Welcome to Hand Me Sounds, your musical consignment shop! At HMS we go through our racks to uncover the hidden, oftentimes Black histories behind some of the most iconic, reused sounds in popular music - and what better place to start than one of the definitive American standards and most covered song of all time? Today, we’re unpacking the 100-year history behind George Gershwin’s “Summertime,” composed for the opera Porgy and Bess. From a seaside town in South Carolina to ska punks in the 90s, this song has gone through a fascinating journey at the hands of some of the most revered artists of our time, but the circumstances that inspired its composition may be even more interesting…