The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #142660   Message #3291597
Posted By: Charley Noble
16-Jan-12 - 04:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Folk music attacked! War on Kumbaya!
Subject: RE: BS: Folk music attacked! War on Kumbaya!
Q-

Thanks for adding interesting details of the evolution of Porgy to Porgy & Bess. I didn't realize that Gershwin was involved as early as 1926. I also didn't realize that Heyward composed most of the song lyrics to Porgy & Bess.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble