Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin with arrangements by Nelson Riddle. Fifty-nine songs were recorded in the span of eight months in 1959. Fitzgerald's recording of "But Not for Me" won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female. Ira Gershwin said, "I never knew how good our songs were until I heard Ella Fitzgerald sing them". For the 1998 4-CD set Verve re-issue, Verve 314 539
What They Always Tell Us What They Always Tell Us What They Always Tell Us is the first novel by Martin Wilson, focusing on the relationship between two high school age brothers as one begins to embrace his homosexuality. The book was a finalist in the Children's/Young Adult category at the 2009 Lambda Literary Awards, but lost to "Out of the Pocket" by Bill Konigsberg. "What They Always Tell Us" was also chosen for the ALA's 2009 Rainbow List. "What They Always Tell Us" is told from the perspective of two brothers, Alex and James. Alex is a high school junior who struggles with depression;