George Gershwin different musical styles in revolutionary ways. Since the early 1920s, Gershwin frequently worked with the lyricist Buddy DeSylva. Together they created the experimental one-act jazz opera "Blue Monday," set in Harlem. It is widely regarded as a forerunner to the groundbreaking "Porgy and Bess". In 1924, George and Ira Gershwin collaborated on a stage musical comedy "Lady Be Good", which included such future standards as "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Oh, Lady Be Good!". They followed this with "Oh, Kay!" (1926), "Funny Face" (1927) and "Strike Up the Band" (1927 and 1930). Gershwin allowed the song, with a modified title, to UCLA
Adele Astaire about all the details of their day-to-day work. While Fred might come to a venue two hours early to finish preparing for their show, Adele was more likely to arrive only a handful of minutes before she was due onstage. After 1917, they developed it into a celebrated adult career on Broadway and, beginning in 1923, on the London stage. Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie asked Astaire to play his creation; contractual reasons forced her to turn down the part. Astaire became an Episcopalian, like her younger brother. Back in New York the duo appeared in Jerome Kern's "The