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He was born on 26 September 1898, New York City, New York. As a youngsterGeorge Gershwin was a poor student, happy to spend his days playing in thestreets. He eventually took up the piano and quickly showed enormous enthusiasm formusic, taking lessons and studying harmony and theory. After becoming a professionalmusician in 1912, he played the piano at holiday resorts in upstate New York, and workedas a song plugger for