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Al Jolson (26 May 1886 - 23 Oct 1950)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (53)

Official

Album

  1. In Songs He Made Famous 1946
  2. Volume Three 1948
  3. The Jolson Story "Rock-a-bye your Baby" 1977
  4. The Man and the Legend 1990
  5. The Star (Remastered) 31 Jan 2020
  6. Al Jolson Great Songs
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Album - Compilation

  1. Souvenir Album 1947
  2. The World's Greatest Entertainer 1959
  3. The Best of Jolson 1962
  4. My Greatest Songs 1963
  5. "Jolson Sings!" Classics By An American Singing Legend 1982
  6. You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! 1985
  7. The Jolson Story, Part 2 (Rock-A-Bye Your Baby) 1987
  8. Mammy 1988
  9. The Very Best of Al Jolson: 20 Greatest Hits 1990
  10. Al Jolson Live - Prime Time Radio Performances 1991
  11. The Very Best of Al Jolson 1992
  12. The Best of the Decca Years 1992
  13. The Great Al Jolson 1993
  14. You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet (Jolie's Finest Columbia Recordings) 1994
  15. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy: Al Jolson at Warner Bros. 1926 - 1936 19 Nov 1996
  16. American Legends 1996
  17. Legends 1996
  18. Vintage Recordings 1913-1942 1996
  19. The Jolson Story / Mammy - Original Soundtracks 08 Dec 1997
  20. The Best of Al Jolson 1997
  21. The Best of Al Jolson 1998
  22. April Showers 1999
  23. The Jazz Singer 27 Jun 2000
  24. Cocktail Hour 17 Oct 2000
  25. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Al Jolson 2001
  26. Volume 1: 1911:-1914 2001
  27. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy: 58 Original Mono Recordings 1945-1950 2004
  28. Give My Regards to Broadway 2005
  29. On Broadway
  30. Lo Mejor de Al Jolson Vol. II
  31. Super Hits
  32. 20 Golden Memories
  33. Al Jolson: Duets
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Single

  1. You Made Me Love You / Pullman Porters’ Parade Aug 1913
  2. Lazy / My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time Jun 1924
  3. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum / You Are Too Beautiful 1933
  4. Avalon / Anniversary Song Nov 1946
  5. April Showers / Swanee Nov 1946
  6. Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo' Bye) / Back in Your Own Back Yard Aug 1947
  7. My Mammy / Sonny Boy 1947
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Relationships (1)

Married

  1. Ruby Keeler (1928 - 1939)

Recordings by (453)

