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Our American StoriesThe Story of the Russian Immigrant Who Created America's Most Beloved Music—Irving BerlinOn this episode of Our American Stories, "White Christmas" and "God Bless America" are both standards of American popular music, and both were written by an immigrant. An astonishing fact—but more astonishing is that they were written by the same man: Irving Berlin. Here to tell Berlin’s story is bestselling author Laurence Bergreen, who wrote the definitive biography As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-2430 min
Stage Door, a theatre podcast hosted by two average guys. Hosted by Kyle Omlor, Ron Matanick, and ThCheck In to the Magic, a Holiday Inn Conversation: On this episode of Stage Door Podcast, we're joined by the cast and director of St. Francis De Sales' production of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn for aOn this episode of Stage Door Podcast, we're joined by the cast and director of St. Francis De Sales' production of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn for a lively, in-depth conversation about this joyful musical packed with heart, humor, and show-stopping numbers.Together, we explore the story of Jim, a performer-turned-farmer whose quiet Connecticut life takes a turn when he meets Linda, a talented schoolteacher with a flair for the stage. As the two transform a humble farmhouse into a dazzling holiday inn, tensions rise, dreams collide, and romance hangs in the balance—especially when Hollywood comes call...2025-04-1125 min
Half Hour with Jeff & Richie (Post-Show Broadway Discussions and Interviews)IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paper Mill Playhouse - A Post Show AnalysisIn this episode, we unwrap the festive charm of "White Christmas" at Paper Mill Playhouse, a beloved holiday classic brought to life on stage. We dive into how this iconic Irving Berlin musical translates from screen to stage, exploring the nostalgic appeal and timeless themes that continue to captivate audiences. From the dazzling dance numbers to the heartwarming harmonies, we discuss the production's highs and lows, including a candid look at the sound design that caught our attention. We analyze standout performances, debate the relevance of holiday musicals in today's theater scene, and ponder whether this production adds a...2024-12-1133 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1115: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY and IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS lead the holiday parade(00:00) — Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:18) — CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is a musical adaptation of a children’s book written by Ian Fleming, with surprising parallels to his James Bond stories, including a villain on the path to steal a flying car, a heroic inventor and a “Truly Scrumptious” leading lady. Hosts Ann McBride and Ed Schoaps talk with director Katrina Godderz and actors Carolyn Aicher and Joseph Cannon about what makes this musical a special treat for both kids and grownups, opening Nov. 22 at Gallery Theater.
(29:08) — MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY takes place two years afte...2024-11-1549 min
Bing Crosby Show - Radio OTRirving berlin al an episode of Bing Crosby Radio ShowPlease enjoy irving berlin al a great episode of the legendary Bing Crosby Radio Show - a Old Time Radio OTR classic originally brought to you by General Electric.2024-08-1829 min
Vintage Classic RadioSaturday Matinee - The Aldrich Family (Kathleen's Dinner), Fibber McGee and Molly (McGee's Hamburger Joint) & Miss Liberty (Irving Berlin)This Saturday's "Saturday Matinee" on Vintage Classic Radio starts with "The Aldrich Family" in an episode titled “Kathleen's Dinner," originally aired on January 20, 1949. In this comedic episode, young Henry Aldrich finds himself in a humorous mix-up when he tries to impress his girlfriend Kathleen by arranging a dinner, only for everything that can go wrong to do so. The episode stars Ezra Stone as Henry Aldrich, Jackie Kelk as Homer Brown, Katharine Raht as Mrs. Aldrich, and House Jameson as Mr. Aldrich.
