Uploaded by edmundusrex on Nov 14, 2008
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.
Al Jolson - Avalon (1920)
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Thank you for posting! I first heard this song years ago, playing in the background during a scene from 'It's a Wonderful Life", when George Bailey is looking at his travel folders and realizing he is not going to be able to take his much-anticipated trip abroad. I tried for years to find the title of the song (no internet). It's great to hear the original!
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A great Jolson classic, it stands the test of time, whether in this recording or the 1940's version.
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Somthing so charming about this music.
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Magic man, he sure wooed the world, thumbs up cheeeeeers
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Love this song!
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Like the man said; "You ain't heard nothing yet...."
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@elainezdollz Love that Show!!!
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Natalie Cole's version is better
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Interesting.
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Amazingly, according to wikipedia, the publisher of puccini's operas sued Al Jolson and others for plagiarism of "E Lucevan Le Stelle" because of this song. As far as I can tell, it's because of the melody for "I found my love in ..." which tallies with "O dolci baci ..."
Really suprising that those 5 notes is enough because, without the next note, I could only spot the similarity because I was looking for it.
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Just heard this song in Boardwalk Empire series on HBO. Love that era!!
elainezdollz 1 year ago 16
Thank you for sharing this gem. It is perfection!
Corrie121 3 years ago 12