[78-L] Al Jolson's fame

[Julian Vein]

On 25/04/14 19:22, David Lennick wrote:
> Even within the 3 minute limitation of a recording, Jolson could put across the
> energy and spirit of stage performances. There are a couple of Columbias where
> he banters with the conductor (Prince, probably). Hardly a minor recording
> artist since he was on Columbia for ten years before Brunswick offered him the
> moon and the "world's greatest entertainer" label credit. He was dropped by
> 1932, but so was just about everybody.
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I meant minor in terms of the number of recordings compared with, say, 
Irving Kaufman or Arthur Fields.

      Julian Vein