1. It's Arguable that George Gershwin was the most important composer in US history

2. Composer George Gershwin brought jazz into the world of classical music with pieces like "Rhapsody in Blue."

3. "Rhapsody in Blue" made George Gershwin famous all over the world. Several hundred thousand copies of the printed music sold immediately.

4. 9 Lyricist Irving Caesar happened to hear him play the piano and thought he resembled his former collaborator George Gershwin.

5. Biograph was the first label to issue records made from piano rolls created by Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and George Gershwin.