George Gershwin was born Jacob Gershowitz on September 26, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. The son of immigrant parents, George became one of America's first premier composers and his compositions are still used today as tool of teachers everywhere as examples of the American entrance to the musical world of Stravinsky, Chopin, Beethoven and Mozart. George began his professional career in "Tin Pan Alley," a location in New York City where aspiring composers and songwriters would bring …showed first 75 words of 1533 total…

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