Following that, we tune into "Fibber McGee and Molly" for the episode "McGee's Hamburger Joint," wh...2024-08-171h 23
Exploring HistoryIrving Berlin and "God Bless America"In 1938, as war clouds built in Europe, the popular American singer Kate Smith debuted a song written by the successful songwriter Irving Berlin. That song was "God Bless America," which has become an American classic. On the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass surveys Berlin's life and tells how the song has encouraged generations of Americans, especially during difficult times.Homeschool curriculum and resources for all ages: https://notgrass.com/Supplemental videos, field trips, and other resources: https://homeschoolhistory.com/Encouragement for homeschool moms: https://charlenenotgrass.com/2024-05-1410 min
Music History Today NetworkIrving Berlin is born & Bob Marley & Noel Redding pass away: Music History Today Podcast May 11On the May 11 edition of the Music History Today podcast, Irving Berlin is born & Bob Marley & Noel Redding pass away
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2024-05-1112 min
Jazz LegendsIrving BerlinIrving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989) was one of the most prolific and successful songwriters of all time. His accomplishments as a composer and lyricist are even more remarkable when you consider that English wasn’t his native language (he grew up speaking Yiddish) and his piano skills were limited to playing in only one key (he famously had a custom built piano with a “gear shift” to transpose the instrument into other keys)! He was an astute businessman as well, one of the first songwriters to control his own publishing. Jazz musicians have embraced his tunes for their lyricism and har...2024-05-0822 min
The American Tapestry ProjectIrving Berlin and the American Songbook Part 2In this second episode of a two-part series on the life and times of Irving Berlin, The American Tapestry Project asks “What are the Top Ten Irving Berlin Songs NOT Named “White Christmas” or “God Bless America”. Hear the songs and learn their backstories as we continue exploring the life, times, and music of an American icon – Irving Berlin.2024-02-1159 min
Hot Pipes Half-Hour Broadcast m4aHot Pipes Half Serenade 2024-05 – The Songwriters: Irving BerlinBroadcast on Serenade Radio on 1st February, 2024
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Zach Frame
It's About Time
2018
3-30 Wurlitzer, Organ Piper Pizza, Milwaukee, WI; console from Seneca Theatre, Buffalo, NY; www.C-2productions.com
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
Jesse Crawford
Poet at the Pipe Organ plays the Melodies of Irving Berlin [Decca DL8565]
1958
4-24 Robert Morton, Lorin Whitney Studio, Glendale, CA
Always
Ken Double
The Music Of Casa Loma [TTOS CD]
2008
4-15 Wurlitzer, Casa Loma, Toronto; ex-Shea's Hippodrome Theatre, Toronto in 1922 as 3-15
Blue Skies
Ronald Curtis
Plays Melodies For You
1991
?-?? Compton, Paramount...2024-02-0230 minThe American Tapestry ProjectIrving Berlin & the American Songbook Part 1This episode of The American Tapestry Project begins a two-part series on the life and times of Irving Berlin – The American Songbook and the invention of American popular music culture. In Part One we’ll meet Berlin, discover his immigrant heritage, his experiences on Tin Pan Alley, on Broadway, and in Hollywood musicals as his music sings of America. Meet Irving Berlin and
hear the sounds of “American pop” being born on The American Tapestry Project
2024-01-1459 min
Wines and Dolls165. Drunk Holiday Inn (The New Irving Berlin Musical) part 1The Dolls take a trip to the Holiday Inn this week to explore the do's and don'ts of the making of a holiday classic. Join Em and Chelsea as they talk through the background and history of this Irving Berlin classic that Charles Isherwood calls "polished and pleasant".
We are bringing back LISTENERSODES! Send your stories about theater, ghosts, fails, triumphs as an actor/performer via winesanddolls.com or winesanddolls@gmail.com! As always, feel free to reach out via email at winesanddolls@gmail.com or social media! Cheers!
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Poesía con voz -Emiliano Martín- PodcastsWHITE CHRISTMAS - History of a song composed by Irving Berlin and made popular by singer, Bring Crosby in 1942-“White Christmas” is the name of the song composed by Irving Berlin, his theme was a big hit then, and even today, it is still an authentic classic american song, as it was performed and recorded by singer-actor, Bring Crosby, back in 1942.
And what a performance the singer did... competing among the best of the days. The lyrics are good... the music is perfect and the voice of Bring Crosby became synonymous with the song’s theme... all over the World.
Emiliano Martín adds his voice to the recitation of the lyrics of this wonderful Christmas song. Needless to say tha...2023-12-1203 min
No Script: The PodcastS11.E14 | ”Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” by Irving Berlin, David Ives, and Paul BlakeHow could Mistletoe Month end with anything except Irving Berlin's White Christmas? Jackson and Jacob discuss this holiday-classic-film-turned-stage-musical in the final episode of Season 11's themed month.
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Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!ENCORE: Gilbert O'Sullivan - International Superstar With Hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair" And "Get Down". Talks About Songwriting, The Beatles, Dylan, Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin!This is an Encore Presentation of my interview with Gilbert O’Sullivan, the International Superstar who burst upon the musical scene in 1972 with his massive hit “Alone Again (Naturally)” which occupied the #1 spot in the U.S. for six weeks and was nominated for two GRAMMYS. He followed this up with two more huge hits, “Clair” and “Get Down”. In a thoughtful, sensitive and introspective interview, Gilbert talks about songwriting, the music business, the influence of The Beatles, Dylan, Stephen Foster and Irving Berlin on his music, and his relationship with his manager Gordon Mills and Gordon’s daughter Clair. We also d...2023-11-0838 min
Time Traveling TonyaIrving BerlinTonya is practicing her audition for the school musical, so Gertie takes her to meet Irving Berlin, the Jewish Immigrant who would become one of the greatest American songwriters to ever live.2023-08-1412 min
爵士之詩爵士作曲家– Irving Berlin主持人：簡詩敏 (詩詩)
主題：爵士作曲家– Irving Berlin
來賓：吉他手 翁培捷PG
節目時間：週六日 10:00-11:00pm
本集播出日期：2023.07.30
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Music History Today NetworkMusic History Today Podcast May 11 - music trivia, Irving Berlin, Eric Burdon
On the May 11 edition of the Music History Today podcast, two musicals open and three music greats pass away. Also, happy birthday to Irving Berlin and Eric Burdon of the animals.
