Vic Briggs Bio Victor Harvey briggs III was born in Hampton, in West London. Ian Hines, TheEchoes pianist, had been working in Hamburg a short time previously. http://antion.info/~antion/vicbriggs.html
Extractions: VIC BRIGGS England was a grim place in the years following the Second World War and Vic, like many of his contemporaries, was always listening to the radio as a way to escape some of the gloom that surrounded peoples' lives in the early '50's. When he was ten years old Vic heard Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets . It was thrillingly unlike anything he had ever heard before and he began to collect records by Bill Haley, Elvis Presley and Little Richard , the wild abandon of the music of the latter quickly made him Vics favorite rock n roll artist. At 12 years, Vic began to attend Hampton Grammar School . In spite of its very staid middle class traditions and rigid attitudes, and the fact that the headmaster and teaching staff were vehemently opposed to rock music and the culture that surrounded it, pupils from that school had a huge influence on the rock music scene in years to come. Amongst Vics contemporaries at Hampton Grammar were Paul Samwell- Smith and Jim McCarty ( The Yardbirds Murray Head (movie actor and singer One Night in Bangkok) and Brian May Queen The skiffle craze was in full swing and for Christmas 1957, Vics mother gave him a guitar. He quickly mastered a few chords and within months was playing with semipro bands. By the time he was sixteen he was playing two or three nights a week with a band called the Cruisers Rock Combo. One night in February of 1961
Spring 1998 Concerts David briggs, Organist and Conductor of the Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral, 900 john Crusoe, percussion 23 SRAPAS Grease For ticket information, http://www.music.ecu.edu/calendar/98SpringCal.html
Extractions: Music HomePage Music HomePage Music HomePage East Carolina University Concert Calendar JANUARY 1998 15 Graduate Recital, 9:00 Lisa M. DeBaker, piano 16-17 1998 CLARINET CONFERENCE with featured artists Nathan Williams, Director 16 WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY CLARINETISTS, 8:00 Nathan Williams, Ron Rudkin and Eileen Young 17 KECOUGHTAN HIGH SCHOOL CLARINET ENSEMBLE, 4:00 Michael Biasi, Director, from Hampton, Virginia ECU CLARINET QUARTET Kim Bain, Leah Kitchings, Audrey Murphy and Chris Willis Nathan Williams, Director GUEST RECITAL, 8:00 Alan Ware, clarinet from City Conservatory of Osnabruck, Germany Paul Tardif, piano 27 SRAPAS: ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA with Emanuel Ax For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 8:00 29-31 EAST CAROLINA RELIGIOUS ARTS FESTIVAL with featured artists and clinicians Janette Fishell, Director 29 GUEST RECITAL, 8:00 Festival Organ Recital of the East Carolina Religious Arts Festival Colin Andrews, organist First Presbyterian Church, Kinston 30 GUEST RECITAL, 8:00 "Stations of the Cross: A Journey To, and Through, the Cross Via Music, Art and Poetry." An event of the East Carolina Religious Arts Festival. David Briggs, Organist and Conductor of the Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England The Memorial Baptist Church 1510 Greenville Boulevard Southeast, Greenville JAZZ AT NIGHT, 8:00 Carroll V. Dashiell Jr., Director The Great Room, Mendenhall Student Center 31 GUEST RECITAL, 2:00 "Lift High the Cross" Hymn and Choral Festival of the East Carolina Religious Arts Festival David Briggs, Organist and Conductor John Horman, Director of the Festival Children's Chorus The Memorial Baptist Church 1510 Greenville Boulevard Southeast, Greenville Senior Recital, 4:00 Kevin Earl, clarinet SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT GALA OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC For ticket information, call 328-6851. FEBRUARY 1998 1 Senior Recital, 2:00 Christina D. McNeeley, bassoon 2 SRAPAS: GEORGIAN STATE DANCE COMPANY For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 8:00 5 FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach" Janette Fishell, organist First Presbyterian Church 1400 South Elm Street, Greenville 6 SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE Scott Carter, Conductor JAZZ ENSEMBLE A Carroll V. Dashiell Jr., Director Wright Auditorium, 8:00 7 EASTERN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH HONORS BAND CONCERT Wright Auditorium, 7:00 13-14 OPERA THEATRE PRODUCTION, 8:00 John B. O'Brien and James Hampton, Directors For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800 ECU-ARTS (328-2787). 