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Essay/Michael Winship: On Independence Day, here’s to my friend Irving Michael Winship Happy birthday, America, and happy birthday, Irving.  Who’s Irving? By way of explanation, I’m a big fan of Turner Classic Movies. At my house, that channel has been a godsend during the turmoil of the pandemic and our buzzsaw politics, an escape hatch to more entertaining times in the past. On this Fourth of July, they’re running some of their patriotic perennials — “John Paul Jones,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “1776,” among others. It’s a good thing.  But I also watch TCM beca...

Stories of Standards—I Got Rhythm Linda Hillshafer Share Tune in weekday mornings to hear our favorite versions of “I Got Rhythm.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 a.m.! Stories of Standards is sponsored by   . George and Ira Gershwin wrote “I Got Rhythm” for the 1930 Broadway musical “Girl Crazy”, where it was introduced by Ethel Merman in her Broadway debut. While Ginger Rogers made her debut here as a leading lady, Ethel Merman got the press. The Red Nichols Band, including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Jack Te...