SAY IT WITH MUSIC: A CELEBRATION OF IRVING BERLIN'S NINETY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY {PART 1 OF 2} (RADIO)
Summary
Part one of this four-part tribute to legendary American songwriter Irving Berlin, a celebration of his life and music on the occasion of his ninety-fifth birthday. Radio personalities Ted Brown and Jim Lowe host the program, which integrates segments of a 1954 Berlin interview with his musical recordings. Highlights include the following: Berlin comments on his youth on New York's Lower East Side; the first song he wrote, "Marie From Sunny Italy"; the song "Alexander's Ragtime Band"; and offers his recollections about producer Florenz Ziegfeld and his work for the "Ziegfeld Follies." Musical selections include the following: "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Al Jolson), "I Love a Piano" (Barbara Cook), "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (Allan Jones), "Lady of the Evening" (Billy Daniels), "All Alone" (Georgia Gibbs), "Lazy" (Bing Crosby), "All By Myself" (Ella Fitzgerald), "Oh, How I Hate To Get Up in the Morning," and "Mandy." Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: WNEW-AM
- DATE: May 15, 1983
- RUNNING TIME: 0:55:01
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:11315
- GENRE: Radio - Arts documentaries; Radio - Music; Radio - Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: WNEW (New York, NY) - Radio, 1983
- COMMERCIALS:
- Radio - Commercials - Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Celebration Benefit
- Radio - Commercials - Hertz car rental
- Radio - Commercials - Perdue Farms
- Radio - Commercials - Richmond County Savings Bank
- Radio - Commercials - Roseland Ballroom
CREDITS
- Al Jolson … Singer
- Barbara Cook … Singer
- Allan Jones … Singer
- Billy Daniels … Singer
- Georgia Gibbs … Singer
- Bing Crosby … Singer
- Ella Fitgerald … Singer
- Ted Brown … Host
- Jim Lowe … Host
- Irving Berlin
- Florenz Ziegfeld