They included Bess' brother Alan as well as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Baldwin "Butch" Hawes, who became her husband.

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that are still performed today. And he wrote what many consider to be the most beautiful American opera, "Porgy and Bess."

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Other education stories this past year included the deaths of college test preparation pioneer Stanley Kaplan and music educator Bess Lomax Hawes.

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These are some of our favorites. One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess."

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Here is the song "Summertime" from a later production of "Porgy and Bess" in nineteen fifty-two.

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"Rosabelle" was the name of a song that Bess had sung many years before.

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She has a boyfriend,Ned Nickerson, and two best girlfriends, Bess Marvin and George Fayne.

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At that time, the famous American music writer George Gershwin was looking for someone to play a leading part in his new work, "Porgy and Bess."

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Here Todd Duncan sings "Porgy's Lament" from the Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess."

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Her warm voice and wide range brought roles including Carmen, Salome,Aida,Tosca,Medea and Bess.

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Todd Duncan said he would have to hear "Porgy and Bess." He did.

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It is "I Loves You,Porgy" from George Gershwin's opera, "Porgy and Bess."

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Bess Lomax helped her father with his folk music collection.

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"The Best Years of Our Lives" and "Porgy and Bess."

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Another Lomax also took an interest: his daughter Bess.

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Leontyne Price, who played Bess, sings the song.

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"Porgy And Bess" opened in Boston,Massachusetts,in nineteen thirty-five.

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Gershwin also wrote an opera,"Porgy and Bess."

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