'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues

'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues

"'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn in the 1924 musical "Lady be Good".cite book
last = Billman
first = Larry
title = Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography
publisher = Greenwood Press
date = 1997
location = Connecticut
page = pp.57
id = ISBN 0-313-29010-5 ]

Notable recordings

*Fred Astaire with George Gershwin at the piano - "Fred Astaire - Complete London Sessions". In this first ever recording of the number, on April 19, 1926, Astaire includes a short tap-dancing section and asks Gershwin: "How's that, George," to which Gershwin replies: "That's fine, Freddy, keep going."
*Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook" (1959)

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