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The 16 pages that link to George Gershwin, each with the reason it gives.

• Tin Pan AlleyRelated: Gershwin emerged from the commercial songwriting world before composing works such as “Rhapsody in Blue.”

• Fred AstaireRelated: Astaire appeared in the Broadway production of Gershwin’s musical Lady, Be Good!.

• Great American SongbookRelated: His songs, including “The Man I Love,” became standards.

• Porgy and BessRelated: He composed the opera’s music, including its orchestral and vocal score.

• American classical musicRelated: Gershwin brought popular idioms into orchestral works and Broadway-derived compositions.

• Al JolsonRelated: Gershwin wrote “Swanee,” which Jolson helped make a hit.

• Jerome KernRelated: Gershwin and Kern were leading composers in Broadway’s transition toward a distinctively American sound.

• An American in ParisRelated: His orchestral music supplies the film’s score and ballet finale.

• Ira GershwinRelated: He composed the music for most of Ira’s celebrated collaborative lyrics.

• Audra McDonaldRelated: Her Tony-winning performance as Bess placed her in Gershwin's operatic world.

• Ethel MermanRelated: Gershwin reportedly encouraged Merman to avoid formal voice lessons and preserve her distinctive natural sound.

• Paul WhitemanRelated: Whiteman commissioned Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for his orchestra.

• DuBose HeywardRelated: He composed the music for the opera based on Heyward’s novel and play.

• Marvin HamlischCompared with: Like Hamlisch, Gershwin worked across popular and theatrical music, but belonged to an earlier generation.

• Dorothy HeywardRelated: He adapted Porgy and Bess from the play she co-wrote.

• Morrie RyskindRelated: Ryskind wrote librettos for Gershwin musicals including Of Thee I Sing.