20th century Quote by George Gershwin

The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when he originally…

— Michael Feinstein

I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter.

— Kristin Chenoweth

As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.

— Mel Brooks

He's a world-famous name to people who care about his music, but there are many people who have never heard of George Gershwin and…

— Michael Feinstein

I think we're right up there with Herman's Hermits and the other greats. Maybe somewhere between Herman's Hermits and the Gershwins.

— Walter Becker

I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music.

— Shirley Jones

Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.

— Joni Mitchell

He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion... no, make that: he - he romanticized it all out of proportion.…

— Woody Allen

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.

— Brian Wilson

Mercer was very clever. He knew the way Southerners spoke and put that into his lyrics. But in that whole era, you had the…

— Tony Bennett

I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great…

— John Oates

I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows…

— Ethel Merman