'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues

"'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues"
Song by Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn
Written 1924
Composer George Gershwin
Lyricist Ira Gershwin
Language English
Recorded by Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald

"'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn in the 1924 musical Lady be Good.[1]

Notable recordings

References

  1. Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 57. ISBN 0-313-29010-5.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.