For the lawyer and business executive, see Jerome H. Kern.
Jerome Kern in 1934
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Song Is You", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Long Ago (and Far Away)". He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era, including George Grossmith Jr., Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg.
A native New Yorker, Kern created dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films in a career that lasted for more than four decades. His musical innovations, such as 4/4 dance rhythms and the employment of syncopation and jazz progressions, built on, rather than rejected, earlier musical theatre tradition. He and his collaborators also employed his melodies to further the action or develop characterization to a greater extent than in the other musicals of his day, creating the model for later musicals. Although dozens of Kern's musicals and musical films were hits, only Show Boat is now regularly revived. Songs from his other shows, however, are still frequently performed and adapted. Many of Kern's songs have been adapted by jazz musicians to become standard tunes.
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American...
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and a fictionalized biopic of composer JeromeKern, portrayed by Robert Walker. Kern was involved with the production, but died before its...
This is an alphabetical list of JeromeKern songs. JeromeKern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of popular music and, according...
George's early death in 1937. Ira wrote additional hit songs with composers JeromeKern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen. His critically acclaimed...
Paris", from the film Lady Be Good, with music by JeromeKern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, won. Kern was upset that his song won because it had been...
herself born in San Francisco. His parents named him after composer JeromeKern. Jerome John was their second child, preceded by Clifford Ramon "Tiff", who...
him "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived",: 117 and composer JeromeKern concluded that "Irving Berlin has no place in American music—he is American...
the musical had been known for beforehand. He also collaborated with JeromeKern (with whom he wrote Show Boat), Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard...
Hollywood, Harburg worked with composers Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, JeromeKern, Jule Styne, and Burton Lane, and later wrote the lyrics for The Wizard...
Songbook includes standards by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, JeromeKern, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, and...
and roll and television era; most of the hits of such songwriters as JeromeKern, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin came from their shows. (Even into the...
the film Swing Time that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by JeromeKern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best...
in Manhattan on December 23, 2020, at age 59. I Got Love - Songs of JeromeKern (2013, PS Classics) Greenwich Time (2009, PS Classics) Leaving Home (2004...
album of songs composed by JeromeKern, featuring Bill Charlap on piano, called The Silver Lining: The Songs of JeromeKern. On November 1, 2015, Bennett...
The New Moon (1928), began a successful collaboration with composer JeromeKern on Sunny (1925), which was a hit. Their 1927 musical Show Boat is considered...
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