Man. I. Wish I. Could. Sing. Like. The. Great. Al. Jolson. He. Was. The. Greatest. Of. Em all. RIP. Big. Al
@ColtDee
6 ай бұрын
Jolly absolutely fantastic.
@donnawilliams9769
11 ай бұрын
I love this song ❤
@windowsy39
13 жыл бұрын
@nedarc You're right about young people being into Jolson. My youngest daughter is 33 years old, when she was 10, I rented The Jolson Story & Jolson Sings Again. She fell in love with the music, and Scotty Beckett lol and she knows the words to every song in both movies and I have always loved Jolson, and Larry Parks.lol I learned from my parents a long time ago, "children learn what they live" if you introduce them to good music, they'll love good music. We both have copies of both movies.
@marilynhughes2995
8 ай бұрын
My dad adorned this man grew up listening to him great memories 😢😢😢😢
@babyfacemichael
15 жыл бұрын
Fifty nine years to the day after his death there is still NO ONE to touch the great Al Jolson!
@maureen1938
15 жыл бұрын
The one and only Al Jolson... it's lovely to hear these old songs again, thank you for posting. I love them all
@Kaffyboy
13 жыл бұрын
I visited Al Jolson's grave at Hillside Memorial in Hollywood a couple of years back and it is, to say the least, VERY impressive! There is a bronze statue of Jolie, his crypt is below a columned memorial with a huge water fall feature. Beautiful!
@grawakendream8980
3 жыл бұрын
as garish and outlandish as the man's career
@SuperPennyman
Жыл бұрын
me too, way back in the 90's
@oldgirl6
13 жыл бұрын
I wish I could go back in time and see him live. PS the black face comes from the Stephen Foster productions of old spirituals in the 1850's and it carried on to the vaudeville years. Yet... Jolie was the best
@ColtDee
11 ай бұрын
Heavenly brilliant.
@richardgerischer7353
7 жыл бұрын
loved this singer my entire life.
@jaelge
2 жыл бұрын
What a voice he had.
@kennygr8ify
2 жыл бұрын
GREAT song, Al Jolson is a LEGEND!
@kitthevideoman
12 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson was a classic and a great talent. He had a wonderful voice and charisma regardless of what type of stage makeup he wore. He took a lot of flack for performing in black face early in his career, but that was in 1927. The cultural context was entirely different from today. Furthermore, even when he did perform in black face, I've never seen any clips of him demeaning or disparaging black people. Essentially it was just a makeup and dialog gag. Check him out in The Jazz Singer.
@margaretthomas8899
3 жыл бұрын
WELL SAID SPOT ON!
@ORIOLES403
15 жыл бұрын
After the success of the Jolson Story, Al insisted in starring in the sequel "Jolson Sings Again". Columbia pictures felt Jolson was too old to play himself, but to appease Al agreed to let him "try out" for the role. After seeing this reel ,Jolson agreed to let Larry Parks portray him again. Coumbia, i.e. Harry Cohn ,was relieved, after all Larry Parks had been nominated for an Academy awrad in 1946 for the "Jolson Story". This reel was shot in late 1948.
@kennethdrewary1094
Жыл бұрын
He did appear in one of those films, there was a sequence where he blacked up and was on stage. It was shot at a distance so no one would recognise him
@fonso1030
6 ай бұрын
Even on film, the energy that Jolson exuded was incredible. 👏 👏 👏
@jeromebradshawsr5892
11 жыл бұрын
People don't no that Al Jolson Love singing this way then in black face, he just love to sing"
@jeremiahmarkusmedia6915
3 жыл бұрын
This guy has a lot of charisma
@Spiewak06
12 жыл бұрын
I would venture to say that every entertainer that has come after the Man himself owes him a great debt. This man was a rock star before there were rock stars. He was not the king of pop or of rock, but of Entertainment in general. It's a damn shame we may never see another like him.
@margaretthomas8899
3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!
@gnativerson
15 жыл бұрын
beautiful rich low notes !
