Uploaded by CatsPjamas1 on Feb 6, 2011
Charted at #2 in November 1920. Also #11 for Art Hickman in January 1921. The song was recorded by many artists in the '20's, '30's and '40's including Cab Calloway, Red Nichols, Benny Goodman, Lewis James and Harry James. Al Jolson himself re-recorded it in the 1940's after the success of "The Jolson Story". Written by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose.
B-side is "Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me?" by Henry Burr.
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great recording. love it!!! ROGHARM finding great gems Avalon Island was owned William Wrigley, Jr. the gum maker. rated highest 11+. great sound love this arrangement. acoutisic record with horn recording. Great love it!!!!
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He was from Baltimore, My beloved Aunt Dora Mestesky Ackerman dated his brother who owned a drug store; he was a pharmacist in Washington, D.C.. She was much younger so she never met the great Al Jolson.
Coming from a religious family, Olson defied his parents by not becoming a Cantor. From the movie, it looks like they were proud of his accomplishments. Who knows for everything is how it is perceived
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１世紀前の歌声だ、"ｽﾜﾆｰ"のｱﾙ･ｼﾞｮﾙｿﾝ･ｱヴｧﾛ
ﾝ･この叙情曲はこの世紀のｴﾝﾀﾃﾅｰしかないのか･もっとも なぜあまり歌わないのか? #jazzm -
@Mikee1da I agree, I can't hear much similarity either.
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@jojolefthishome theres barely any similarity tho
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I love this song,Jolsen was great.
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Another great cover of this song :)
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jojolefthishome 10 months ago 4
Such a beautiful song!... sung by the greatest entertainer... I always heard this song before Boardwalk Empire made it popular again...and I am so glad they played it..especially when Nucky was looking through the window peering at the fortune teller...Masterpiece.
TheCrooner777 10 months ago 3