Today is the birthday of Izzy Baline (a.k.a Irving Berlin). For the full scoop on his vaudeville beginnings go here. And here’s a clip I found very moving, Berlin on the eve of his birthday in 1968, singing his own tune “God Bless America” on the Ed Sullivan Show: To find out more about these [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:45AM on May 11, 2012