Paul Whiteman also commissioned and introduced "Rhapsody in Blue" by G. Gershwin. His rendition was a lot jazzier than later versions of the piece, many of which tend to be more serious. If I repeated any previous information, I apologize.

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Azizi - It serendipitous that you posted, today, from the book of Negro folk lore. In going through my sons's belongings to sell at our quintenniel (is that every fifth year?) garage sale, I came across that very title. I set it aside for my vacation reading; it is then going into my own folk library.