14 FAMILY FARE: LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 2:00 16 FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 Henry Doskey, piano 19 GUEST RECITAL, 8:00 CASSATT STRING QUARTET in Residence 1997-98 at ECU School of Music Muneko Otani, Jennifer Leshnower, violins Michiko Oshima, viola, Kelley Mikkelsen, cello 21 SRAPAS: BERLIN SYMPHONY For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 8:00 22 FACULTY DUO RECITAL, 3:00 Joanne Bath, violin Charles Bath, piano Junior Recital, 7:00 Jennifer Johnston, horn Candace Hall, trumpet Senior Recital, 9:00 John Crusoe, percussion 23 SRAPAS: Grease For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 8:00 25 Junior Recital, 7:00 Jeanette Price, flute Susan Brown, flute 27 Senior Recital, 7:00 Jurij Brewer, piano 28 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT, 8:00 Carroll V. Dashiell Jr., Director MARCH 1998 1 EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Douglas Morrison, Conductor Wright Auditorium, 3:00 Senior Recital, 6:00 Amanda Glass, violin 2 Graduate Recital, 9:00 Lisa M. DeBaker, piano 3 Graduate Recital, 7:00 Jacqueline Huguet, piano 5 FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 Fritz Gearhart, violin Paul Tardif, piano 6 Senior Recital, 7:00 Tim McGinty, percussion JAZZ AT NIGHT, 8:00 Carroll V. Dashiell Jr., Director The Great Room, Mendenhall Student Center Graduate Recital, 9:00 Susan A. Voges, cello 7 FAMILY FARE: BALLET FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES Jungle Book For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 2:00 Senior Recital, 4:00 Angie Minter, clarinet Graduate Recital, 7:00 Chris Willis, clarinet 8 FACULTY RECITAL, 3:00 "Trio Sonatas of Bach" Christine Gustafson, flute Kelley Mikkelsen, cello John B. O'Brien, harpsichord The Music House, 408 West Fifth Street Junior Recital, 7:00 Richard Gibbs, cello 9 COASTAL WINDS QUINTET , 7:30 Christine Gustafson, flute Bo Newsome, oboe, Nathan Williams, clarinet Christopher Ulffers, bassoon, Mary Burroughs. horn St. Peter's Catholic Church 10 Junior Recital, 7:00 Kelly Laraine Taylor, soprano SYMPHONIC BAND AND CONCERT BAND Christopher Knighten, Conductor Wright Auditorium, 8:00 11 EAST CAROLINA BRASS QUINTET, 8:00 Britt Theurer, trumpet Tom Huener, trumpet, Mary Burroughs, horn George Broussard, trombone, Jeff Jarvis, tuba FACULTY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Robert Hause, Director "L'Histoire du Soldat" by Igor Stravinsky. 23 FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 Christine Gustafson, flute 24 GUEST RECITAL, 7:00 Reiko Ishii, piano 25 Young People's Concerts EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Douglas Morrison, Conductor Wright Auditorium, 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLES, 8:00 Jeffrey Bair, Director 26 CONCERT CHOIR, 8:00 Brett Watson, Director, Mendenhall Student Center, Room 244 27 Graduate Recital, 7:00 Hyoun-Joo Song, organ First Presbyterian Church, Kinston SRAPAS: VAN CLIBURN SILVER MEDALIST For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 8:00 28 Junior Recital, 7:00 Jamee Lyons, flute 29 Senior Recital, 7:00 Jonathan N. Bunag, trumpet Senior Recital, 9:00 David Antkowiak, horn 30 PREMIERE PERFORMANCES OF WORKS BY ECU COMPOSERS, 8:00 Mark Taggart, Director 31 Senior Recital, 7:00 Laurie Buchele, flute APRIL 1998 1 Senior Recital, 7:00 Tim Byrum, tuba 2 PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, 