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Fred Astaire - The Irving Berlin Songbook

Todos conocemos a Fred Astaire como uno de los más grandes bailarines de la Historia, cierto. Sin e

Puttin' on the Ritz

Let's try something a little old today, allthough it has been re-vamped a few times. "Puttin' on

Christmas Memories in Song

It has been a little while since I added any new Christmas songs to this blog, but I have not been i

A Foggy Day

By George & Ira Gershwin 1937 A truly delightful Gershwin treasure, written by the brothers for the

Fascinating Rhythm

George So darn persistent, The day isn't distant When it'll drive me insane. Comes in the morning W

Biography Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six years, during which he made thirty-one musical films. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. According to another major innovator in filmed dance, Gene Kelly, "The history of dance on film begins with Astaire." Beyond film and television, many classical dancers and choreographers, Nureyev and Robbins among them, also acknowledged his importance and influence. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. Life and career 1899-1917: Early life and vaudeville career Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Johanna "Ann" (née Geilus ) and Frederic