1) Big name in music 2) Concerto in F composer 3) George or Ira 4) George or Ira of music 5) He wrote Embraceable You 6) Ira gershwin 7) Lyricist 8) Oh, Lady, Be Good writer 9) Porgy and Bess writer 10) Rhapsody in Blue composer 11) Sing of Spring composer 12) Strike Up the Band composer Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/gershwin
[n] - United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983) 2. [n] - United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937) Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Gershwin