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Puttin' On the Ritz
Fred Astaire
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life (From "Royal Wedding")
Fred Astaire, Jane Powell
Paris Loves Lovers (From "Silk Stockings")
Fred Astaire, Carol Richards
A Couple of Swells (From "Easter Parade")
Fred Astaire, Judy Galrland
A Shine On Your Shoes (From "The Band Wagon")
Fred Astaire
My Sunny Tennessee (From "Three Little Words")
Fred Astaire, Red Skelton
Cheek to Cheek (From "Top Hat")
Fred Astaire
The Ritz Roll and Rock (From "Silk Stockings")
Fred Astaire
My One and Only (From "Funny Face")
Fred Astaire, George Gershwin
Seeing's Believing (From "The Belle of New York")
Fred Astaire
I Left My Hat in Haiti (From "Royal Wedding")
Fred Astaire
So Near and Yet So Far (From "You'll Never Get Rich")
Fred Astaire
Triplets (From "The Band Wagon")
Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan
No Strings (From "Top Hat")
Fred Astaire
Baby Doll (From "The Belle of New York")
Fred Astaire
By Myself (From "The Band Wagon")
Fred Astaire
High Hat (From "Funny Face")
Fred Astaire, George Gershwin
Nevertheless, I'm in Love With You (From "Three Little Words")
Fred Astaire, Red Skelton, Anita Ellis
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (From "Shall We Dance")
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
I Wanna Be a Dancin´ Man (From "The Belle of New York")
Fred Astaire,
It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All, All of You (From "Silk Stockings")
Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Carol Richards
Yolanda (From "Yolanda and the Thief")
Fred Astaire
Stereophonic Sound (From "Silk Stockings")
Fred Astaire, Janis Paige
Oops! (From "The Belle of New York")
Fred Astaire
Slap That Bass (From "Shall We Dance")
Fred Astaire
The Babbit and the Bromide (From "Funny Face")
Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire, George Gershwin
Funny Face (From "Funny Face")
Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire, George Gershwin
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (From "Top Hat")
Fred Astaire
Steppin' Out With My Baby (From "Easter Parade")
Fred Astaire
Where Did You Get That Girl (From "Three Little Words")
Fred Astaire, Anita Ellis
A Couple of Song and Dance Men, Duet
Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby
Ev'ry Night At Seven (From "Royal Wedding")
Fred Astaire
I Love Louisa (From "The Band Wagon")
Fred Astaire
The Whichness of the Whatness (From "Funny Face")
Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire, George Gershwin
Shootin´ the Works for Uncle Sam (From "You´ll Never Get Rich")
Fred Astaire,
They Can't Take Away from Me (From Shall We Dance")
Fred Astaire
You're All the World to Me (From "Royal Wedding")
Fred Astaire
Fated to Be Mated (From "Silk Stockings")
Fred Astaire
Oh Gee! Oh Gosh! (From "Funny Face")
Fred Astaire
Bachelor Dinner Song (From "The Belle of New York")
Fred Astaire
Isn't This a Lovely Day to Be Caught in the Rain (From "Top Hat")
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
I've Got, Beginner's Luck (From "Shall We Dance")
Fred Astaire
It Only Happens When I Dance With You (From "Easter Parade")
Fred Astaire
Shall We Dance (From "Shall We Dance")
Fred Astaire
That's Entertaiment (From "The Band Wagon")
Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, India Adams, Jack Buchanan

Fred Astaire, Frederick E. Austerlitz (Fred Astaire) nació el 10 de mayo de 1899 en Omaha, Nebraska, EEUU. Hijo de un inmigrante austríaco y vendedor que estaba de viaje y su esposa Ana Geilus Austerlitz.

Aunque su familia era de origen austriaco, Fred Astaire nació y se crió en Estados Unidos. Desde muy pequeño destacó por sus dotes para la danza. A la edad de cuatro años aprendió a bailar siguiendo el ejemplo de su hermana Adele, 18 meses mayor, con la que formaría dúo musical.

En 1904, la señora Austerlitz se mudó con los niños a Nueva York donde fueron alistados en una escuela de intrucción artística llevada por Ned Wayburn, uno de los pioneros del tap dance, el moderno arte que bailaban.

Al año siguiente Fred y Adele hicieron su primer debut en una stage en Nueva Jersey como un joven matrimonio y empezaron una gira turistica en el circuito Orpheum en un acto llamado “Juvenile Artists Presenting an Electric Musical Toe-Dancing Novelty (Jovenes Artistas Presentan un Novedoso Eléctrificante Musical Bailando con los dedos del Pie).” Aunque Fred Astaire solo fué esporádicamente a la escuela pública en Nueva Jersey, la mayoría de sus enseñanzas las recibió por el camino bajo la tutela de su madre.

Debutaron en el teatro cuando él tenía 11 años tras perfeccionarse en ballet clásico en la Alvien School of Dance. Su unión se prolongaría hasta que Fred contó con dieciséis años. Juntos realizaron numerosas giras por el país.

Con el advenimiento de la I Guerra Mundial, los Austerlitz cambiaron su nombre a “Astaire”, algo más anglosajon, y los inseparables adolescentes hermano-hermana comenzaron a hacer famoso el nuevo nombre.

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