Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song S1E1: From Russia with Love
- Aired: 2001-03-17
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
It begins by tracing the roots of pop in the meeting of two cultures: Jewish and African-American. Among the refugees from Eastern Europe who arrived in the USA and shaped the sound of the 1920s and 30s were Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.