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Irving Berlin

They Write the Songs Series 1
Episode 2 of 10

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.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 23 Oct 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ethel Merman

    There's No Business Like Show Business

    • There's No Business Like Show Business S Varese Sarabande Records Inc..

  • Ann Gibson

    Alexander's Ragtime Band

  • Georgia Gibbs

    Play A Simple Melody

    • Bob Crosby.
    • RED HOT GEORGIA GIBBS.

  • Frank Sinatra

    When I Lost You

    • All Alone.
    • REPRISE.

  • Barry Manilow

    When That Midnight Choo Choo Leaves Fro Alaba

  • William Powell

    A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

    • The Great Ziegfeld.
    • SOUNDTRACK FACTORY.

  • Barry Manilow

    How Deep Is The Ocean?

    • Greatest Love Songs Of All Time.
    • RCA.

  • Danny Kaye

    The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing

    • N/A.
    • UNIVERSAL.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Dancing Cheek To Cheek

    • Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin.
    • VERVE.

  • Peggy Lee

    You're Easy To Dance With

    • Benny Goodman.
    • PEGGY LEE SINGS WITH BENNY GOODMAN.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Change Partners

    • My Life In Music - Michael Parkinson.
    • Reprise.

  • Fred Astaire

    It Only Happens When I Dance With You

    • Easter Parade.
    • TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES.

  • Astaire, Fred & Ginger Rogers

    Let's Face The Music And Dance

    • Movie Musicals Volume 2 1930 1938.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.

  • Betty Hutton

    They Say It's Wonderful

    • Howard Keel.
    • ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.

  • Fred Astaire

    Easter Parade

    • Garland, Judy & Chorus Orch Conrad Salinger.
    • Music from the Original Motion picture E TCM.

  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

    • The Best Christmas Album in the World... Virgin.

  • Barry Manilow

    Happy Holidays

    • Uk Christmas.
    • WHITE LABEL.

  • Kim Criswell

    You're Just In Love

    • Matt Bogart.
    • SIMPLY BROADWAY.

  • Judy Garland

    I've Got The Sun In The Morning

    • Judy Garland: Collectors' Gems From The.
    • TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES MUSIC.

  • Patsy Cline

    Always

    • Country Stars.
    • PICKWICK.

  • Fred Astaire

    Putting On The Ritz

    • The Best Of....
    • MUSIC CLUB.

  • Fred Astaire

    Top Hat White Tie And Tails

    • The Golden Age Of Fred Astaire.
    • MFP.

  • Fred Astaire

    Steppin' Out With My Baby

    • Fred Astaire At Mgm.
    • TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES.

  • Ethel Merman

    You Can't Get A Man With A Gun

    • Annie Get Your Gun (Original Cast Record Rca Victor.

  • Kate Smith

    God Bless America

    • Irving Berlin 100th Anniversary Collecti MCA.

  • 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
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 23 Oct 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2