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Culture: Playing it again but not stuck in the groove; Arthur Lee, founder of legendary 1960s band Love, makes a rare appearance in Birmingham on Sunday. He spoke to Al Hutchins.(Features)
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Byline: Al Hutchins
Acouple of months back, you may have seen Arthur Lee's name in the music listings for the Robin in Bilston.
Given that the venue has its fair share of tribute bands, you'd have been forgiven for assuming it was just that. Arthur Lee in Bilston? On the face of it, it seemed about as likely as finding Dionne Warwick pulling pints at your local Wetherspoon's.
But it was true. The night before the Symphony Hall played host to Brian Wilson, a pop sensibility as obstinately haunted and reclusive as the former Beach Boy was let loose ...
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Irving Berlin Returns to Broadway On New Postage Stamp to be Issued in New York; Irving Berlin Stamp Dedication at Broadway on Broadway(R) 2002 Concert.
PR Newswire
; WASHINGTON -- Irving Berlin, an accomplished songwriter who helped...next month with the issuance of the Irving Berlin commemorative stamp on Sept. 15 in New York, N.Y. The Irving Berlin stamp will be dedicated at an 11...
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IRVING BERLIN, LIKE A MELODY; America's Songwriter and the Music That Made a Century Sing
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...first person I ever heard sing an Irving Berlin song was my mother. She used...s song had words and music by Irving Berlin, a Russian-born Jew who became...later, it began to seem as if Irving Berlin, like the hundreds of songs he...
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Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir.
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post
; ...century American way of life. Irving Berlin, the Russian cantor's son...Ellin Barrett makes quite clear in Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir, is that...Nevertheless, Ellin Mackay eloped with Irving Berlin January 4, 1926, and in the...
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Irving Berlin Returns to Broadway on New Postage Stamp Issued in New York; Commemorative Stamp Dedicated at Broadway on Broadway(R) 2002 Concert.
PR Newswire
; NEW YORK -- Irving Berlin, an accomplished songwriter who wrote more than 1...the U.S. Postal Service with the issuance of the Irving Berlin commemorative stamp. The Irving Berlin stamp was dedicated at a first day of issue ceremony...
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IRVING BERLIN, ALWAYS; For the Record, The Best Berlin Available
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...everybody would have some sort of Irving Berlin tribute out by now, and some...available. Anthologies "The Vintage Irving Berlin" (New World 238). A classic...Bennett and Rosemary Clooney. "Irving Berlin: Always" (Verve 835540-1...
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IRVING BERLIN DEAD AT 101
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; Obituary, Page 57 Irving Berlin, born in Russia, listened to...immediately that you are listening to Irving Berlin. The reason you know is that...American words onto American music, Irving Berlin wrote the book. You can't hear...
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Two-week Irving Berlin celebration kicks off tonight.(Arts & Literature)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
; ...Music's two-week salute to Irving Berlin's America kicks off tonight...Heat Wave: Improvisations on Irving Berlin," 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jaqua...Stone. "A Day in the Life of Irving Berlin," 2:30 p.m. Saturday...
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Irving Berlin the Agnostic; Patriotism Was His Religion
Magazine article from: Free Thought Today
; ...intended as an antiwar anthem? Irving Berlin is by any measure the greatest...when he was 29. "Patriotism was Irving Berlin's true religion," writes biographer...Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin (1990). Irving Berlin was...
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THE MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN IS BACK AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...live performances of the music of Irving Berlin at 7:30 P.M. on Monday and...Back Like a Song: The Music of Irving Berlin for four evening performances...celebration of the 100th birthday of Irving Berlin, an immigrant from Russia and...
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God bless the American spirit Thank Irving Berlin for the tunes that comfort a nation
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...when it comes to the nation, Irving Berlin said it simplest and said it best...Bless America Land that I love." Irving Berlin was a Jew and he suffered slights...of its creator. It's "by" Irving Berlin, but so what? The Berlin songbook...
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