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2023-05-1114 min
Pinkie The Pig Podcast0836 Pinkie The Pig Podcast/ Happy Birthday Irving BerlinPinkie & Mildred honor the Birthday of Irving Berlin, born May 11, 1888.Lived to be 101 years old. Considered by many to be The Greatest Song Writer that has ever Lived !http://PinkieThePigPodcast.com2023-05-1107 min
History & Factoids about today(2022)May 11th-Eat What You Want, Minnesota, Irving Berlin, The Animals, Martha Quinn, Corey MonteithNational eat what you want day. Pop culture from 2022. CSS Virginia exploded, World oldest book, Spencer Perceval assassinated. Todays birthdays - Irving Berlin, Ceric Buden, Denver Pyle, Martha Quinn, Natasha Richardson, Cory Monteith.2023-05-1111 min
www.RADIOthen.networkNBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Irving Berlin Tribute"Epsode 43 aired April 17, 1957 on NBC Radio. Irving Berlin, original name Israel Baline, (born May 11, 1888, Mogilyov, Russia [now in Belarus]—died Sept. 22, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American composer who played a leading role in the evolution of the popular song from the early ragtime and jazz eras through the golden age of musicals. His easy mastery of a wide range of song styles, for both stage and motion pictures, made him perhaps the greatest and most enduring of American songwriters.2023-04-2029 min
Encontro com a BelezaO sonho americano de Irving BerlinA vida de Irving Berlin, nascido e crescido na miséria para vir a ser um dos mais importantes songwriters de sempreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-04-1711 min
Stuff You Missed in History ClassIrving Berlin, Part 2This second part of the story of Irving Berlin’s life picks up after WWI, and covers his family life, his rise to fame, and the controversies that were part of his career. Research: Bergreen, Laurence. “Irving Berlin: This Is the Army.” Prologue. Summer 1996, Vol. 28, No. 2 https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/summer/irving-berlin-1 Carlson, Olivia. “What’s White Christmas without Minstrelsy?” Music 345: Race, Identity, and Representation in American Music. Student Blogs and Library Exhibit Companion. https://pages.stolaf.edu/americanmusic/2021/10/25/whats-white-christmas-without-minstrelsy/ CBS Sunday Morning. “American songsmith Irving Berlin.” Via YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV9uq8z2k5E Gr...2022-12-2839 minStuff You Missed in History ClassIrving Berlin, Part 1The immeasurably famous Irving Berlin seems like the perfect example of a U.S. immigrant success story. But reality is complicated and imperfect, and so was Berlin’s music-filled life. Research: Bergreen, Laurence. “Irving Berlin: This Is the Army.” Prologue. Summer 1996, Vol. 28, No. 2 https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/summer/irving-berlin-1 Carlson, Olivia. “What’s White Christmas without Minstrelsy?” Music 345: Race, Identity, and Representation in American Music. Student Blogs and Library Exhibit Companion. https://pages.stolaf.edu/americanmusic/2021/10/25/whats-white-christmas-without-minstrelsy/ CBS Sunday Morning. “American songsmith Irving Berlin.” Via YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV9uq8z2k5E Greten, Pa...2022-12-2636 min
啟彬與凱雅的爵士樂 Chipin & Kaiya's Jazz再一位猶太裔俄羅斯移民後代 - 美國作曲家Irving Berlin八首變成Jazz Standards的作品再一位猶太裔俄羅斯移民後代 - 美國作曲家Irving Berlin八首變成Jazz Standards的作品
全文連結：http://www.chipinkaiyajazz.com/2022/12/irving-berlinjazz-standards.html2022-12-1016 min
HISTORY This WeekIrving Berlin’s Musical RevolutionDecember 8, 1914. Crowds pour into the New Amsterdam Theater to see the opening night of a new show, “Watch Your Step.” It’s the first full-length revue written by the popular young songwriter, Irving Berlin. His songs show off Berlin’s signature wit and simplicity, but also his musical sophistication. As his fellow composer, Jerome Kern, would later put it: "Berlin has no place in American music—he is American music.” Who was Irving Berlin? And how did he utterly transform American songwriting?Thanks to our guests: James Kaplan, author of Irving Berlin: New York Genius; Laur...2022-12-0539 min
