“send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee. ”
John Donne, For Whom the Bell Tolls

George Gershwin suffered with a malignant brain tumor which eventually took his life. He was just 38 years old.

George Gershwin: Your Bolero. Monsieur Ravel, how much I'd like to study with you.

Maurice Ravel: If you study with me, you will only write second-rate Ravel instead of first‐rate Gershwin.

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' ‐ not influenced, but inspired.
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys

Rhapsody in Blue premiered on February 12, 1924.

George Gershwin ‐ Rhapsody in Blue, Lang Lang

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