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Ira Gershwin

real name Israel Gershowitz

Ira Gershwin is credited on 10,192 releases across 3,203 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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10,192

Credits

3,203

Albums

8

Decades active

1,432

In collections

Biography

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American lyricist (born December 6, 1896 in New York City, New York (USA), died August 17, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California (USA).
Lyrics with Ira only
I Can't Get Started (composed by Vernon Duke)
My Ship (Kurt Weill)
The Man That Got Away (Harold Arlen)
Long Ago (And Far Away) (Jerome Kern)
The older brother of George Gershwin, and Frances Gershwin. A close friend of E.Y. Harburg, the two worked together writing lyrics. Ira started his career in 1918 under the pen name of Arthur Francis. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George began a collaboration that would prove one of the most successful and prolific in history.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.

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Credited work

10,192 releases · 3,203 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 13,127
  • Other credits · 144

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Capitol Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Radio Recorders

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