[78-L] Al Jolson's fame

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Even Bing Crosby idolized Jolson and was responsible for fanning the  
flames of the comeback with shots on his radio show. Those airchecks  
are little glimpses into what the audiences of the day knew so well.   
Today We choke on the blackface stuff and too easily forgot the  
passionate singer.  Some of the old Columbias are a little over the  
top for me but I gotta say some of 'em are wonderful by any other  
standard ya wanna apply.

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On Apr 25, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Thomas Brown <stacksofmags at aol.com> wrote:

> AND...he made one of the most amazing comebacks ever!  The revival  
> of his career, spurred by his wartime entertaining for the troops  
> and Columbia's film bio, was amazing, and he was still riding the  
> wave when he died.  He may not be to everyone''s taste, and  
> certainly he was hated by many, but his success was tremendous.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 25, 2014 2:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Al Jolson's fame
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> 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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> dl
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> On 4/25/2014 2:18 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
>> According to Geoge Jessel, Jolson was an excellent monologist.  He  
>> was well
>> known and loved for the comedy he did as well as for his (in my  
>> opinion)
>> amazing singing.    When you consider that many early audience  
>> members
>> traveled only by public transportation in the early 1900s, it is mind
>> boggling to remember that Jolson's audiences were perfectly willing  
>> to sit
>> and listen to Jolson perform long after the last subway/streetcars  
>> had
>> stopped running!  He had incredible energy in his movement/ 
>> dancing.  Moves
>> that we still see people doing today, Jolson did first as far as I  
>> can tell.
>>
>> Ron L
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Cary Ginell
>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 3:50 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Al Jolson's fame
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>> Definitely vaudeville and minstrel shows, long before he ever started
>> recording. He finally got to Broadway in 1911. Films were way off  
>> in the
>> future for him - he was a recording star by the time he appeared in  
>> his
>> first film.
>>
>> Cary Ginell
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>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 12:20 PM, Julian  
>> Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How did Jolson achieve his fame? Was it through his recordings (in
>>> which he was a minor player), or his on-screen and music hall
>> performances?
>>>
>>>      Julian Vein
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