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Al Jolson's 1920 recording of "Avalon". "Avalon" is a 1920 popular song written by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose referencing Avalon, California. [2] It was introduced by Jolson and interpolated in the musicals Sinbad and Bombo.
"My Mammy" is an American popular song with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. Though associated with Al Jolson, who performed the song very successfully, "My Mammy" was performed first in 1918 by William Frawley (later to become famous on I Love Lucy) as a vaudeville act. [1]
There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" is a 1928 song sung by Al Jolson in the early Warner Bros. talking picture The Singing Fool the same year. The song, along with "Sonny Boy" and "I'm Sitting on Top of the World", which were also in The Singing Fool, were big hits for Jolson. [1] The song was written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer.
"Sonny Boy" is a song written by Ray Henderson, Buddy De Sylva, and Lew Brown. It was featured in the 1928 part-talkie The Singing Fool. Sung by Al Jolson, the 1928 recording was a hit and stayed at #1 for 12 weeks in the charts and was a million seller. [1] The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United ...
"Me and My Shadow" is a 1927 popular song. Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer are credited as the writers, with Jolson and Dreyer listed on the sheet music as responsible for the music and Rose the lyrics. Jolson was often given credits on sheet music so he could earn more by popularizing the tunes, but he played no part in writing this ...
"Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar.It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson.. The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse, which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.
Jean Schwartz and Al Jolson composed the music; Harold Atteridge wrote the lyrics. Al Jolson performed an early version of the song. [1] Based on sales estimates, it reached number two on the Top 100 US songs of its time. [2] The lyrics reference the catchphrase, Tell It to the Marines, and they address Kaiser Wilhelm directly. [3]
Al Jolson recorded the song again on March 20, 1946, released as Decca 23613. Jolson also performed the song for the soundtrack of the 1946 film The Jolson Story. [4] In 1937, Roger Edens wrote additional lyrics to the song for Judy Garland. The new lyrics cast Garland in the role of a teenage fan of Clark Gable.