Gershwin, George

George Gershwin One of the greatest American composers of popular music Jacob Gershvin, Brooklyn, New York, September 26, 1898; Los Angeles, California, July 11, 1937. After taking classical piano lessons, he was told by his friend Ben Bloom, who was working for Jerome H. Remick , that the company had an opening for a demonstrator and song plugger. In May 1914, Gershwin applied for and obtained that job, which paid fifteen dollars a week. There was a conflict of interest, however, because…