  1. You Made Me Love You 3:11 (Aug 1913)
  2. Pullman Porters’ Parade 2:54 (Aug 1913)
  3. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody 3:30 (1918)
  4. Swanee 2:37 (1920) matrix 78917-2
  5. April Showers 3:04 (20 Dec 1921)
  6. Give Me My Mammy 3:08 (Mar 1922)
  7. Coo‐Coo 2:46 (26 Aug 1922)
  8. My Papa Doesn’t Two-time No Time ?:?? (Jun 1924)
  9. Lazy ?:?? (Jun 1924)
  10. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum ?:?? (1933)
  11. You Are Too Beautiful ?:?? (1933)
  12. Ma Blushin’ Rosie ?:?? (Nov 1944) mx. VP 845
  13. Avalon 2:15 (Nov 1946)
  14. Anniversary Song 3:05 (Nov 1946)
  15. Sonny Boy 3:07 (1946) Decca 23614
  16. California, Here I Come 2:30 (1946)
  17. You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It) 2:37 (1946)
  18. Ma Blushin’ Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet) 2:02 (1946)
  19. My Mammy 2:55 (1946)
  20. Mammy ?:?? (Jun 1947) mx. JB 447
  21. Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo' Bye) 2:12 (Aug 1947)
  22. Back in Your Own Back Yard 2:27 (Aug 1947)
  23. Waiting for the Robert E. Lee 1:56 (1947)
  24. Back in Your Own Backyard 3:07 (1947)
  25. Golden Gate 2:39 (1947)
  26. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) 2:12 (1947)
  27. Carolina in the Morning 2:35 (1947)
  28. When You Were Sweet Sixteen 3:05 (1947)
  29. Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo'bye) 2:30 (1947)
  30. I’m Sitting on Top of the World (Just Rolling Along - Just Rolling Along) ?:?? (1947)
  31. All My Love 2:42 (1947)
  32. Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble's a Bubble) ?:?? (1947)
  33. I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) ?:?? (1948)
  34. Where the Black Eyed Susans Grow ?:?? (1948)
  35. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along ?:?? (1948)
  36. Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone ?:?? (1948)
  37. When I Leave the World Behind ?:?? (1948)
  38. There’s a Rainbow ’round My Shoulder ?:?? (1948)
  39. About a Quarter to Nine ?:?? (1948)
  40. For Me and My Gal 2:07 (1948)
  41. Oh! Susanna ?:?? (1950)
  42. De Camptown Races ?:?? (1950)
  43. Are You Lonesome Tonight 3:09 (1950)
  44. My Mother's Rosary 3:00 (1950)
  45. Alabamy Bound 2:12 (1959)
  46. Ma Blushin' Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet) 2:23 (1959)
  47. My Gal Sal 3:06 (1959)
  48. Medley: Bright Eyes / Little Girl 2:21 (1959)
  49. I've Gotta Get Back To New York 1:40 (1959)
  50. Medley: Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye / You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) 2:43 (1959)
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On Recordings (23)

Performer

  1. Steppin’ Out 2:51 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra (Apr 1924)
  2. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 2:45 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra (Apr 1924)
  3. Home in Pasadena ?:?? Al Jolson with Isham Jones' Orchestra (May 1924)
  4. Mr. Radio Man (Tell My Mammy to Come Back Home) ?:?? Al Jolson with Isham Jones' Orchestra (May 1924)
  5. Lazy ?:?? Al Jolson (Jun 1924)
  6. My Papa Doesn’t Two-time No Time ?:?? Al Jolson (Jun 1924)
  7. Never Again ?:?? Al Jolson with Isham Jones' Orchestra (Jul 1924)
  8. Feeling the Way I Do ?:?? Al Jolson with Isham Jones' Orchestra (Jul 1924)
  9. Is It True What They Say About Dixie? 2:26 Al Jolson & The Mills Brothers (01 Aug 1995)
  10. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else 1:53 Bing Crosby feat. Al Jolson (1996)
  11. The Old Piano Roll Blues 3:04 The Andrews Sisters feat. Al Jolson (2001)
  12. In the Evening by the Moonlight 2:03 Bing Crosby feat. Al Jolson ()

Vocals

  1. Swanee 2:37 Al Jolson (1920) baritone vocals, whistling
  2. California Here I Come 3:09 Al Jolson with Isham Jones' Orchestra (14 Mar 1924) lead vocals
  3. I’m Goin’ South 2:50 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra (14 Mar 1924) lead vocals
  4. Alexander’s Ragtime Band 2:59 Bing Crosby and Al Jolson with Orchestra Directed by Morris Stoloff (24 Apr 1947) lead vocals
  5. Swanee ?:?? Al Jolson with Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (May 1947)
  6. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else 1:39 Bing Crosby and Al Jolson (May 1947)
  7. Mammy ?:?? Al Jolson (Jun 1947)
  8. Easter Parade 2:11 Bing Crosby and Al Jolson, John Scott Trotter and Orchestra (Nov 1947)
  9. All by Myself 1:34 Bing Crosby and Al Jolson, John Scott Trotter and Orchestra (Nov 1947)
  10. April Showers 3:02 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (1996)
  11. Give My Regards to Broadway (from "Little Johnny Jones") 2:41 Al Jolson (2002)

Credited as (77)