Jazz AnthologyGrandi inediti - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at the Hollywood Bowl. The Irving Berlin SongbookNel febbraio del 2021 - potete ritrovare la puntata in podcast - Jazz Anthology vi aveva presentato un importante inedito di Ella Fitzgerald, The Lost Berlin Tapes, che documenta un concerto berlinese del '62 della grande cantante. E' una grande gioia adesso avere a disposizione un altro live inedito, anche questo pubblicato dalla Verve, che risale al '58 e che ha la notevole particolarità di essere interamente dedicato al repertorio di Irving Berlin: delle serate incentrate sul repertorio di un solo autore non erano affatto abituali per la Fitzgerald, che anche quando il successo le consentì di esibirsi spesso in grandi sa...2022-09-1959 min
Profiles With Maggie LePiqueDrummer, Producer Gregg Field Discusses Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin SongbookMaggie Speaks With Drummer, Producer Gregg Field About Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook - Eight-time Grammy and 2018 Emmy winner (including Latin Grammy “Producer of the Year”) Gregg Field is one of the most musically diverse and highly sought-after producers, musicians and educators in music.World class musicians and singers — a veritable who’s who of music, including Michael Buble, Placido Domingo, Pharrell Williams, Josh Groban, Garth Brooks, Alejandro Sanz, Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Quincy Jones — are among his many musical collaborators.Starting at age 19, Field toured with, among others, Co...2022-08-2131 min
Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!Gilbert O'Sullivan - International Superstar With Hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair" And "Get Down". Talks About Songwriting, The Influence Of The Beatles, Dylan, Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, And His New Album!Gilbert O’Sullivan is an International Superstar who burst upon the musical scene in 1972 with his massive hit “Alone Again (Naturally)”, which occupied the #1 spot in the U.S. for six weeks. The song was nominated for two GRAMMYS. He followed this up with two more huge hits, “Clair” and “Get Down”. In a thoughtful, sensitive and introspective interview, Gilbert talks about songwriting, the music business, the influence of The Beatles, Dylan, Stephen Foster and Irving Berlin on his music, and his relationship with his manager Gordon Mills and Gordon’s daughter Clair. We also discuss his new album Driven and the f...2022-07-0438 min
Fast Fiction PodcastsThe Times and Tunes of Irving BerlinIrving Berlin became the musical voice of America in the days of Tin Pan Ally. No one could rival his ability to capture stories in lyrics or beautiful melodies.2022-06-1629 min
Etonnez-moi BenoîtAvec Caroline Emmet-Bourgois - Petite-fille du compositeur Irving Berlin (1888-1989)durée : 01:30:18 - Histoire de la famille de son grand-père, Irving Berlin - Avec Caroline Emmet-Bourgois - par : Benoît Duteurtre - Caroline Emmet-Bourgois, née en 1963, a connu son grand-père Irving Berlin (1888-1989), mais aussi la chanteuse Anna Case (1888-1984) égérie de Thomas Edison, 2e épouse de son arrière-grand-père Clarence MacKay (1874-1938) - réalisé par : Davy Travailleur2022-02-121h 30
New Books in Children's LiteratureNancy Churnin, "Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing" (Creston Books, 2018)Today I talked to Nancy Churnin about her book Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing (Creston Books, 2018).Irving Berlin came to the United States as a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets of the lower East Side, the rhythms of jazz and blues inspired his own song-writing career. Starting with his first big hit, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Berlin created the soundtrack for American life with his catchy tunes and irresistible lyrics. With "God Bless America," he sang his thanks to the country which had gi...2022-01-2447 min
This Podcast Won't Run A Week“This is a story about a girl named Booby” - Irving Berlin's White ChristmasThere were never such devoted sisters! This episode join Kat and SLee as they snuggle into the classic (sort of ) musical Irving Berlin's White Christmas. They discuss a drinking game gone horribly wrong, the comedic genius of the song 'Sisters', and everyone's favorite musical theatre song type: the one where women are shit talking men. Later they diss the Army, chat about Rosemary Clooney's strengths and weaknesses, and take a moment to appreciate The Grinch Live! starring Matthew Morrison. They also take a moment to review Annie: Live!CW: brief discussion of ED from around the 16:00...2021-12-241h 22