Theatre Trivia Tweets: Gershwin’s First Hit

George Gershwin wrote his first hit at 20.

The song sold millions in sheet music, it was in various shows and was George Gershwin’s first major hit. What was it?

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The song was Swanee. Back then people bought sheet music to play hit songs on their pianos. Swanee, which was written for the revue Demi-Tasse in 1919, sold millions of copies. The song, which was written in 10 minutes with lyricist Irving Caesar, became the signature tune for Al Jolson.