Vinton Freedley A. Aarons with whom he formed a long term producing partnership. Their first major hit was "Lady Be Good!" (1924) with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin and featuring Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire. Over the next ten years the pair produced some of the most important works in the Broadway musical canon, featuring some of the most famous songs ever to emerge from the tin pan alley era, part of what is commonly referred to as "The Great American Songbook." The shows that followed included "Tip-Toes" (1925), "Oh, Kay!" (1926), and "Funny Face" (1927), again starring the
Fred Astaire his sister Adele, he co-introduced the Gershwins' "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" from "Stop Flirting" (1923), "Fascinating Rhythm" in "Lady, Be Good" (1924), "Funny Face" in "Funny Face" (1927); and, in duets with Ginger Rogers, he presented Irving Berlin's "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" in "Follow the Fleet" (1936), Jerome Kern's "Pick Yourself Up" and "A Fine Romance" in "Swing Time" (1936), along with the Gershwins' "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" from "Shall We Dance" (1937). With Judy Garland, he sang Irving Berlin's "A Couple of Swells" from "Easter Parade" (1948); and, with Jack Buchanan,