Alexander's Ragtime Band
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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 a
Cover of 1911 sheet music, featuring contralto Emma Carus, by artist John Frew
Irene and Vernon Castle, c. 1912
Publicity photograph of Irving Berlin with actors Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Don Ameche on the set of Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938).
Scott Joplin alleged that Irving Berlin, an acquaintance, plagiarized the melody.
Al Jolson
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Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian.
Jolson in 1925
Al Jolson (1920s)
Poster for The Jazz Singer, 1927
Poster for Hallelujah, I'm a Bum with reissue title