Al Jolson

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Genre: Good Old Days

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At the dawn of the 20th Century, Al Jolson ushered in the age of the media superstar. He ruled stage, records, and screen with the first crossover talking picture, The Jazz Singer, but his over-the-top style went out of fashion following the commercial ascent of Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby. He earned a new audience by tirelessly entertaining the troops during WWII, and by his old LPs being name-dropped as the collector's ne plus ultra on Seinfeld.

- Nick Dedina

At the dawn of the 20th Century, Al Jolson ushered in the age of the media superstar. He ruled stage, records, and screen with the first crossover talking picture, The Jazz Singer, but his over-the-top style went...

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		California Here I Come (3:28)
		Swanee (1:55)
		Some Enchanted Evening (3:10)
		Are You Lonesome Tonight (3:10)
		Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (from the film soundtrack 'The Jazz Singer', 1927) (2:10)
		Carolina in the Morning (2:36)
		Now He's Got A Beautiful Girl (3:16)
		About A Quarter To Nine (6:31)
		There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (2:39)
		There's a Lump of Sugar Down In Dixie - 1917 (2:56)
		Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo' Bye) (2:12)
		My Mammy (2:03)
		Toot, Toot, Tootsie (2:09)
		Give My Regards To Broadway (2:37)
		Anniversary Song (3:06)
		Swanee - Al Jolson (1:33)
		Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (good 'bye) (2:11)
		California Here I Come (Golden Mix) (3:28)
		April Showers (3:07)
		Tomorrow Is Another Day (previously unreleased) (3:15)