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DuBose Heyward

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Real name
Edwin DuBose Heyward
Born
August 31, 1885
Died
June 16, 1940
Country
United States
IPI
00014064426 19 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Poet and novelist. His novel, "Porgy", was adapted into "Porgy and Bess".
Family
Dorothy Heyward Wife
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Songs written by DuBose Heyward

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Woman Is a Sometime Thing George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Edward Matthews PRF, Edward Matthews under the direction of George Gershwin REC September 30, 1935 Covered by (36 artists)
Bess, You Is My Woman Now George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF, Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (163 artists)
Gone, Gone, Gone George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward The Eva Jessye Choir September 30, 1935 Covered by (20 artists)
Here Come de Honey Man George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Gus Simons September 30, 1935 Covered by (18 artists)
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Todd Duncan PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (123 artists)
I Loves You, Porgy George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF,REC,REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (324 artists)
It Ain't Necessarily So George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (333 artists)
My Man's Gone Now George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward Ruby Elzy PRF, Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Helen Jepson REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (204 artists)
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Todd Duncan, Ruby Elzy & Georgette Harvey PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (41 artists)
Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Todd Duncan September 30, 1935 Covered by (21 artists)
Summertime George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Helen Jepson REL September 30, 1935 Covered by (2383 artists)
There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward John W. Bubbles Covered by (94 artists)
What You Want wid Bess? George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward Warren Coleman & Anne Wiggins Brown September 30, 1935 Covered by Phillip Boykin