History Music / IrvingBerlin

* AnImmigrantsTale: He was born in Russia and came to the U.S. as a child.

* ChristmasSongs: One of the most famous examples. "White Christmas", with a not-often-heard first verse.
* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: {{Trope Namer|s}}.

* DisownedAdaptation: Was alleged to have loathed Music/ElvisPresley's version of "White Christmas" and even supposedly even tried to get radio stations to boycott it, but [[https://silentmovieblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/elvis-presley-irving-berlin-and-white-christmas/ later research]] shows no evidence of this happening at the time. The one source for the story was an acquaintance of Berlin's interviewed several decades after the fact.

Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin, May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) is, without a doubt, ''the'' father of modern American music, and one of the most prolific composers of the early and mid twentieth century. His music has become an integral part of American musical culture. It is almost impossible for anyone alive to have not heard a song he wrote. His songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Puttin' on the Ritz,"[[note]]Taco's 1985 cover made Berlin, then aged 95 years, the oldest songwriter to have a hit on the billboard charts during his lifetime.[[/note]] [[Music/MerryChristmas "White Christmas"]], and "God Bless America."

* TheRoaringTwenties: Wrote songs which appeared in revues during this period, this he continued to work and remained plenty popular throughout TheGreatDepression all the way up to TheForties and TheFifties.

Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin, May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) is, without a doubt, ''the'' father of modern American music, and one of the most prolific composers of the early and mid twentieth century. His music has become an integral part of American musical culture. It is almost impossible for anyone alive to have not heard a song he wrote. His songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Puttin' on the Ritz,"[[note]]Taco's 1985 cover made him the oldest songwriter to have a hit on the billboard charts during his lifetime.[[/note]] [[Music/MerryChristmas "White Christmas"]], and "God Bless America."

* TheRoaringTwenties: Wrote songs which appeared in revues during this period.
** TheGreatDepression: Very popular and wrote many remembered pieces during the [=30s=].
** He was still very famous and popular during TheForties and TheFifties.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Not only could he not read or write music, he could only play in one key! He had a special piano built with what was essentially a giant lever-operated capo if ever he needed to transpose something.

-->To please their kings they've all gone out to war,
-->And not a one of them knows what he's fighting for.

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) is, without a doubt, ''the'' father of modern American music, and one of the most prolific composers of the early and mid twentieth century. His music has become an integral part of American musical culture. It is almost impossible for anyone alive to have not heard a song he wrote. His songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Puttin' on the Ritz,"[[note]]Taco's 1985 cover made him the oldest songwriter to have a hit on the billboard charts during his lifetime.[[/note]] [[Music/MerryChristmas "White Christmas"]], and "God Bless America."

* ProtestSong: "I'll See You In C-U-B-A" about Prohibition.

* TinPanAlley: Wrote some of the best songs.

* Tin Pan Alley: Wrote some of the best songs.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Not only could he not read or write music, he could only play in one key! He had a special piano built with what was essentially a giant capo if ever he needed to transpose something.

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) is, without a doubt, ''the'' father of modern American music, and one of the most prolific composers of the early and mid twentieth century. His music has become an integral part of American musical culture. It is almost impossible for anyone alive to have not heard a song he wrote. His songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Puttin' on the Ritz," [[Music/MerryChristmas "White Christmas"]], and "God Bless America."

* [[NeverLearnedToRead Never Learned To Read Sheet Music]]: Couldn't read or write music.

* ''Film/EasterParade'' (1948)

* ''Easter Parade'' (1948)

* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]].

* Tin Pan Alley: Wrote some of the best songs.

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) is, without a doubt, ''the'' father of modern American music, and one of the most prolific composers of the early and mid twentieth century. His music has become an integral part of American musical culture. It is almost impossible for anyone alive to have not heard a song he wrote. His songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Puttin' on the Ritz", [[Music/MerryChristmas "White Christmas"]], and "God Bless America".

* Puttin' on the Ritz (1930)
* Film/TopHat (1935)
* Follow The Fleet (1936)
* Film/HolidayInn (1942)
* Theatre/AnnieGetYourGun (theatre: 1946; film: 1950)
* Film/WhiteChristmas (1954)

* ChristmasSongs: One of the most famous examples. "White Christmas", with a not-often heard first verse.

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) is, without a doubt, ''the'' father of modern American music, and one of the most prolific composers of the early and mid twentieth century. His music has become an integral part of American musical culture. It is almost impossible for anyone alive to have not heard a song he wrote. His songs include "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Puttin' on the Ritz", "White Christmas", and "God Bless America".

* HolidayInn (1942)

* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: TropeNamer.

* TinPanAlley: Wrote some of the best songs.