My One and Only (song)
"My One and Only" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1927 musical "Funny Face" where it was introduced by Fred Astaire, Betty Compton and Gertrude McDonald.
It was originally titled "(What Am I Gonna Do)
If You Turn Me Down?"
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (born Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz, September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres.
Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) and "An American in Paris" (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standard "
I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935) which spawned the hit "Summertime".
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody.
He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva.
He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him.
He subsequently composed "An American in Paris", returned to New York City and wrote "Porgy and Bess" with Ira and DuBose Heyward.
Initially a commercial failure
, it came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic.
Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores.
He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor.
His compositions have been adapted for use in film and television, with several becoming jazz standards recorded and covered in many variations.
Han Hye-rin
Han Hye-rin( born November 6, 1988) is a South Korean actress.
She played the leading role in the television drama" My One and Only"( 2011).
Lamman Rucker
Lamman Rucker( born October 6, 1971) is an American actor.
Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas" As the World Turns" and" All My Children", before roles in Tyler Perry's films
" Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married Too?", and" Meet the Browns", and its television adaptation.
In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series," Greenleaf".
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
You're My One and Only Love
" You're My One and Only Love" is a song written by Barney Kessel and Jack Marshall and performed by Ricky Nelson.
The song reached# 14 on the" Billboard" Hot 100 in 1957.
The song's B-side is" Honey Rock" by Barney Kessel.
My One and Only Love
" My One and Only Love" is a popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin.
Published in 1953, it is a conventional 32- bar song with four 8- bar sections, including a bridge(" Type A" or" AABA" song structure).
Typically performed as a ballad, it has an aria- like melody that is a challenge to many vocalists; in the key of C, the song's melody extends from G below middle C to the second D above middle C. The song originated in 1947 as “ Music from Beyond the Moon ” with music by Guy B. Wood and lyrics by Jack Lawrence.
Vocalist Vic Damone recorded this version in 1948, but it was unsuccessful.
In 1952, Robert Mellin wrote a new title and lyrics for the song, and it was republished the next year as “ My One and Only Love ”.
When Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1953 with Nelson Riddle, first released as B-side to his hit single" I've Got the World on a String"( Capitol 2505), it became known.
Then popular saxophonist Charlie Ventura saw the song's" jazz potential" and recorded the first instrumental version in the very same year.
As an instrumental jazz standard, it remained predominantly a song for tenor saxophonists.
Ben Webster recorded the tune with Art Tatum in autumn 1956.
John Coltrane recorded his version with vocalist Johnny Hartman ten years after Ventura in 1963(" John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman").
This was followed by Sonny Rollins in 1964.
He re-recorded it in 1977, this time on soprano saxophone.
Later interpretations came from Chico Freeman, Michael Brecker, and Joshua Redman.
Vocal renditions of" My One and Only Love" were recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Mathis, Doris Day, Mark Murphy, Chet Baker and Kurt Elling.
Cassandra Wilson turned the song into an up- tempo swing number.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Michael Gibson (musician)
Michael Gibson (September 29, 1944 – July 15, 2005) was a musician, trombonist and orchestrator, nominated twice for the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award for Best Orchestrations.
He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for "My One and Only" in 1983.

Question: What is the cause of death of composer of song My One And Only (Song)?
Answer: malignant brain tumor