@karenronan4825
8 жыл бұрын
Just watched The Al Jolson Story and Jolson Sings Again. Larry Parks was great! He really studied these videos of Al Jolson.
@richardgornalle4536
4 жыл бұрын
He was blessed with an extraordinarily distinctive sound.
@beatngo710
13 жыл бұрын
He has such an amazing voice!
@counterflow5719
3 жыл бұрын
He's got some great moves. That's some early jazz phrasing. All the greats that came after him owe a lot to him.
@melekkiraz5762
11 ай бұрын
Le Jazz vient des hommes black a cette époque c'est un blanc déguisé en Black qui a fructifier le Jazz !!!???? En fin je sais pas mais bref................
@orchardist6559
4 жыл бұрын
Love the way Al casually walks off. Thanks for posting.
@SarahOstrin1
3 жыл бұрын
This is great. Thanks!
@grandslam1998
13 жыл бұрын
I have a thousand songs, but just one for you! AL Jolson
@InsertName125
13 жыл бұрын
You ain't seen nothin' yet!
@CelineElla123
12 жыл бұрын
Its sad. He died way too young. R.i.p Al Jolson :'(
@kanealson5200
9 жыл бұрын
The end where he walks away like somebody just hit the 'off ' button. Little strange. Great performer.
@brianhastings9405
8 жыл бұрын
+Kane Alson Yeah. George Burns or Eddie Cantor said that when Jolson was performing, it was the greatest thing and he was really alive, but when the curtain went down, Jolson died.
@mariavictoriasantos7865
2 жыл бұрын
he must be in heaven now doing the same concert up 🙏😘😇☝️☝️♥️♥️♥️🌼🌼🌼🌈💐💐💐💐
@billberg8390
9 ай бұрын
My favorite is Sonny boy.
@MarkMphonoman
9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@babyfacemichael
15 жыл бұрын
Like other people commenting on this clip I also first discovered Al when I was sixteen years old and now at forty three I am still as much in awe at that voice as ever. Take note at the end of the song just how miserable Al looks when he stops singing - it seems as though he really did just live to sing!
@glennheim1023
Жыл бұрын
You're like a breath of spring when Jolie sings about your...Baby Face!
@ugha323a
13 жыл бұрын
@StellarXplorer He LOVED the audience
@terryclary
13 жыл бұрын
Magic....... Terry
@lrh1966
13 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this song sang by the little girl "Darla" on "The Little Rascals". It has been many years since I saw reruns of it, and I might be off on her name?...Friends, Lloyd.
@tuxguys
9 жыл бұрын
Was this early television? Priceless. **millsbrothers No, it was for Larry Parks to practice from. @@millsbrothers That explains why he just walks off, even before the "band" has finished the final chord. Great stuff. (Addendum, five years later:) I never realized how much Louis Prima owes, vocally, to Jolson, until just now. (Further Addendum, 9 months later) Look how Joly is dressed: This is what passed, in the early '50's, for "casual."
@DisgruntledPigumon
9 жыл бұрын
tuxguys i suppose Prima owes a lot to him, but boy Prima sure did it a thousand times better.
@tuxguys
9 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy Prima... ...but better than Jolson? Are you serious?
@alanaronald244
8 жыл бұрын
+tuxguys thanks for the info, tux. Much appreciated.
@ColtDee
11 ай бұрын
Double wow.
@SenorZorrozzz
11 жыл бұрын
I used to have a high quality film of these takes. Jolson insisted in screen tests for Jolson Sings Again.
@Lampshade51
14 жыл бұрын
From what I understand, Jolson wanted to play himself in the sequel ("Jolson Sings Again"). So to appease him, Harry Cohen of Columbia had a screen test shot in late 1948. Even during the shooting Jolson seems to know that it isn't going to work. He was paunchy and balding. Jolson reportedly saw the test film and that was the end of his campaign to play himself. Interestingly, about a year later he entered into a contract with CBS for television, but died before the first show.
