CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Indeed, everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day - and a whole lot of people will be singing an Irish classic composed by a Clevelander. Raise a pint to "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" ...

Today, we mark the 147th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Roland Ball (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927), the American composer whose heartfelt melody for “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” has become an ...

Chauncey Olcott was born a few years prior to the start of the Civil War to an Irish immigrant mother. He was raised in Buffalo’s rough-and-tumble Canal District, where his mother, Peggy (Doyle) ...

There is one song you will probably hear today in St. Patrick’s Day celebrations all over the country and across the world, from the humble village pub to the most elaborate hotel soiree. It is the ...

Written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., with music composed by Ernest Ball, “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” is a love letter to Ireland and its people. The song came out in a time when Irish ...