Al Jolson
Biography
In addition to releasing a string of successful records between 1912 and 1949, Al Jolson achieved pre-eminent stardom on Broadway, hosted several radio series, and became the first important figure of the sound-era of motion pictures. His performing style was brash and extroverted; he billed himself as "the world's greatest entertainer," and he was known for his slogan, "You ain't heard nothin' yet!" He popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach, one which, especially when executed in front of live audiences, was considered by those who saw it to justify all his claims to greatness. In middle age, he came to be considered hammy and old-fashioned, but he mounted a major comeback late in life. A more serious impediment to his long-term legacy, however, is that he was the foremost blackface entertainer of his day, and his reputation has suffered as the racist implications of minstrelsy have become more apparent to later generations. Nevertheless, he was, at his peak in the 1920s, the most successful entertainer in the U.S.. . In addition to releasing a string of successful records between 1912 and 1949, Al Jolson achieved pre-eminent stardom on Broadway, hosted several radio series, and became the first important figure of the sound-era of motion pictures. His performing style was brash and extroverted; he billed himself as "the world's greatest entertainer," and he was known for his slogan, "You ain't heard nothin' yet!" He popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach, one which, especially when executed in front of live audiences, was considered by those who saw it to justify all his claims to greatness. In middle age, he came to be considered hammy and old-fashioned, but he mounted a major comeback late in life. A more serious impediment to his long-term legacy, however, is that he was the foremost blackface entertainer of his day, and his reputation has suffered as the racist implications of minstrelsy have become more apparent to later generations. Nevertheless, he was, at his peak in the 1920s, the most successful entertainer in the U.S..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Give My Regards to Broadway | Al Jolson-Ol' Man River | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
2. | Oh You Beautiful Doll | Al Jolson-Ol' Man River | 1:14 | $0.99 | |
3. | My Mammy (From "the Jolson Story.. | Golden Age of Hollywood | 2:55 | $0.99 | |
4. | You Flew Away from the Nest (Remaste.. | You Flew Away from the Nest.. | 3:04 | $0.99 | |
5. | Red Red Robin (Remastered) | Red Red Robin (Remastered) .. | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
6. | Let Me Sing and I'm Happy (Remas.. | Let Me Sing and I'm Hap.. | 2:39 | $0.99 | |
7. | Back in Your Own Backyard (Remastere.. | Back in Your Own Backyard (.. | 3:02 | $0.99 | |
8. | Is It True What They Say About Dixie.. | Is It True What They Say Ab.. | 2:24 | $0.99 | |
9. | Over There (Remastered) | Over There (Remastered) - S.. | 2:49 | $0.99 | |
10. | Give My Regards To Broadway | Great American Songbook | 2:38 | $0.99 | |
11. | When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob.. | Great American Songbook | 2:39 | $0.99 | |
12. | Carolina In the Morning | Great American Songbook | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
13. | Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goo'bye | Great American Songbook | 2:12 | $0.99 | |
14. | Pray for Sunshine | First World War: 100 Origin.. | 3:22 | $0.69 | |
15. | Anniversary Song (The Jolson Story, .. | Retrospective Hits of 1947 | 3:06 | $0.69 | |
16. | April Showers | Speakeasy Music of the 1920.. | 3:02 | $0.99 | |
17. | Rock-A-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Me.. | Hot 50 - Al Jolson (Fifty C.. | 2:54 | $0.99 | |
18. | I Want a Girl | Hot 50 - Al Jolson (Fifty C.. | 2:13 | $0.99 | |
19. | Waiting for the Robert E. Lee | Hot 50 - Al Jolson (Fifty C.. | 1:56 | $0.99 | |
20. | Chinatown My Chinatown | Hot 50 - Al Jolson (Fifty C.. | 2:15 | $0.99 | |
21. | Pasadena | 100 Greatest Big Hits of th.. | 3:08 | $0.99 | |
22. | I'm Always Chasing Rainbows | Immortal Al Jolson | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
23. | Among My Souvenirs | Immortal Al Jolson | 2:01 | $0.99 | |
24. | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | On the Air, Vol. 1 | 3:15 | $0.99 | |
25. | Toot, Toot, Tootsie! Goodbye | 100 Greatest Big Hits of th.. | 2:29 | $0.99 | |