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Alexander's Ragtime Band: Directed by Henry King. With Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman. This send-up of ragtime song and dance begins in 1915 San Francisco when society boy Roger Grant decides to pursue popular rather than serious music.
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. The Boswell Sisters. The exact date of the trip to Palm Beach is unknown, but it almost certainly occurred during the winter of 1911.
(1911) Album: album: Album: album: In a TV special, Sammy performs a one man history of the song beginning with an imitation of the early twentieth century African American vaudeville/minstrel show entertainer Bert Williams doing "Alexander's Ragtime Band" followed by a traditional "Alexander" and concluding with a 1970's disco version, -- live.
In spite of its name, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" is not strictly speaking a ragtime song. It was registered under the name of Ted Snyder Co following its publication on March 18, 1911, and was popularized by Emma Carus on the vaudeville stage.
In 1910s San Francisco, concert violinist Roger Grant (Tyrone Power), also known as Alexander, abandons classical music to join a ragtime band with pianist Charlie Dwyer (Don Ameche) and singer...
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Mar 20, 2000 · 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' March 20, 200012:00 AM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Susan Stamberg. Listen. NPR 100 Fact Sheet. Title: Alexander's Ragtime Band. Artist:...
