| GMD | BOOK |
| Classification | 920 WHI |
| Publisher | Mitchell Lane Publishers, Hockessin, Del., 2005 |
| Subject | BiographyComposers - United StatesComposersEnglishGershwin, George, - 1898 - 1937Jewish Interest |
| Topic | Non Fiction |
| Series | Masters of music |
| Description | George Gershwin couldn't seem to stay out of trouble when he was a boy. He was a tough kid who got in a lot of fights and frequently skipped school. When his family bought a piano, his life was transformed. He quickly mastered the piano, then dropped out of school when he was fifteen to become a musician. Within a year, he had sold his first song. When he was 20, he wrote his first big hit. Five years after that, Rhapsody in Blue catapulted him to international fame. With his brother Ira as lyricist, he went on to compose some of the most famous musicals of the twentieth century and also wrote several movie scores. But he died tragically when he was only 38. |
| ISBN | 1584152796 |
| Additional ISBN | 9781584152798 |
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