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George Gershwin

Kickin’ the Clouds Away

1925 · via George Gershwin

George Gershwin’s 1925 recording of “Kickin’ the Clouds Away” is the earliest release on file. George Gershwin shares the writing credit with Buddy DeSylva and Ira Gershwin. Also recorded by Roscoe Lee Browne (released 1989), Bobby Short (released 1990) and Mobylettes (released 1998), among 10 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Gershwin put this one out himself in 1925, and Bobby Short's version came out in 1990. Spin them back to back and you can hear a tune outlive its own decade without breaking a sweat.

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Credited writers: George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva and Ira Gershwin.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1925.

Other recordings on file · first release year

10 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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George Gershwin co-wrote "Kickin’ the Clouds Away" with Buddy DeSylva and Ira Gershwin. Which act later put out their own version of it?Bobby Short
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