@margaretthomas8899
3 жыл бұрын
Worth all the views and more www.jolson.org and all the facebook sites for much more of the King!
@Uh_Oops1
13 жыл бұрын
@JeffsGreats I'm referencing George "Baby Face" Nelson from O Brother Where Art Thou. He hated being called Baby Face so he would yell at people and say " IT'S GEORGE NELSON!! NOT BABY FACE!!". Its kind of a random joke, but the title reminded me of it.
@knr0504
11 жыл бұрын
i dont think jolie for one second believed he could have played the part in the jolson story. its just that he wanted to sooo badly.after all it was his story.
@tuxguys
14 жыл бұрын
That explains why he just walks off, even before the "band" has finished the final chord. Great stuff.
@anyaparduchako5972
3 жыл бұрын
Как же он хорошо поет!
@MediaFilter
11 жыл бұрын
He was a very silly man with a grand voice :`)
@israelbakon
14 жыл бұрын
great
@JeffsGreats
11 жыл бұрын
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@EmpressDR
15 жыл бұрын
I believe that uis exactly what it is --I think another poster or the uploader said so of another of these clips --there are about three songs like this. Looks like he's lip-synching. But how closely did Larry Parks copy? This would be for Jolson Sings Again, I would venture, not the original Jolson Story. Pity that another biopic film on him does not appear. It would be great. Hearts to the Great Jolson
@vinduffy4980
2 жыл бұрын
He was miming to his own songs here so Larry parks could study his style and distinctive movements for his biop movie, The Jolson story .
@darceynicholls1
13 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@oakballhibbrawlus3255
8 жыл бұрын
When I sing this song I always studder the word BA BA baby face
@cervanntes
15 жыл бұрын
Given the year and the performance itself, I wonder if this isn't a recording he made in preparation for the film "Jolson Sings Again", possibly for Larry Parks to watch to learn the mannerisms.
@venturesome456
3 жыл бұрын
He's not really singing here. He is lip synching to the recording that Larry Parks will later lip synch to in one of the two Jolson biopics. The purpose was to show Parks Jolsonesque movements. This was done for each song to be filmed. Jolson was not happy to be training his own replacement.
@jamesewanchook2276
4 ай бұрын
moves like Jagger...
@johnnotgalt2697
Ай бұрын
Very true. It has been said that Jolson was the first rock star in terms of energy, fan, following, and media attention!
@windowsy39
13 жыл бұрын
@XbigbearXful His name is Asa Yolson, then changed it to Al Jolson
@lewisc215
4 жыл бұрын
genius
@oldgirl6
13 жыл бұрын
Jolie was god!
@williamrobinson4038
6 жыл бұрын
jolson walks away at the end because he s pissed....he wanted to play himself in the bio movie but was too old........he s about 60 in the clip......but comin to the States as a kid he s probably nearer 70 !!!!!
@SenorZorrozzz
11 жыл бұрын
He wanted to star in it. Columbia said no. I think that his breaking out of character so abruptly at the close of each and every take hurt him more than helped him.
@Uh_Oops1
13 жыл бұрын
IT'S GEORGE NELSON!!!!!
@dexyshotspur
13 жыл бұрын
aaahhhh you little choochy baby face! :-)))
@windowsy39
13 жыл бұрын
@DelusionalMonkeys They both were great movies, but sorry, I have to disagree with you, if he would have played himself, he would have made a fool of himself. Cute Story from Larry Parks book, From "Blackface to Blacklist." Little girl with her parents at a hollywood affair, Jolson was there, she was introduced to him and like they say, "Out of the mouths of babes" She said, Gee, Mr. Jolson, you were much better looking in the two movies. Larry Parks was absolutely marvelous, sound familier?
@debauchee1
11 жыл бұрын
George "Baby Face" Nelson - Bank Robber of the 1930s. Any more explanation needed?
@derekbray5089
5 жыл бұрын
..?
