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AMERICA'S MUSIC MAN // The triumphs and frustrations of Irving Berlin
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As Thousands Cheer The Life of Irving Berlin.
By Laurence Bergreen. Viking. $24.95
He initially considered "Alexander's Ragtime Band" a failure,
and he thought so little of "God Bless America" that he kept it in a
trunk for 21 years. With "White Christmas," however, Irving Berlin
knew that he had written a classic.
"I want you to take down a song I wrote over the weekend," said
Berlin to his transcriber. "Not only is it the best song that I ever
wrote, it's the best song tha...
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; Who wrote the song "How Do You Do It, Mabel, on Twenty Dollars a Week?" Clue: He also wrote "White Christmas." And "God Bless America." And "Blue Skies." And "There's No Business Like Show Business." And "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody." And "Easter Parade." Now you know. You probably knew five
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IRVING BERLIN, ALWAYS; The Music Man-Made The American Way
The Washington Post
; On Wednesday, the great American songwriter Irving Berlin will be 100 years old. This astonishing fact reveals among other things that Mr. Berlin is some 52 years older than his piano-or at least one of his pianos. The instrument in question is displayed on the second floor of the Smithsonian's
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The Divine Inspiration of Irving Berlin;Reminiscences From One of Today's Top Interpreters of the Master's Music
The Washington Post
; In 1938 Irving Berlin wrote: "Let me be a troubadour, and I will ask for nothing more, than one short hour or so-to sing my song and go." Berlin's hour spanned more than 100 years, and until his death last week he molded his "simple songs" for hundreds of millions of people-affecting the world in a
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JCC concert to showcase Irving Berlin songs
Cleveland Jewish News
; Heller, Fran Cleveland Jewish News 12-10-2004 When Cleveland radio personality Bill Rudman was five years old, his parents let him stay up late one night to watch ...
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Irving Berlin lauded for legacy of songs
Chicago Sun-Times
; NEW YORK Irving Berlin created the American popular song. Until Berlin began writing after the turn of the century, American music was dominated by Europe - English music hall, Gilbert and Sullivan, Viennese operetta and Italian opera. Berlin took native American sounds, such as ragtime, and turned
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