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"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a Tin Pan Alley song by American composer Irving Berlin released in 1911; it is often inaccurately cited as his first global hit. Despite its title, the song is a march as opposed to a rag and contains little syncopation.
Mar 9, 2022 · Although not a traditional ragtime song, Berlin's jaunty melody nonetheless "sold a million copies of sheet music in 1911, then another million in 1912, and continued to sell for years afterward...
A 1938 musical comedy film starring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Don Ameche. It features 28 songs by Irving Berlin, including the title song, and follows the adventures of a ragtime band during World War I.
Alexander's Ragtime Band is a 1938 American musical film released by 20th Century Fox that takes its name from the 1911 Irving Berlin song "Alexander's Ragtime Band" to tell a story of a society boy who scandalizes his family by pursuing a career in ragtime instead of "serious" music.
Alexander's Ragtime Band Lyrics: (Verse) / Oh my honey, oh my honey / Better hurry, let's meander / Ain't you goin', ain't you goin' / To the leader man / The ragged meter man / Oh my...
Nov 22, 2018 · Ella Fitzgerald. 246K subscribers. Subscribed. 140. 12K views 5 years ago. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Alexander's Ragtime Band · Ella Fitzgerald · Paul Weston & His...
Learn about the origins, performances, and recordings of Irving Berlin's classic ragtime song, published in 1911. Find out how Berlin wrote the melody in 1910 and the lyrics in 1911, and how the song influenced the form of American popular song.
