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Friday, May 24, 2013

Gershwin Prize

he Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is an award given to a composer or performer for their lifetime contributions to popular music .

Created in 2007 by the Library of Congress, the prize is named after brothers George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin whose contributions to popular music included songs such as

''I Got Rhythm''
Someone to Watch Over Me''
The Orchestral Pieces -
Rhapsody in Blue and
An American in Paris and
The Opera -
Porgy and Bess

Recipient Details are -


Year
Name
2007
Paul Simon
2009
Stevie Wonder

2010
Paul McCartney

2012        
Burt Bacharach & Hal David
2013
Carole King
 

US singer-songwriter Carole King has become the first woman to be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
US President Barack Obama presented King with the honour, which celebrates a lifetime achievement in popular music, at the White House in Washington.

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