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A tribute to Al Jolson's contributions to the American serviceman.

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Long before he became famous world-wide as a singer of sentimental Mammy songs and the lachrymose "Sonny Boy", Al Jolson was renowned in Vaudeville...

"Steppin' Out"

Words and Music by John S. Howard and Con Conrad

Performed by Al Jolson with the Isham Jones Orchestra

Recorded March 1924

Brunswick...

Number 10 US Charts November 1952

Number 1 UK Charts January 1953

Morning Will Come

From the Broadway Musical "Bombo"

Words and Music by Al Jolson B. G. De Sylva and Con Conrad

Peformed by Al Jolson

Recorded March...

Ding-A-Ring A Ring

Words and Music by Ira Schuster

Sung by Al Jolson

Recorded January 4, 1921

Columbia A3375

It has been said that Al Jolson was a...

singing frog hello my baby hello my honey.. legendary frog! :-))))))

2.6.09.

Everybody do the Michigan Rag

Everybody likes the Michigan Rag

Every Mame and Jane and Ruth

From Weehauken to Duluth

Slide, ride, glide the Michig...

"I'll Never Be Jealous Again" from the 1957 musical The Pajama Game starring Doris Day and John Raitt.

Carol Haney (Gladys Hotchkiss) and John Raitt (Sid Sorokin) on the Pajama Game (1957)

Carol Haney and cast on the Pajama Game (1957).

This year's UK Al Jolson Festival takes place in the Bromley Court Hotel on the weekend of 21st, 22nd & 23rd October 2011. The weekend starts on Fr...

After the success of The Jolson Story Al Jolson made many guest appearances on various radio shows. His own radio show "The Kraft Music Hall" becam...

The annual weekend get together of the International Al Jolson Society in the UK at Bromley. Featuring outtakes from The Jolson Story/Jolson Sings ...

From 1943 Al Jolson sings "Yoo Hoo"

Gilbert and Sullivan's raucous operatic tale is captured in all its fun and glory in this production, recorded live at Central Park's Delacorte The...

"With Catlike Tread" - The Pirates in 'quiet stealth' sneak to seek revenge on The Major Generals

No copyright infringement int "With Catlike Trea...

Playing (renditions of):

"I'm Daffy Over You" (Chico Marx and Sol Violinsky)

"Silver Threads Among the Gold" (H.P. Danks)

"Gypsy Chorus" (Giuseppe ...

This, in my opinion, is the best scene in the entire movie.

Here is one of the best selling Ballads from the year 1900, " A Bird in a Gilded Cage" words by Arthur Lamb and music by Harry Von Tilzer, and sung...

From the 1937 Film "Shall We Dance" Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers", here is the original 1937 Brunswick record Release of that George &...

This was a demonstration done for Larry Parks, who would play Jolson in "Jolson Sings Again".

The Al Jolson classic "You Made Me Love You' as performed by Larry Parks in The Jolson Story

Al Jolson sings "Robert E Lee" as performed by Larry Parks in The Jolson Story

A beautiful song from a beautiful voice.

1940s radio performance by Al Jolson and Jimmy Durante

Al Jolson sings My Gal Sal from a 1943 radio show

Columbia 3854 - 06-30- 1923 Peaked On US Music Charts At #4 In 1923. Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 -- October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian singer, comedian...

Recorded April 28, 1950. Written by Harry Akst and Al Jolson. "No Sad Songs for Me" was also the title of a 1950 movie starring Margaret Sullavan, ...

Al Jolson sings 'Let Me Sing And I'm Happy' from the 1930 film 'Mammy'. Jolson sings this song three times during the film - this is the first version

Max Bygraves sings a tribute to Al Jolson with his song "I Wish I Could Sing Like Jolson"

Nigel Dreiner performs at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre.

From the film Big Boy Al Jolson sings "Tomorrow Is Another Day".