1930 Fred Rich - I Got Rhythm (1930 Columbia version--Paul Small, vocal)

This Gershwin standard had been composed for the 1928 musical “Treasure Girl” (to be performed at a slower tempo), but it was Ethel Merman who made it famous in the 1930 production of “Girl Crazy.” Fast-forward to 1967 for a new top-5 charting arrangement by The Happenings: From Columbia 2328-D - I Got Rhythm (Gershwin-Gershwin) by Fred Rich & his Orchestra, vocal by Paul Small, recorded in NYC October 20, 1930 For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphab