DuBose Heyward

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DuBose Heyward

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Dubose Heyward, author of the novel (1925) and play (1927) Porgy, wrote fiction and short stories during the 1920s and 1930s that focused on the lives of black Americans living on the waterfront of Charleston, SC. Heyward and his wife, Dorothy, dramatized his most successful novels, resulting in major Broadway successes, namely Porgy & Bess, the first U.S. folk opera, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics co-written by Ira Gershwin and Heyward. Many of the songs from the classic Porgy & Bess have been performed and recorded countless times over the decades, including "Summertime," "I Love You Porgy," and "I'm On My Way," to name just a few. Heyward and his wife later dramatized another of his books, Mamba's Daughters, with much success. Heyward then wrote the screenplay for the 1933 motion picture based on Eugene O'Neill's Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson. The Charleston, SC, native also founded the Poetry Society of South Carolina.

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United States New York City
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United States Los Angeles
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Popular Tracks

121 tracks
1
Summertime

Summertime

Sep 27, 2013

11.6 million

streams

2
Summertime (feat. George Benson)

Summertime (feat. George Benson)

Jan 1, 2006

2.2 million

streams

3
Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way

Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way

Sep 1, 2022

1.2 million

streams

4
Blame It On My Youth (Arr. for Vibraphone & Piano) - Live

Blame It On My Youth (Arr. for Vibraphone & Piano) - Live

Feb 16, 2018

823,675

streams

5
Summertime

Summertime

Apr 3, 2020

572,370

streams

6
It Ain't Necessarily So

It Ain't Necessarily So

Sep 5, 2018

354,826

streams

7
Summertime

Summertime

May 22, 2012

206,202

streams

8
I Loves You, Porgy

I Loves You, Porgy

May 22, 2012

139,507

streams

9
My Man's Gone Now

My Man's Gone Now

Sep 20, 2010

135,483

streams

10
Summertime

Summertime

May 30, 2000

130,538

streams

Releases

3 releases
Morning; Catfish Row

Morning; Catfish Row

2023

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Vintage Jukebox
Summertime (Arr. by Christian-Pierre La Marca & Baptiste Trotignon)

Summertime (Arr. by Christian-Pierre La Marca & Baptiste Trotignon)

2021

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naïve
Porgy & Bess Hightlights

Porgy & Bess Hightlights

2010

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Putlabel