{"product_id":"20757-girl-crazy-gershwin-ira-but-not-for-me-signed-lyrics-sheet","title":"[Girl Crazy] Gershwin, Ira. (1896–1983) \"But Not for Me\" – Signed Lyrics Sheet","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eTyped lyric sheet of \"But Not for Me\", the popular song originally written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the musical \u003ci\u003eGirl Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), sung by Ginger Rogers. Signed \"Ira Gershwin\" in ink along the lower margin.  Mild spotting, else in fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"Item_Description_6132323\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"\"\u003eJudy Garland later sang “But Not for Me” in the 1943 film adaptation of \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eGirl Crazy \u003c\/em\u003eand Ella Fitzgerald famously recorded a cover of this song for her album \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eElla Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Songbook\u003c\/em\u003e, her rendition winning the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"\"\u003eTogether with his brother, the great American lyricist Ira Gershwin wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as \"I Got Rhythm\", \"Embraceable You\", \"The Man I Love\" and \"Someone to Watch Over Me\".  He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera Porgy and Bess.  The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative role that Ira played. His mastery of songwriting continued, however, after the early death of George. He wrote additional hit songs with composers Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen. His critically acclaimed 1959 book \u003ci\u003eLyrics on Several Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e, an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is an important source for studying the art of the lyricist in the golden age of American popular song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093759152287,"sku":"20757","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Ira_Gershwin_But_Not_For_Me_Signed_Lyric_Sheet_20757.jpg?v=1722190155","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20757-girl-crazy-gershwin-ira-but-not-for-me-signed-lyrics-sheet","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}