Essex resident Patty Carver, a singer, actress, and writer, performs Irving Berlin tunes in a tribute to the legendary songwriter and composer Monday night at Derby Public Library.
It was a most enjoyable performance! The songs were so recognizable and reminded me of my parents and grandparents.
Carver started with "Alexander's Ragtime Band," which she said was "Berlin's breakthrough hit in 1911." And she urged the audience members to sing along with her throughout the hour-long show, which many of them did.
Carver said at eight years old Berlin, the youngest of eight children, "was already singing on street corners to bring money home to his mother."
The family had immigrated to the United States to flee religious persecution in Russia in the 1890s.
More than 30 people attended the performance and it's safe to say they all enjoyed the music and information Carver shared about Berlin's personal life and prolific career.
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| Photos of Berlin from different stages of his life. He lived from 1888-1989. |
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