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Gershwin, George (1898-1937) and Ira (1896-1983)
The following sources are recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the Gershwins.

Six Superlative Sources

· Gershwin, Ira. Lyrics on Several Occasions. Viking Press, 1973.

· Goldberg, Isaac. George Gershwin: A Study in American Music. Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1931, 1958.

· Jablonski, Edward. Gershwin. Doubleday, 1987.

· Jablonski, Edward, with L. Stewart. The Gershwin Years, 3rd edition. Da Capo Press, 1996.

· Schwartz, Charles. Gershwin: His Life and Music. Bobbs-Merrill, 1973.

· Schneider, Wayne. The Gershwin Style: New Looks at the Music of George Gershwin. Oxford University Press, 1999.

Other Excellent Sources

· Bernstein, Leonard. "A Nice Gershwin Tune," The Atlantic Monthly 55/4 (April 1955), 39-42; also in Bernstein, The Joy of Music. Simon and Schuster, 1959.

· Furia, Philip. Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist. Oxford University Press, 1996.

· Gilbert, Stephen. The Music of Gershwin. Yale University Press, 1995.

· Mordden, Ethan. Make-Believe: The Broadway Musical in the 1920s. Oxford University Press, 1983.

· Peyser, Joan. The Memory of All That. Simon and Schuster, 1993.

· Rosenberg, Deena. Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin. Dutton, 1991.

· Schiff, David. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Cambridge University Press, 1997.

· Wilder, Alec. American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950. Oxford University Press, 1972.

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