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‘The Half of it, Dearie’ Blues

“‘The Half of it, Dearie’ Blues” is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn in the 1924 musicalLady be Good.[1]

“‘The Half of It, Dearie’ Blues”
Songby Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn
Released 1924 (1924)
Composer(s) George Gershwin
Lyricist(s) Ira Gershwin

Recordings

  • Fred Astaire with George Gershwin at the piano –Fred Astaire – Complete London Sessions. In this first ever recording of the number, on April 19, 1926, Astaire includes a short tap-dancing section and asks Gershwin: “How’s that, George,” to which Gershwin replies: “That’s fine, Freddy, keep going.”

  • Ella Fitzgerald –Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook(1959)

References

[1]

Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgBillman, Larry (1997).Fred Astaire – A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 57. ISBN 0-313-29010-5.

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[2]

Citation Linken.wikipedia.orgThe original version of this page is from Wikipedia, you can edit the page right here on Everipedia.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Additional terms may apply.See everipedia.org/everipedia-termsfor further details.Images/media credited individually (click the icon for details).

Sep 18, 2019, 9:45 AM