[78-L] Al Jolson's fame

[David Lennick]

Since Kaufman and Fields were kept busy recording all the popular songs of the 
day, their output is bound to be higher. Jolson was a star when he began 
recording. Fanny Brice made barely enough records to fill a CD while Jolson's 
1911-1932 output is 5 CD's worth.

dl

On 4/25/2014 2:35 PM, Julian Vein wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>> dl
>>
>>
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> I meant minor in terms of the number of recordings compared with, say,
> Irving Kaufman or Arthur Fields.
>
>        Julian Vein
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