Irving Berlin
Noun
Meaning
United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
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Born in the Russian Empire in 1888, the immigrant Irving Berlin wrote both the words and the music to “God Bless America.”
But apart from his genuine talent for song-writing, Irving Berlin has had a greater influence upon American music than any other one man.
A notable ad for Eisenhower was an issue-free, feel-good animated cartoon with a soundtrack song by Irving Berlin called "I Like Ike."
Composer Douglas Moore added: It's a rare gift which sets Irving Berlin apart from all other contemporary songwriters.
Irving Berlin: A Life in Song Schirmer Books, (1998) He never forgot those childhood years when he "slept under tenement steps, ate scraps, and wore secondhand clothes," and described those years as hard but good.
Cray, Ramblin Man, p. 174. main Guthrie was tired of the radio overplaying Irving Berlin 's " God Bless America ".