The Man I Love

Composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, The Man I Love is a song first made popular by singer Helen Morgan. Numerous other artists have recorded the song, including Vaughn De Leath, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Hazel O'Connor, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Kate Bush and harmonica player Larry Adler, Tony Bennett, and  Ivri Lider.

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) was an American composer. He used jazz and classical styles to write popular songs, classical music, and music for theater and films. His talented brother Ira was often his lyricist.

George Gershwin's compositions have been used in numerous films and on television, and many have become jazz standards. His Porgy and Bess (1935) is widely regarded as the most important American opera of the twentieth century.



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