Artist: George Gershwin

Born

September 26, 1898

Died

July 11, 1937

Country

United States

Comments

Theatrical and classical composer.

Family

Ira Gershwin Brother and songwriting collaborator.

Songs written by

Original songs

	Title	Written by	Covered by
1	Sam and Delilah	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(4 artists)
2	I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(30 artists)
3	Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)	George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin	(43 artists)
4	Soon	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(10 artists)
5	I Got Rhythm	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(100 artists)
6	Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(7 artists)
7	What Am I Gonna Do?	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
8	Isn't It a Pity?	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(15 artists)
9	Embraceable You	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(143 artists)
10	Fascinating Rhythm	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(56 artists)
11	I Loves You, Porgy	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(68 artists)
12	Strike Up the Band	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(41 artists)
13	(I've Got) Beginner's Luck	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(7 artists)
14	I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise	George Gershwin, B.G. DeSylva, Ira Gershwin	(9 artists)
15	Sweet and Low-Down	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(5 artists)
16	Someone to Watch Over Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(150 artists)
17	'S Wonderful	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(98 artists)
18	A Woman Is a Sometime Thing	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(10 artists)
19	Oh, Lady Be Good	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(106 artists)
20	Do It Again	George Gershwin, B.G. DeSylva	(24 artists)
21	Delishious	George Gershwin, Ira Gerswhin	(2 artists)
22	Summertime	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(755 artists)
23	(I've Got a) Crush on You	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(64 artists)
24	How Long Has This Been Going On?	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(117 artists)
25	Looking for a Boy	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(3 artists)
26	Rhapsody in Blue (Parts 1 & 2)	George Gershwin	(24 artists)
27	A Foggy Day	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(93 artists)
28	There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(22 artists)
29	They Can't Take That Away From Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(130 artists)
30	Somebody Loves Me	George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, B.G. DeSylva	(56 artists)
31	The Man I Love	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(144 artists)
32	But Not for Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(138 artists)
33	Love Is Here to Stay	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(148 artists)
34	It Ain't Necessarily So	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(86 artists)
35	I Was Doing All Right	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(16 artists)
36	Bess, You Is My Woman Now	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(39 artists)
37	Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(2 artists)
38	They All Laughed	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(24 artists)
39	My Man's Gone Now	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	(45 artists)
40	He Loves and She Loves	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(5 artists)
41	Nice Work if You Can Get It	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(71 artists)
42	Slap That Bass	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(5 artists)
43	Let's Call the Whole Thing Off	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(18 artists)
44	Love Walked In	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	(76 artists)

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Gershwin for Lovers	Marcus Roberts	1994	Columbia
2	Ella Sings Gershwin	Ella Fitzgerald	1951	Decca
3	Red Hot + Rhapsody - The Gershwin Groove	various artists	October 6, 1998	Antilles
4	Uit liefde en respect voor Gershwin	various artists	1997	EMI
5	Sweet and Low-Down - Richard Dowling Plays George Gershwin	Richard Dowling	June 1, 2001	Klavier
6	Gershwin's World	Herbie Hancock	1998	Verve
7	12 Gershwin in 12 Keys	Lee Konitz & Franco D'Andrea	1989	Philology
8	By George - George Cables Plays the Music of George Gershwin	George Cables	1987	Contemporary
9	The Gershwin Collection	Spike Robinson, Strings Arranged and Conducted by Jimmy Deuchar	1988	Hep Records
10	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin	Brian Wilson	August 17, 2010	Walt Disney Records
11	Someone to Watch Over Me - The Songs of George Gershwin	Susannah McCorkle	April 7, 1998	Concord Jazz
12	Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gershwin	Teddy Wilson and His Trio	1959	Columbia
13	Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin	Sarah Vaughan	1957	Mercury
14	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Vol. 4	Ella Fitzgerald	1959	Verve
15	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Vol. 5	Ella Fitzgerald	1959	Verve
16	The Glory of Gershwin	various artists	July 1994	PolyGram
17	Duchin-Gershwin	Eddy Duchin	1941	Columbia
18	The Gershwin Album	Jack Jones	1992	Columbia
19	Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song	Chris Connor	1957	Atlantic Records
20	Lee Wiley Album - Eight Show Tunes From Scores by George Gershwin	Lee Wiley With Max Kaminsky's Orchestra	1940	Liberty Music Shop
21	The Music of George Gershwin [EP]	Embassy Players and Singers Directed by Ken Jones	April 1959	Embassy
22	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book - Volume 1	Ella Fitzgerald	1959	Verve
23	Gershwin, Shavers and Strings	Charlie Shavers	1956	Bethlehem Records
24	Gershwin on Guitar	Jack Jezzro	1998	Green Hill Productions
25	Loves Gershwin	Georgia Brown	1963	London
26	A Tribute to Gershwin	various artists	1998	Jazz Colours
27	Rhapsody In Blue - A Gershwin Collection	Emile Pandolfi	2001	Magic Music
28	The CBS Album of George Gershwin	Percy Faith and His Orchestra	1957	CBS
29	Johnny Hodges and His Strings Plays the Prettiest Gershwin	Johnny Hodges and His Strings	1959	Verve
30	Dreams of Gershwin	Eddie Henderson Quintet	1998	Keystone
31	By George - George Cables Plays the Music of George Gershwin	George Cables	May 22, 2001	Original Jazz Classics
32	Vignola Plays Gershwin	Frank Vignola	April 17, 2007	Mel Bay
33	Carlos Barbosa-Lima Plays the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim & George Gershwin	Carlos Barbosa-Lima	1982	Concord Concerto
34	The Gershwins, Cole Porter, & Me	Louis Landon	2003	LCI Records
35	The David Leonhardt Jazz Group Plays Gershwin	The David Leonhardt Jazz Group	2000	Big Bang Records
36	De mooiste Gershwin melodieën	Gevleugelde vrienden	1987	Philips
37	Joanna MacGregor Plays Gershwin	Joanna MacGregor	2011	Warner Classics
38	Kiri Sings Gershwin	Kiri Te Kanawa, John McGlinn & The New Princess Theater Orchestra	1987	Angel
39	Crazy for Gershwin	Carol Kidd	1994	Linn Records
40	Embraceable You - Romantic Songs of George Gershwin	Beegie Adair	2004	Green Hill Productions
41	New Blue	Anthony Molinaro	2003	Nineteen-Eight Records
42	Fascinatin' Rampal	Jean-Pierre Rampal	1985	CBS
43	The Music of George Gershwin	David Raintree	2005	Simplicity Records
44	Gershwin With Strings	Tok Tok Tok	September 20, 2012	BHM
45	Rhapsody in Blue	Winifred Atwell with Ted Heath and His Music	1957	Decca
46	George Gershwin Kavalkade	Kordt Sisters	1941	Polyphon
47	Les Brown and His Band of Renown Play the Gershwin Bandbook	Les Brown and His Band of Renown	October 20, 1961	Columbia