i remember watching this on wgn live. you must remember at this time there was nothing like it. when it came to entertaining an audience no one could compare to jolson he was the greatest.
No problems. If you read my notes at top you will see that the original newsreel source is at fault. For some reason they switched to still photos after only a few bars. Mt guess is that somehow the film got screwed up.
I was excited to see the great man again performing is this full show available on DVD or full download. I listen to Jolson every day. I have since I was a child he is was and will always be the worlds greatest entertainer.
Wow, I can't believe you have all these great songs. His voice is still incredible. I can see the train from here :) Open up that Golden Gate...chug chug chug...yeah! Go, Jolie!
I am not obsessed by music and song and I have no talent but Jolson is really too much his mature voice is an quite astounding I am really quite upset that he was not born later so that we could in 2010 see and hear - imagine - thank you diarci ?
Cameron, I agree. The three clips from this concert (Mammy & April Showers are the other two) are all we have except for a couple of clips that the International Jolson Society has. If you haven't visited their site, I recommend it.
Just posted "April Showers." I'ts fine. Actually, if you listen to the band in this, especially in the second chorus of this, you'll hear no evidence of distortion. He simply sang thisversion very fast and, as with "Camptown Races" on disk, when he did so, his voice became higher and harsher.
FUCKIN LOVE MUSIC FROM 1900-to-1960, even being born in 1991, why BLUES AND BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL BABY!!!!!!
Wisconsin222 1 week ago
There will never again be anyone like Al Jolson he was the greatest entertainer ever!!
ange23oo7 2 months ago
My mother use to sing this to me, when was a small child. I was born in California, for what that is worth.
cwcwful 2 months ago
106bobkat: Good, God! You're as old as i am.
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diarci 6 months ago
i remember watching this on wgn live. you must remember at this time there was nothing like it. when it came to entertaining an audience no one could compare to jolson he was the greatest.
106bobkat 6 months ago
No problems. If you read my notes at top you will see that the original newsreel source is at fault. For some reason they switched to still photos after only a few bars. Mt guess is that somehow the film got screwed up.
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diarci 9 months ago
Video seems to have problems - can you please reupload this masterpiece?!!!
USAcolgate 9 months ago
love this one!!
kindredspiritfly 9 months ago
This is why youtube is so great. Obscure stuff like this. This would have been one of Jolson's lasts performances, he died the next year.
ragemanchoo82 9 months ago
It is available, both on EBay and from the International Al Jolson Society via the Internet.
diarci 10 months ago
I was excited to see the great man again performing is this full show available on DVD or full download. I listen to Jolson every day. I have since I was a child he is was and will always be the worlds greatest entertainer.
jkiselis 10 months ago 2
Wow, I can't believe you have all these great songs. His voice is still incredible. I can see the train from here :) Open up that Golden Gate...chug chug chug...yeah! Go, Jolie!
lana1939 1 year ago
He's like the male Ethel Merman! LOL
gregoryagogo 1 year ago
I am not obsessed by music and song and I have no talent but Jolson is really too much his mature voice is an quite astounding I am really quite upset that he was not born later so that we could in 2010 see and hear - imagine - thank you diarci ?
silent00planet 1 year ago
This is running much too fast. I've seen the original and it is excellent
Jolson1950 1 year ago
What a GREAT performer. Magic, electrifying. Thank you for posting.
friscolobo 1 year ago
Cameron, I agree. The three clips from this concert (Mammy & April Showers are the other two) are all we have except for a couple of clips that the International Jolson Society has. If you haven't visited their site, I recommend it.
diarci 1 year ago
At 63 years young, he still had awesome energy....how sad we don't have more videos of his live performances.....thanks so much for sharing....
cameronchatterton 1 year ago
Just posted "April Showers." I'ts fine. Actually, if you listen to the band in this, especially in the second chorus of this, you'll hear no evidence of distortion. He simply sang thisversion very fast and, as with "Camptown Races" on disk, when he did so, his voice became higher and harsher.
diarci 1 year ago
That's the way it is on the source DVD. But I'll post another song from the concert and see if it is as fast.
diarci 1 year ago
AWESOME! AWESOME!
Chaplin1914 1 year ago
@Chaplin1914
I thought so, too.
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diarci 1 year ago
@diarci
The video is running rather fast.
Gumlegs 1 year ago