Friday happy dance
July 15, 2022
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Happy birthday, Irving
May 11, 2022In honor of the birthday of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), here’s a song-and-dance number from White Christmas.
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Happy birthday, Irving
May 11, 2021In honor of the birthday of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), here is one of his greatest hits, sung by Kings Return.
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Friday happy dance
December 11, 2020
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Happy birthday, Irving
May 11, 2020Israel Isidore Baline was born in Russia on May 11, 1888, and moved with his family to New York City in 1893 — part of a mass exodus of Jewish families fleeing anti-Jewish violence in Russia. “Israel” became “Irving” sometime after his arrival in the United States, and “Baline” became “Berlin” as the result of a printer’s error when he published his first song in 1907. In 1911 he had his first big hit with “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” and he went on to write hundreds more — including “White Christmas,” “Easter Parade,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” He composed the scores for nineteen Broadway shows and eighteen Hollywood movies.
In 1968, a few days before his 80th birthday, Irving Berlin appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show to sing one of his greatest hits.
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Friday happy dance
January 4, 2019
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Friday happy dance
May 11, 2018In memory of Irving Berlin, born on this day in 1888.
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Happy birthday, Irving
May 11, 2017Here’s a song in honor of the birthday of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), and if you recognize all or even most of the performers, that can mean only one thing: you’re at least as old as I am.
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