The Man I Love, Strike Up The Band, The Gershwins, 1924 vintage sheet music

Description: All of the sheet music that we sell is always complete, ALL ORIGINAL and is never reproduced or photocopied! Offered here is a vintage small format song sheet : "The Man I Love", in Edgar Selwyn's, "Strike Up The Band", words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, Published by New World Music, 1924. This is a really nice with extremely minor corner bumps. All music is shipped in plastic, between stiff cardboard and with delivery confirmation.Sometimes a song manages to succeed against all odds. As the sheet music for “The Man I Love” was on its way to production, it was unceremoniously dropped from the 1924 Broadway musical Lady, Be Good! The song was then included in Strike Up the Band (1927), which closed during its out-of-town tryouts. It was then slated for the Ziegfeld hit Rosalie (1928), a team effort by Sigmund Romberg, the Gershwins, and P.G. Wodehouse. Yet again the song was dropped before the show opened. Even a modestly successful 1930 revival of Strike Up the Band could not end the song’s streak of bad luck as the Gershwins agreed to drop it before the show opened. Despite such endless setbacks, the homeless composition had become popular in London and Paris as Lady Mountbatten, a Gershwin friend, had returned to Europe with a copy of the sheet music. Slower to catch on in the United States, the popularity of “The Man I Love” crested in 1928 with five recordings on the pop charts in the same year. A 1927 recording by Marion Harris led the way, entering the charts in March and rising to number four. Please go to my me button for additional information on collectibles we are offering! PLEASE leave positive feedback - I always do. Please be sure to check our store, Myers Collectibles, where we have thousands of items listed. Each week we list Over 100 new Antiques & Collectibles for sale! Always some superb items! You might want to keep us as a "favorite seller" and check back often on our offerings - you'll always find something special. We do discount shipping costs for multiple purchases. Shipping Procedures I pride myself on quick shipping. I ship next business day after payment is received. Once a package is in the Postal Service hands, I lose control over it. Generally, for US shipments you can expect delivery within 3 or 4 business days (or 3-9 for media rate). For non-US shipments, once the package leaves the US, even the USPS loses control over it. I cannot predict transit times for these packages. They quite often are held up in customs in the receiving country. Please be patient.

Price: 40.19 USD

Location: Watervliet, New York

End Time: 2025-01-06T23:40:26.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.63 USD