8:00 Mark Ford, Director 3 Senior Recital, 7:00 Patrick Kirby, horn Sophomore Recital, 7:30 Jon Johnson, organ Location TBA 4 FAMILY FARE: LAURA INGALLS WILDER "Growing up on the Prairie" For ticket information, call 919-328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS (328-2787). Wright Auditorium, 2:00 Senior Recital, 5:00 Scott Peoples, percussion Graduate Recital, 7:00 Chuck Page, bass 5 Sunday at the Gallery Concert: STRING CHAMBER MUSIC Fritz Gearhart, Director, 2:00 Greenville Museum of Art 802 South Evans Street, Greenville Graduate Recital, 7:00 Michael Weaver, viola Graduate Recital, 9:00 Rita Talley, percussion 6 TUESDAY/THURSDAY JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 8:00 Vaughn Ambrose, Director 7 Junior Recital, 7:00 Brandy Binkley, soprano Patrick Howle, tenor Junior Recital, 9:00 Cecil Allen Rascoe Jr., baritone 8 CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 8:00 Paul Tardif, Director 9 Junior Recital, 9:00 Walter Matthew King, tenor 13 FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 Britton Theurer, trumpet 14 Junior Recital, 7:00 Amy Bisogno, soprano 15 PERCUSSION PLAYERS, 8:00 Mark Ford, Director 16 Graduate Recital, 7:00 H. Douglas Blackwood Jr., organ St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kinston 17 JAZZ FESTIVAL GALA CONCERT featuring Guest Artists and the ECU JAZZ ENSEMBLE A Carroll V. Dashiell Jr., Director Wright Auditorium, 8:00 19 EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE, 5:00 Tom Huener, Director St. Paul's Episcopal Church 401 East 4th Street Senior Recital, 7:00 Kevin Smith, piano 20 SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE, CONCERT BAND, AND SYMPHONIC BAND Scott Carter and Christopher Knighten, Conductors Wright Auditorium, 8:00 21 Junior Recital, 7:00 Leigh Ann Johnson, soprano 22 ECU STEEL ORCHESTRA, 8:00 Mark Ford, Director 23 GUITAR ENSEMBLE, 8:00 Elliot Frank, Director 24 Graduate Recital, 7:00 James Hampton, tenor JAZZ AT NIGHT, 8:00 Carroll V. Dashiell Jr., Director The Great Room, Mendenhall Student Center 25 Senior Recital, 4:00 Bradford Myers, tuba Graduate Recital, 7:00 Jane Kline, mezzo-soprano Junior Recital, 9:00 Kym Ledford, flute 26 EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Douglas Morrison, Conductor Wright Auditorium, 3:00 Student Recital, 5:00 Nakia Maurice Medley, saxophone FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 "Twentieth-Century American Music for Clarinet and Piano" Nathan Williams, clarinet Audrey Andrist, guest pianist 27 BEDDINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Meredith Ezzard, Conductor UNIVERSITY CHORALE Janna Brendell, Conductor Wright Auditorium, 8:00 29 HORN ENSEMBLE, 7:00 Mary Burroughs, Director Graduate Recital, 9:00 Manuela Rebeggioni, piano 30 TROMBONE ENSEMBLE, 8:00 George Broussard, Director MAY 1998 1 Senior Recital, 7:00 Whitney-Cole Kleinschuster, mezzo-soprano Graduate Recital, 9:00 Clarissa Severo DeBorba, percussion 3 Graduate Recital, 4:00 Jacqueline Huguet, piano Junior Recital, 7:00 Nathan L. Smith, guitar 4 FACULTY RECITAL, 8:00 Jeffrey Bair, saxophone 5 Graduate Recital, 7:00 Lisa M. DeBaker, piano Graduate Recital, 9:00 Rita Talley, marimba 6 Senior Recital, 7:00 Carol Baker, piano Music HomePage
Haas-Thieken Family Website john C. Campbell was appointed to the Pleasant Valley Church. The originalmembers of this choir were JB Mercer, Cora Shaul (pianist), Mont Baker, http://www.thf.net/pvc/
