Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlinwas an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911. He also was an owner of the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSongwriter
Date of Birth11 May 1888
CountryUnited States of America
God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above.
We joined the Navy to see the world, / And what did we see? We saw the sea.
Got no checkbooks, got no banks, Still Id like to express my thanks; Ive got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.
Got no checkbooks, got no banks, Still I'd like to express my thanks; I've got the sun in the morning and the moon at night
Come on and hear, come on and hear, Alexander's Ragtime Band.