What influenced his music
- When I lost you - written in 1912 in honors of his first wife. His first wife died in the first year of their marriage
- What I'll do, Always, and Remember - written for his second wife
Musical influences
- "White Christmas" - still the best selling Christmas song ever recorded
- "God Bless America" - Celine Dion sang it as a tribute after the September 11 attacks
- Wrote songs for 19 Broadway shows and 18 Hollywood movies
- Influenced the tune and tempo that America would sing and dance to during the 20th century
- songs of his were rerecorded by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, and Bing Crosby, just to name a few