Extractions: Why Register? The History of The Pleasant Valley Methodist Church A Fore word written by The Rev. Harry E. West in September, 1965. In trying to compile this history of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church I have been graciously assisted by many people. Many of their names appear in the running commentary. The text has also been proofread by Mrs. Eileen Marcinko, Mrs. Marjorie West and Mrs. Eileen Freezo. The purposes for writing this account are: (1) Many of our members have not been members long. (2) New people are moving into our area each day. We hope that some of them will join us. They too should know something about the church they find. (3) I hope that this account will prove of some use in training young members. (4) Pleasant Valley has come a long way since the days Otis Hossler can remember a hitching rail running along the south side of the church property. I have heard so many of these stories related. It just seems a shame that they were never collected together. When an author writes a book he often dedicates it to someone he loves. This is probably as close as I will ever come to writing a book. Therefore, I would like to dedicate it to my three children: Ronald, Constance and Jonathan. I do this with a prayer that each one of them will have a church someday that they love. Even more, I hope they will always love God, the One to whom the church calls us.
John Lee Williamson john Lee Sonny Boy Williamson Bibliography by Gorgen Antonsson briggs,Keith Sonny Boy s breakdown. // In Blues rhythm. No 41 (1988), p. http://www.island.net/~blues/jlwt.htm
Extractions: ~ David Evans, Memphis State University music professor "... a forceful singer, popular recording artist, and the first truly virtuosic blues harmonica player, whose richly imagative solo flights resulted in completely re-shaping the playing approach and the role of his humble instrument in the blues." ~ Pete Welding "Easily the most important harmonica player of the pre-war era, John Lee Williamson almost single-handedly made the humble mouth organ a worthy lead instrument for blues bands leading the way for the amazing innovations of Little Walter and a platoon of others to follow. If not for his tragic murder in 1948 while on his way home from a Chicago gin mill, Williamson would doubtless have been right there alongside them, exploring new and exciting directions. Williamson commenced his sensational recording career with a resounding bang. His first vocal offering on Bluebird was the seminal "Good Morning School Girl," covered countless times across the decades. That same auspicious date also produced "Sugar Mama Blues" and "Blue Bird Blues," both of them every bit as classic in their own right.
Soundtrack CD Reviews FEB02 - AUDIOPHILE AUDITION john Sunier. THE MAN WHO WASN T THERE Music composed by Carter Burwell - Decca 440 to tie in with the lead character (Joe Bob briggs) being a barber. http://www.audaud.com/audaud/FEB02/TRACKS/tracksFEB02.html
Extractions: [See also A. I. and Dances with Wolves, both reviewed in the Hi-Res section this month.] A BEAUTIFUL MIND - Composed and conducted by James Horner - Decca 440 016 191-2: Now this is top-flight package: Worthwhile music from a great film with a unique communicative approach to the subject of mental illness, and an Enhanced CD with CD-ROM features that are more lavish than some of the extras provided on full-fledged DVD videos. Plus it's cross-platform - thank you! Included are the complete full-motion theatrical trailer for the film, a short video interview with composer Horner, a printed conversation with Horner, a printed conversation with director Ron Howard, and a Photo Gallery of about a dozen shots. The classically oriented soundtrack music is varied and listenable even if you haven't seen the film. Again there is the commercially-required vocal number in there - at least the vocalist is fine (Charlotte Church). But that track is best ignored. CHARLOTTE GRAY - Music composed by Stephen Warbeck - Sony Soundtrack SK 89829: Another rather classical score, this one featuring some attractive violin and piano solos. Starring Cate Blanchett as a Scottish nurse, the story is set in WW II period France and efforts of the French underground fighting the Nazis. The 15 cues are programmatic in nature but not overly obvious. Nice orchestrations and full, rich sonics. Unless one is getting the original mono optical track off a historical film, soundtrack albums today have just as high fidelity as most other CDs.
