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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Irving Berlin’s 100th Birthday, 1 of 2

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Event Type
Interview and Music
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
AM.1988.05.02.A
Program Length
46 min
Part
1 of 2
Dates
1988-05-02 | broadcast
| 1988-04-21 | created
Description
In celebration of the 100th birthday of song writer Irving Berlin, a survey of songs by the author of such well known standards as “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”, “Easter Parade”, “God Bless America”, and countless others. Born in Tyumen, Russia, on May 2, 1988, Berlin’s father was a Jewish cantor who brought the family to the U. S. in 1893. A printer’s error on his first published song resulted in a change of the family name from Baline to Berlin, and young Irving’s career was launched. This program consists of performances by an ensemble of performers named Musical Flashbacks. Sylvia Russo, narrator, provides a running commentary on Berlin’s history, interspersed with songs performed by Frances Baruch, Lei Hogg, and Bob Garetto. The pianist is songwriter/arranger Jerry Hearst. Produced by Charles Amirkhanian and Sheilah Glover. (from KPFA Folio)
Genres
Popular music
Motion Picture music
Musical Selections
Alexander’s Ragtime Band [excerpt] (1911) (0:47) -- Everybody's Doin' It Now [excerpt] (1911) (1:17) -- This Is The Life [excerpt] (1914) (0:44) -- Play A Simple Melody [excerpt] (1914) (1:08) -- Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning [excerpt] (1918) (1:16) -- A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody [excerpt] (1919) (1:47) -- You’d Be Surprised [excerpt] (1919) (1:41) -- What’ll I Do [excerpt] (1923) (0:53) -- All Alone [excerpt] (1924) (0:42) -- Remember [excerpt] (1925) (0:52) -- Always (1925) (1:36)
Performers
Sylvia Russo, narrator
Musical Flashbacks:
Jerry Hearst, piano
Frances Baruch, vocals
Lei Hogg, vocals
Bob Garetto, vocals
Subjects
Popular music
Musicals -- Excerpts
Revues -- Excerpts
Motion picture music -- Excerpts
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Musical Flashbacks (Music group)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
Russo, Sylvia
Hearst, Jerry
Baruch, Frances
Hogg, Lei
Garetto, Bob