Care Quote by Michael Feinstein

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

— Kristin Chenoweth

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

— Joni Mitchell

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

George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.

— John O'Hara

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

— Shirley Jones

Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of their kind,…

— George Gershwin

Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.

— Joni Mitchell

Musically Bob [Dylan] is a primitive. He's not a Gershwin, or somebody that uses eloquent music terms.

— Al Kooper

Why become a second-rate Ravel when you're already a first-rate Gershwin?

— Maurice Ravel

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

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 just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great…

— Zach Anner