Academy Of Arts And Letters This year they will go to Allen Anderson and Roger briggs. He has studiedwith john Heiss, Martin Boykan, Arthur Berger, and Luciano Berio. http://www.artsandletters.org/index.php?page=press_releases&release=MUS
Kinsale: Jazz Weekend The Ian briggs All Stars with Doc Fingers and Kim Nishikawara 11.00 pm The pianist who says that he has a special place in my hear for the blues http://www.kinsale.ie/kinsjazz.htm
Extractions: The autumn bank holiday (27th to 31st October 2005) is the weekend when Kinsale's picturesque streets resound to the sounds of a party by the sea - the Kinsale fringe jazz festival, which coincides with Cork's well-known jazz festival. Provisional details of the bands are given below the programme. HOME
BEHINDtheBEAT Artists Wendy Lands Sings The Music Of The pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman Kevin She kspere briggs has become one of the hottest producers in contemporary urban http://www.behindthebeat.net/genre.asp?g=100&m=12
Gerry "The Wig" Wiggins - Jazz Pianist violinists LESA TERRY AND KAREN briggs, SUKARI REED (fl), and PAUL HUMPHREY (d) There s moreJohn Campbell, who attended the Concert and reception, http://www.gerrywiggins.com/birthday.htm
Toonhound - The Bear The Bear is adapted from Raymond briggs classic story the fourth such projectby john Coates and his TVC team, and it s a gem. The project shares many http://www.toonhound.com/bear.htm
Gentleman Briggs - The Bear (TVC) raymond briggs the bear. a frustrated pianist, who looks remarkably similarto reallife composer Howard Blake. 3. Finally, we pass by the smiling face http://www.toonhound.com/briggsthebear.htm
Brian Auger To add to their sound, Auger added guitarist john McLaughlin and baritone sax Retaining the services of Driscoll and briggs, Auger completed the lineup http://www.geocities.com/fabgear6366/auger.htm
Extractions: By November 1964, Auger had acquired a Hammond organ for himself and recruited bassist Ricky Brown and drummer Micky Waller, both of whom were former members of Cyril Davies' All Stars. This more dynamic music secured the group work in clubs and discotheques, including the famous Flamingo Club in London. From the remnants of Steampacket Auger put a new version of the Trinity together in September 1966. Retaining the services of Driscoll and Briggs, Auger completed the line-up by adding a second guitarist in Gary Boyle and bringing in Roger Sutton (replaced by Dave Ambrose in 1967) on bass and Clive Thacker on drums. By now they were billed as The debut album "Open" was released in 1967 without attracting much attention until a cover of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's On Fire" reached #5 in the charts during the early summer of '68. The success of the single rubbed off on the LP and belatedly pushed it into the album charts. Two albums were released during 1968. The first was a purely instrumental album recorded without Driscoll
Extractions: Herbie Hancock is a certified legend of jazz. Between his amazing technique, excellent compositional skills and inherent soulfulness, he's everything you'd want a jazz musician to be. Like a lot of great jazzmen of the last half-century, he did a great deal of work for Columbia Records, before it became another cog in Sony's marketing wheel. Now Legacy is giving Hancock the box set treatment, putting the keyboardist on the bookshelf alongside Miles Davis, Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk and other titans whose work the label has recently anthologized. With several Japanese-only tracks appearing in the U.S. for the first time and a broad overview of Hancock's many stylistic detours, The Herbie Hancock Box is a good way to dip one's toes into some mighty refreshing waters. 'Round Midnight more Album reviews of new music by: Some may not grok Cathedral's merciless updating of the classic Black Sabbath sound; for others, The VIIth Coming will be like unto nectar from the metal gods. (