  1. Al Jolson
  2. Bing Crosby & Al Jolson
  3. The Andrews Sisters & Al Jolson
  4. Al Jolson with Abe Lyman
  5. Groucho Marx & Al Jolson
  6. George Burns & Gracie Allen with Al Jolson
  7. Al Jolson & Matty Malneck's Orchestra
  8. Al Jolson with Bing Crosby
  9. Bing Crosby feat. Al Jolson
  10. The Andrews Sisters feat. Al Jolson
  11. Al Jolson feat. Bing Crosby
  12. The Mills Brothers feat. Al Jolson
  13. Al Jolson & The Andrews Sisters
  14. Al Jolson & Bing Crosby
  15. Al Jolson & Cab Calloway
  16. Al Jolson & Dennis Day
  17. Al Jolson & Dinah Shore
  18. Al Jolson & Doris Day
  19. Al Jolson & Eddie Cantor
  20. Al Jolson & Groucho Marx
  21. Al Jolson & Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
  22. Al Jolson & Jimmy Durante
  23. Al Jolson & Judy Garland
  24. Al Jolson & Margaret Whiting
  25. Al Jolson & The Mills Brothers
  26. Al Jolson & Peggy Lee
  27. Groucho Marx feat. Al Jolson
  28. Jimmy Durante feat. Al Jolson
  29. Al Jolson & Four Hits and a Miss
  30. Bing Crosby, Al Jolson & Morris Stoloff & His Orchestra
  31. Judy Garland with Al Jolson and Oscar Levant
  32. Al Jolson / Sterling Trio
  33. The George Mitchell Minstrels with Al Jolson
  34. Isham Jones & His Orchestra with Al Jolson
  35. Gene Rodemich Orchestra Al Jolson, vocal
  36. Muir, Gilbert / Donaldson / Van Alstyne, Jackson / Erdman, Fiorito, King / Henderson / Woods / Schwartz / Davis, Akst / Meyer, De Sylva, Jolson / Jolson, Rose, De Sylva
  37. Al Jolson & The Vitaphone Orchestra
  38. Rose, Jolson, Dreyer
  39. Al Jolson & The Matty Malneck Orchestra & The Four Hits And A Miss
  40. Al Jolson & Saul Chaplin
  41. Bing Crosby with Al Jolson
  42. Alice Faye ♦ Al Jolson
  43. Al Jolson & Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
  44. Jolson, Rose, DeSylva
  45. Al Jolson / Frank Crumit
  46. Al Jolson with Matty Malneck’s Orchestra & The Four Hits and a Miss
  47. Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra
  48. Al Jolson / Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw
  49. George Burns & Gracie Allen feat Al Jolson
  50. The Mills Brothers & Al Jolson
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Works (26)

Wrote

  1. Sonny Boy
  2. Keep Smiling at Trouble
  3. Avalon
  4. I'm in the Seventh Heaven
  5. Oh, How We Danced
  6. California, Here It Comes
  7. Golden Gate
  8. Medley: Is It True What They Say About Dixie? / Baby Face / California Here I Come
  9. Me and My Shadow additional
  10. 'N' Everything
  11. Sonny Boy

Composed

  1. Sonny Boy (Aug 1928)
  2. Anniversary Song (1946)
  3. All My Love
  4. Little Pal
  5. Coo‐Coo
  6. Avalon (Live)
  7. California
  8. The Nearest Thing To Heaven
  9. One Sweet Kiss

Lyrics

  1. Sonny Boy (Aug 1928)
  2. Back in Your Own Back Yard additional
  3. One Sweet Kiss
  4. California Here I Come
  5. The Nearest Thing To Heaven
  6. Little Pal

Links (23)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118864270
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1096532
  3. http://soundtrackcollector.com/composer/4868/
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb124040750
  5. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=11954
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102089
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50048868/
  8. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6hm66sr
  9. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50048868

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Al-jolson

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Al+Jolson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/258519

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000609215

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427231/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/97935898

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128532

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/197mLk2Z62k4tvGxDL1pOa

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/131815060
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id131815060

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000AP9LV4

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/131815060

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.jolson.org/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/5611a8e8-1521-4919-a531-2689bbb57ce4