Strawberry Woman

Authors

George Gershwin
Eva Jessye, Pittsburg State University
Helen Dowdy
Bert Williams

Files

Publication Date

1935

Document Type

Book

Description

“This tape contains the only known recording of the original “Strawberry Woman’ from “Porgy and Bess” .... As first sung in the premiere production, 1935. Helen Dowdy was member of the Eva Jessye Choir for many years. Sidney Easton was known as the best imitator of the famous Bert Williams (comedian) .. “Nobody”.." - Note presumably written by Eva Jessye

00:00-01:23 - Strawberry Woman; Honey Man; Crab Man

01:44-04:37 - Unknown

05:14-08:44 – Nobody. Original music and lyrics by Bert Williams and Alex Rogers, published in 1905. The song was first publicly performed in February 1906, in the Broadway production Abyssinia

Recommended Citation

Gershwin, George; Jessye, Eva; Dowdy, Helen; and Williams, Bert, "Strawberry Woman" (1935). Other Media. 9.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/ejom/9