Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was one of the most important songwriters in the USA. He was self-taught, but almost everything he wrote was a success. His breakthrough was during WWI with the song “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and one of the battle songs written for his all-soldier show Yip, Yip, Yaphank in 1917: “We’re on our way to France”….(CLICK IMAGE TO READ MORE)