68. Gershwin and The Duke, Were They Rivals?

Gershwin and Ellington came from different corners of the musical world. They both started their careers in New York: Gershwin started in Tin Pan Alley where songwriters and “songpluggers”, worked in department stores to sell instruments and songs. Ellington was drawn to the poolrooms and the ragtime pianists. Both a product of their times, and READ MORE The post 68. Gershwin and The Duke, Were They Rivals? first appeared on Accelerando Podcast.