The HistoryMakers Phenomenal jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, aka Sulaimon Saud, was born December 12, Like john Coltrane, Tyner strives to elevate his listeners consciousness. http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=828&category=mu
Piano Players Entertainers - Performers In Cheshire john Wright Tel 0151 342 4589 Email wrightjohn100@hotmail.com. Outstandingprofessional pianist Classical, Jazz, Pop. for any occasion. http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-entertainers/cheshire.html
Extractions: Web Site: www.michaelwynne.co.uk Born into a musical family, I started playing music at an early age, beginning the pianoforte at 4, and later, at Bolton School for Boys, the organ, studying with Michael Pain and Colin Edmundson. After I finished school, I became organ scholar at the Anglican Cathedral, in Liverpool, under Professor Ian Tracey, where I was actively involved with services, broadcasts and concerts. Until February 2002, I was Director of Music at St. Mary of the Angels, Notting Hill - a monastic order to St. Boniface. At the Royal Academy of Music in London, I studied with David Titterington, Patrick Russill, and also improvisation with David Briggs and Olivier Latry. Since returning north from London, I have been working at Manchester Cathedral.
George Winston Liner Notes Inspired by the late, great jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (19281976). By thegreat soundtrack composer john Barry, this song was originally a choral http://www.georgewinston.com/notes/01934-11611-2.html
Quill / Tolhurst | So Rudely Interrupted | Greg Quill Biography including Fairport Convention, Elton john, Creedence Clearwater Revival, guitarists Mitchell Lewis and Steve briggs, and drummer Bucky Berger. http://www.quilltolhurst.com/greg_quill_biography.html
Extractions: In Australia, a few will remember another Greg Quill, the award-winning singer-songwriter and leader of the seminal Australian roots band Country Radio which scored hits with "Gypsy Queen", "Wintersong", "Fleetwood Plain" and "She Do It To Me", toured the country endlessly, headlined at the Sydney Opera House, and shared stages with many musical icons of the era, including Fairport Convention, Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana, J.J. Cale and Stephen Stills, among others. With his solo album, The Outlaw's Reply released to critical acclaim in Australia, Greg took advantage of an Australian Arts Council travel grant to come to in Canada in the late 1970s, determined to carve out a career as a musician in North America, first as a solo artist on the prestigious Elektra label, and heading up the formidable Toronto-based country-rock outfit, Southern Cross
Piano Technician, Don Burke Brambach, Braums, Braumuller, Brent, Brewster, briggs, Brinkerhoff, BrooksEvans, Steck,Metrostyle,Themodist,virtuoso pianist,virtuoso music,Duo-Art http://www.donburke.com/piano/
Season 2002-2003 Concerts - Leighton Buzzard Music Claire briggs, horn Simon Hogg, trombone Sean O Neill, tuba (The tuba player inthe photo above An exciting young British pianist who has already earned http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/~lbmusic/2002-2003.htm
C ENTRIES - Page 1 On The COMPOSERS - LYRICISTS DATABASE He collaborated with Cole Porter; Lew Fields, and john Murray Anderson. Campbell was the real deal a ragtime pianist who had actually been there when http://nfo.net/cal/tc1.html
Extractions: Irving is alive and well today (1996), 101 years old on July 4, 1996 Irving is a typical 'Tin Pan Alley' type of composer, writing songs to order. If you have the money, he'll write the song, and it's always a good one. (Irving once remarked that he did not always write 'good', but he always wrote fast.) His songwriting career spans the 1920's to the 1940's. He was the lyricist for the 1924 Broadway musical, 'No, No, Nanette'. The son of Morris and Sofia Selinger Caesar, Irving was born on the 4th of July, in the Henry Street Settlement on New York's lower East Side of Manhattan. His father ran a neighborhood second-hand bookstore. Irving has said that he was just 6 years old when he composed his first poem:
