Love Is Sweeping the Country

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"Love Is Sweeping the Country" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was premiered by George Murphy and June O'Dea in the 1931 musical Of Thee I Sing . [1]

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References

  1. Gershwin, Ira, Lyrics on Several Occasions (Page 303), Omnibus Press, New York, 1988. ISBN 0-86001-547-5