The Bowery Boys: New York City History — #468 Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue": A Jazz-Age Drama

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#468 Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue": A Jazz-Age Drama

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

On January 3, 1924, 25-year-old George Gershwin was shooting pool in a Manhattan billiard hall when his brother Ira Gershwin read aloud a shocking newspaper article: "George Gershwin is at work on a jazz concerto." There was just one problem—George had never agreed to write any such piece. What happened next would…

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