Irving Berlin
Barry Manilow introduces famous composers of the Great American Songbook, playing rare recordings and de-constructing their songs at his piano. He talks about Irving Berlin.
Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of ten famous composers of the Great American Songbook. He explores their genius through rare recordings and de-constructs their songs at his piano.
Recorded at Barry's home in America, the series gives a songwriter's insight into the art and craft of songwriting. It covers over sixty years of composition examining the work of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jerry Herman and Kander and Ebb. Among the rare recordings are songs by Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, and a never before heard Barry Manilow recording, made when he was three years old.
This week, he looks at Irving Berlin, a self-taught pianist and composer who published more than fifteen hundred songs. He began writing music for Tin Pan Alley and Broadway in the 1920s and also worked on musical films starring Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and other Hollywood stars, penning classic hits like White Christmas. Berlin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 10 January 1977, in recognition of his long career and contribution to the popular culture of the United States.
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Ethel Merman
There's No Business Like Show Business
- There's No Business Like Show Business S Varese Sarabande Records Inc..
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Ann Gibson
Alexander's Ragtime Band
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Georgia Gibbs
Play A Simple Melody
- Bob Crosby.
- RED HOT GEORGIA GIBBS.
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Frank Sinatra
When I Lost You
- All Alone.
- REPRISE.
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Barry Manilow
When That Midnight Choo Choo Leaves Fro Alaba
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William Powell
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
- The Great Ziegfeld.
- SOUNDTRACK FACTORY.
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Barry Manilow
How Deep Is The Ocean?
- Greatest Love Songs Of All Time.
- RCA.
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Danny Kaye
The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing
- N/A.
- UNIVERSAL.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Dancing Cheek To Cheek
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin.
- VERVE.
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Peggy Lee
You're Easy To Dance With
- Benny Goodman.
- PEGGY LEE SINGS WITH BENNY GOODMAN.
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Frank Sinatra
Change Partners
- My Life In Music - Michael Parkinson.
- Reprise.
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Fred Astaire
It Only Happens When I Dance With You
- Easter Parade.
- TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES.
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Astaire, Fred & Ginger Rogers
Let's Face The Music And Dance
- Movie Musicals Volume 2 1930 1938.
- 大象传媒.
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Betty Hutton
They Say It's Wonderful
- Howard Keel.
- ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
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Fred Astaire
Easter Parade
- Garland, Judy & Chorus Orch Conrad Salinger.
- Music from the Original Motion picture E TCM.
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Bing Crosby
White Christmas
- The Best Christmas Album in the World... Virgin.
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Barry Manilow
Happy Holidays
- Uk Christmas.
- WHITE LABEL.
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Kim Criswell
You're Just In Love
- Matt Bogart.
- SIMPLY BROADWAY.
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Judy Garland
I've Got The Sun In The Morning
- Judy Garland: Collectors' Gems From The.
- TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES MUSIC.
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Patsy Cline
Always
- Country Stars.
- PICKWICK.
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Fred Astaire
Putting On The Ritz
- The Best Of....
- MUSIC CLUB.
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Fred Astaire
Top Hat White Tie And Tails
- The Golden Age Of Fred Astaire.
- MFP.
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Fred Astaire
Steppin' Out With My Baby
- Fred Astaire At Mgm.
- TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES.
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Ethel Merman
You Can't Get A Man With A Gun
- Annie Get Your Gun (Original Cast Record Rca Victor.
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Kate Smith
God Bless America
- Irving Berlin 100th Anniversary Collecti MCA.
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Ethel Merman
There's No Business Like Show Business
- There's No Business Like Show Business S Varese Sarabande Records Inc..
Broadcasts
- Tue 22 Mar 2011 22:00大象传媒 Radio 2
- Sun 23 Oct 2011 19:00大象传媒 Radio 2