
Rhapsody in Blue
1924 · From Rhapsody in Blue
Ross Gorman slurred the opening clarinet as a joke in rehearsal, and Gershwin kept the wail for Aeolian Hall.
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Ross Gorman slurred the opening clarinet as a joke in rehearsal, and Gershwin kept the wail for Aeolian Hall.
Cut for Victor in 1924 by a conservatory-trained opera singer, its sales proved a mass audience for hillbilly records.

Gus Kahn's lyric prefers the flaws to the virtues, and Jones's 1924 record held number one for five weeks.