Al Jolson (May 26,1886 Oct.23,1950), born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian, and actor, and the first openly Jewish man to become an entertainment star ...
Al Jolson (May 26,1886 Oct.23,1950), born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian, and actor, and the first openly Jewish man to become an entertainment star in America.
His career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950, during which time he was commonly dubbed "the world's greatest entertainer. Numerous well-known singers were influenced by his music, including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Judy Garland.
By 1920, he was Americas most famous and highest paid entertainer. Between 1911 and 1928, Jolson had nine sell-out Winter Garden shows in a row, more than 80 hit records, and 16 national and international tours.
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"Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson.
The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse, which opened in October 1919 in the Capitol Theater. Caesar and Gershwin, who was then aged 20, claimed to have written the song in about ten minutes riding on a bus in Manhattan, and then at Gershwin's apartment. It was written partly as a parody of Stephen Foster's "Old Folks at Home". It was originally used as a big production number, with 60 chorus girls dancing with electric lights in their slippers on an otherwise darkened stage.
The song had little impact in its first show, but not long afterwards Gershwin played it at a party where Al Jolson heard it. Jolson then put it into his show Sinbad, already a success at the Winter Garden Theatre, and recorded it for Columbia Records in January 1920. "After that," said Gershwin, "Swanee penetrated the four corners of the earth.". The song was charted in 1920 for 18 weeks holding No. 1 position for nine. It sold a million sheet music copies, and an estimated two million records. It became Gershwin's first hit and the biggest-selling song of his career; the money he earned from it allowed him to concentrate on theatre work and films rather than writing further single pop hits. Arthur Schwartz said: "It's ironic that he never again wrote a number equaling the sales of Swanee, which for all its infectiousness, doesn't match the individuality and subtlety of his later works.
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What do you expect from a country that embraces 'Political Correctness' as it's new bible!! Americans want big government for handouts through taxation and Marxist suppression. Besides, we have a "Black Face" in the white house now! How can those Obom-unists crush freedom in this country? Easy...By being elected by people who don't give a dam about liberty, states rights, federalism and individual "get out of my face" personal freedom? This nation will soon get everything it deserves!
@amceagle1 Besides being an obvious racist you are also an idiot. If you really think that Obama is a Marxist your knowledge of political theory must be on a level with that of a goldfish. America has produced some great things but no-brainers like you give it a bad name. One day the word will be socialist and ruled from the UK.
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Our new God, Savior of the world, "Obomunist" leader with those criminals headed by Pelosi, are YOUR saviors, not mine!. They're to be squashed! I'm a free thinking Federalist. True to our founding fathers. B.O. want to destroy liberty but sits at the seat of our government. They need to be brought down..voted out. I'm a racist. I HATE anyone who comes between me and liberty. Folks who want to remake the movie without blackface ARE the true racists with OBama the leader.
Your're a typical liberal Facist. Liberty is an ongoing struggle...against lowlife like you who would distroy it. Most likely the Obama / Peloci criminals will end their political days in disgrace & shame...as it should be. Central government is a curse, be it state or federal, with Obama (anti-American-anti-freedom) puppet leading the way! [ I will no longer respond to future Al Jolson Comments. Enough said]. Jolson was great and Blackface was not discriminatory.
You're, destroy, and Pelosi.
It seems like words with more than one syllable are hard for you.