Israel Beilin wrote more popular music than any other composer in the 20th century, but he was a songwriting paradox. He had no music training and never learned to read music. Beilin only played the ...

Irving Berlin once told his daughter that the best years of his life were spent in the United States Army. Inducted in 1918, the Russian-born composer served his adopted homeland in both world wars, ...

Ninety years ago, something remarkable happened on Broadway: An anti-lynching song, “Supper Time,” had its premiere in a major production that ran 400 times. The performance marked a brilliant ...

Sometimes the simplest songs have the most impact. That’s certainly true for Irving Berlin’s classic holiday hit, “White Christmas.” Once vocalist Bing Crosby played his rendition over the radio, the ...

"We're just marveling at how relevant this material is," says Ray Roderick, director and co-creator of the revue "Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano." He deems it perfect timing for a Washington run, ...

In 1940, legendary composer and songwriter Irving Berlin told his musical arranger Helmy Kresa that “White Christmas” was not only the best song he ever wrote, but also “the best song anybody ever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Irving Berlin, left, penned 'White Christmas,' he pegged Bing Crosby as the ideal singer for what would become a holiday ...

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 ...