Crazy for You: Vocal Selections Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords

by George Gershwin (Composer), Ira Gershwin (Composer)

(Vocal Selections). Vocal selections for the Tony Award-wining musical featuring classic Gershwin songs. Includes: K-R-A-Z-Y for You * I Can't Be Bothered Now * Bidin' My Time * Things Are Looking Up * Could You Use Me? * Shall We Dance? * Someone to Watch Over Me * Slap That Bass * Embraceable You * Tonight's the Night * I Got Rhythm * Stiff Upper Lip * They Can't Take That Away from Me * But Not for Me * Nice Work If You Can Get It.

Genres: Plays

84 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

George Gershwin (26 September, 1898 - 11 July, 1937) was an American composer. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. George Gershwin composed songs both for Broadway and for the classical concert hall. He also wrote popular songs with success. He died young from a brain tumour at age 38.

Many of his compositions have been used on television and in numerous films, and many became jazz standards. The jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald recorded many of the Gershwins' songs on her 1959 Gershwin Songbook (arranged by Nelson Riddle).

Countless singers and musicians have recorded Gershwin songs, including Louis Armstrong, Al Jolson, Bobby Darin, Art Tatum, Bing Crosby, Janis Joplin, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Marni Nixon, Natalie Cole, Nina Simone, Maureen McGovern, John Fahey, and Sting.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

They put on this play at my school in England, I stage managed. The girls pumped me for help on their 'american' accents. Hilarious.

[Mark Woodland · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like contrived drek built around famous songs of a dead man, then you'll like this thing. Otherwise, avoid it.