Alexander's Ragtime Band Centenial
'Alexander's Ragtime Band' was not Irving Berlin's first commercial hit; a dozen or more of his songs had chalked up substantial sheet music sales before it was published early in 1911. It was not his first song to attract international attention. It is not his best-selling song of all time " 'White Christmas' enjoys that distinction " or even his best song in the opinion of most critics. But it did …