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Danny Holgate plays Gershwin

Clip: 2/26/2012 | 26s

Danny Holgate plays a section of "Ain't Necesarily So"

Danny Holgate plays a section of George Gershwin's "Ain't Necesarily So" from Porgy and Bess, a song sung by a Cab inspired character, in an outtake from the documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

02/26/2012 | Rating NR

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