The Great American Songbook Foundation is unveiling a piece of music history once owned by the man who wrote it. Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, revolutionized American popular music ...
Robert Kimball is the editor of the new book, The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin (Knopf) which he compiled with Berlins daughter, Linda Emmet. Berlins songs include "Cheek to Cheek, "Lets Face the ...
A mere two dozen selections hardly puts a dent in the extraordinary Berlin legacy of over a thousand published songs, but producer Donald Smith gathered cabaret's best for an afternoon of sublime ...
Alexander's Ragtime Band; He Ain't Got Rhythm; Always; The Washington Twist; Change Partners; How Deep Is The Ocean?; Cheek To Cheek; This Year's Kisses; Russian Lullaby; A Pretty Girl Is Like A ...
On August 16, 1958, just a few months after Ella Fitzgerald recorded her now-classic album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, The First Lady Of Song performed selections from that ...
Composer and lyricist Irving Berlin made the Great American Songbook a whole lot richer with tunes like “White Christmas” and “Cheek to Cheek.” His music was deceptively simple, often written in the ...
A patriot and a populist, Irving Berlin liked to say he wrote for the people. And did he ever write. Over some 60 years, Berlin wrote a whopping 1,500 musical numbers. These songs were penned for ...
Cheek To Cheek; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; Steppin' Out With My Baby; Easter Parade; Heat Wave; Cheek To Cheek; I Love A Piano; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Puttin' On The Ritz; I Never Had A ...