One hundred years of 'Rhapsody in Blue', a composition that changed the history of music. George Gershwin's work has not lost popularity, but neither has it lost controversy.
For some it introduced jazz to the concert hall, but others consider it a rude and racist appropriation of a white musician. The composer was a musician who did not receive usual academic training. He was not self-taught either. His beginnings date back to the age of 15, when he became a Tin Alley songwriter.