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Al Jolson was known as The World's Greatest Entertainer, a superstar before the word was coined, whose musical heritage created much of the entertainment industry we know today. Starring on the radio during the first half of the twentieth century, he appeared with the great and the near great, creating wonderful audio memories. This podcast will include clips from programs featured on the Official Al Jolson Website, https://www.Jolson.org. Beside the radio shows, the website itself is rich with other audio and video clips and recordings, text, and photos of the great Al Jolson
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Another "new" tune that Jolson plucked from a then current Broadway show, Jolie worked his magic on "It's Almost Like Being In Love," from "Brigadoon." This is from the Kraft Music Hall from October 30, 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.
Jolson concluded the October 30, 1947, Kraft Music Hall looking back as his stage shows so many years ago. He reminisced, and segued into "I Wonder What's Become of Sally. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.
Often accused of singing only old songs, Al Jolson introduced a new song on the 23 Oct 47 Kraft Music Hall, "If I Only Had A Match." He liked it so much that he sang it twice. Jolson later recorded the song for Decca, and Sinatra recorded it as well! The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.
Groucho Marx guested on Jolson's Kraft Music Hall on 23 Oct 47 and had this routine about Jolson seeing Groucho as a physician. Eerily, this was exactly three years before Jolson died of a heart attack. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.
It's hard to top Al Jolson, Bring Crosby and Oscar Levant with a string of Gershwin tunes, with this segment from the 16 Oct 1947 Kraft Music Hall. Just sit back and enjoy! The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.
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