rhythm" and "Embraceable You". We talk with Michael Owen, author of Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words, and listen to some of his hits.
GROSS: That was Lee Wiley, recorded in the 1930s singing the Gershwins ... Ira wrote the songs for one of Fred's movie musicals, his reunion with Ginger Rogers in the 1940s, "The Barkleys Of ...
Nov 26, 2024 Nov 26, 2024 Updated Nov 29, 2024 0 Legendary blues guitarist Elvin Bishop was presented belatedly with a Will Rogers High School Hall of Fame statuette 12 years after his formal ...
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Rogers Sports & Media says it has laid off a few dozen employees in its audio business, citing uncertainty in the advertising market and declining revenue. "With the radio industry continuing to ...
In this one, Bimbo is playing fireworks in an abandoned yard except for a mouse (who suspiciously looks like Mickey in one close-up scene) who laughs derisively at him.
The presumptive AG nominee has the backing of Trump's allies and his wife, Ginger Luckey Gaetz, who posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Nov. 13 to congratulate her husband: “Attorney General will ...