Show Boat

Jerome Kern was born in New York. In 1904 he became a pianist and a salesman for a publishing company. With his first song, "How'd You Like to Spoon with Me" (1905), Kern achieved success. His success as a composer came with his musical comedy The Red Petticoat (1912). In 1917 Kern produced seven shows on Broadway. He composed more than 60 works for the stage and wrote several motion picture scores. Among his most important musical comedies are Very Good, Eddie (1915), Have a Heart (1917), Head over Heels (1918), Stepping Stones (1923), and Sunny (1925). Show Boat (1927) was his most remarkable score and one of the finest American works of its genre.

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