Irving Berlin, the iconic composer and musician who created American musical standards including "White Christmas," "Easter Parade," "God Bless America" and "There’s No Business Like Show Business," ...

Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was a Russian-born American songwriter, widely regarded as one of the greatest in history. Born Israel Beilin in Belarus, he immigrated to the U.S. as a child, growing up in ...

Is Irving Berlin the most prolific composer Hershey Felder has ever played? “It depends on what prolific means,” says the pianist, actor and writer whose string of theatrical concerts have seen him ...

Nat King Cole lit up the room with him with "Blue Skies"; Judy Garland broke hearts with him with "What'll I Do"; and Fred Astaire danced to him, as did Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle (sort of), with ...

The marriage of Irving Berlin, composer of popular songs and Miss Ellin Mackay, daughter of Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph Company and the Commercial Cable Company, evoked much ...

Hershey Felder blends theater and the concert hall to create piano plays. He has played — in every sense — classical composers Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and 20th century masters Leonard Bernstein and ...

“Blue Skies” dedicated to a newborn child, “When I Lost You” penned for a wife gone too soon: In moments of great joy or grief, Irving Berlin was moved to give songs as gifts. In the elegant and ...

Considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history, Berlin composed more than 1,500 songs throughout his 60-year career, from love songs and dance numbers to Broadway scores and music TV, ...

A bit of musical theater history is on the market on New York City’s East End Avenue: a penthouse where Irving Berlin lived for more than a decade. The two-bedroom, four-bathroom duplex on the corner ...

The lyricist and composer wrote thousands of compositions — and one stern letter to The New York Times. By John Otis Relatively few people will experience a white Christmas this year in the United ...

Some things can be seen more clearly in black and white. By John McWhorter The lyricist and composer wrote thousands of compositions — and one stern letter to The New York Times. By John Otis ...