Jazz From Its Birth to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Beyond
The Wall Street Journal article about the Natural and Organic Supermarket behemoth, Whole Foods who bought my Bread of Life Natural Foods Markets back in 1997, includes a quote from me. Continue Reading
Irving Berlin Aboard the USS Arkansas 1944
I’m dreaming of a white . . . Hanukkah? No, that’s not how the most popular song ever written goes. Thanks to a Russian Jewish immigrant, we’re all dreaming of a white Christmas. So why was this Yiddish-speaking fellow not dreaming of a light Hanukkah instead?
Irving Berlin—the man we have to thank for the nostalgic sentiment and imagery invoked by this beloved song—came to the United States as a child before the turn of the 20th century. He went on to become one of the most prolific composers of his time, writing close to a thousand songs and memorable hits that became a centerpiece of our American culture. Catchy songs like “Blue Skies” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” are tunes that most of us can belt out for at least a line or two. And “God Bless America,” who doesn’t know that one?
Check out my interview with the esteemed Publishers Weekly!!!
Click on this link to read the entire interview: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/72003-want-to-succeed-at-self-publishing-build-your-a-team-tips-from-an-indie-author.html
Richie Gerber has had many careers—musician, comedian, organic food businessman, radio host—and now he can add author to the list.
After he self-published Jazz: America’s Gift, Publishers Weekly said the historical survey “scores points with [its] bold commentary about the complicated political and cultural relationships between Jewish and black communities with regard to jazz…Gerber’s deft, energetic examination…only illuminates the enormous Jewish contribution to the great American musical export, jazz.”
