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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...
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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.
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- Drama, Music, Musical
- Henry King
- 1938-08-16
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.
Learn how Berlin wrote the song in 1910 and how it became a huge hit in vaudeville, theatre, and recordings. Find out the facts and myths about its history, popularity, and adaptations.
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.
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Learn about the history, popularity and controversy of this ragtime song that launched the craze in 1911. Find out how it was written, recorded, performed and used in movies and TV shows.
