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
Do It Again (George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva song) Do It Again (George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva song) "Do It Again" is an American popular song by composer George Gershwin and lyricist Buddy DeSylva. The song premiered in the 1922 Broadway show "The French Doll", as performed by actress Irène Bordoni. Gershwin recounted the origin of the song in 1934: Gershwin began playing the song, at parties. Upon hearing the song, Irène Bordoni insisted that she perform the song in her show. "Do It Again" first appeared in the Broadway play "The French Doll", which premiered on February 20, 1922 at the Lyceum and ran for a total of