[78-L] Shuffle Along - Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake

[David Lennick]

If Gershwin didn't steal I Got Rhythm, he and Still had a common source. Still's Afro-American Symphony contains at least 3 other themes that Gershwin used later in Porgy and Bess.

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> Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 12:39:28 -0400
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> From: djwein at earthlink.net.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Shuffle Along - Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
> 
> 
> The Gershwin business is stil there.
> 
> Dave Weiner
> 
> On 5/2/16, 10:07 AM, "Jeff Sultanof" <78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> on behalf of jeffsultanof at gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >
> >I saw this about a month ago in previews. I have to agree with those
> >reviewers who were let down in Act 2. The second act has less dancing, and
> >is generally a downer given that the partnerships between the creators
> >falls apart. I was hoping that Wolfe would fix this, but I guess that's
> >not
> >so easy.
> >
> >I did have one big objection: there is a big to-do about how Gershwin
> >stole
> >"I Got Rhythm" from William Grant Still that I thought was thoroughly
> >tasteless and unnecessary. I have no idea if it is still in the show or
> >not. Perhaps someone else who has seen it can say.
> >
> >Jeff Sultanof
> >
> 
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