@millsbrothers
14 жыл бұрын
no, it was for larry parks to practice from
@bradfordrusso7480
2 жыл бұрын
This is obviously NOT a live-audience performance. Nor footage for one of his own movies. He's too old. He's dressed too casually, like a rehearsal. And look at the way he walks away at the end. We MIGHT very well be witnessing a "training" film for Larry Parks ! If so, what a RARE and privileged sight to behold.
@MrDJShufflemaster
12 жыл бұрын
Soooooo Funny
@windowsy39
13 жыл бұрын
@InsertName125 He said "You ain't heard nothin yet, (not seen)
@adrinathegreat3095
9 жыл бұрын
hysterical 😂
@windowsy39
13 жыл бұрын
@ensconse No offense to Jolie, and may in rest in peace, but had he played imself in either 'The Jolson Story" or "Jolson Sings Again" his career never would have blossomed again. Sure it was his voice that we heard, and watched Larry do a fantastic job in lip syncing the words, and his mannerisms that Larry studied for months before shooting the movie, but it was LARRY PARKS, let him rest in peace that made both movies work, the only problem was that Jolie was too damm conceited to believe it.
@JeffsGreats
14 жыл бұрын
i could have sworn it was baby face?!
@sarahostrinsky4595
Жыл бұрын
That was done to teach Larry Parks the correct moves. LOL
@ShaneKarma376
13 жыл бұрын
@ahichiz Hahahaha glad you like it my friend .
@stanwilson9173
12 жыл бұрын
listen i worked at the theatre royal, newcastle, in 2006, 2007 there was a theatre play about al johnson, it ran on stage for a month, but the guy who played the part of Al johnson was told by Newcastle city council, that he could not paint his face black, what was that all about? i thought, what do you think!!!
@Sparky5
4 жыл бұрын
What's up with the audio pitch? He sounds two octives too low. Copyright?
@jdsbreufl
3 жыл бұрын
No. Jolson's voice lowered after he needed a surgery which removed one and a half lungs.
@2emeraldeyes
15 жыл бұрын
It's so funny how most people don't think younger people love the old stuff, everyone loves classic stuff and if they don't like it, they have NO taste!
@JeffsGreats
11 жыл бұрын
well I think BarbershopTophat explained it quite well a year ago, do you need anymore explanation? but thanks for replying to the comment a year later. late's better then never huh?
@robertflint2549
6 жыл бұрын
I think Al' s tailor could have tried a little harder. This great man was built a bit like I am now. I can't afford a tailor...
@robertflint2549
6 жыл бұрын
Point taken, Bryce. My comment was somewhat tongue in cheek. But hey, I'm an old fan of George and Gracie. 'Say good night to the folks, Gracie'.
@robertflint2549
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bryce, much appreciated...
@lennon1252
8 ай бұрын
He was lip syncing to his record to show Larry Parks how he moves. Thankfully Larry did it his own way.
@johnscheib2856
7 жыл бұрын
Jolson was my grandma. SchEib faver sings know he my sings went Jolson. die she cry for three day
@JBorda
3 жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney has a great version.
@Blackwater2
9 күн бұрын
Michael Jackson…
@JeffsGreats
13 жыл бұрын
@BarbershopTopHat Who's George Nelson? or is that an inside joke?
@ShaneKarma376
14 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson doesn't perform in black face, black people perform in Al Jolson face haha.
@Gennettor-nc8kx
Ай бұрын
I love Jolson, but this was a bit silly....
@clightning9703
4 жыл бұрын
where's the black face?
@666HELLGUITAR
14 жыл бұрын
This is actually Dean Martin's voice
@gillianpersaid7794
4 жыл бұрын
😍😍dl
@ugha323a
13 жыл бұрын
@windowsy39 He was too old to play himself.
@truthhitman7473
5 жыл бұрын
Little Richard's version is the best
@brucebartlett1180
2 жыл бұрын
They gave Elvis a lot of crap for jiggling around on stage like Jolson did.
@johnnydoggs
2 жыл бұрын
Wut dah hell is dis?
@reesesm3730
Жыл бұрын
Where's his black face, white makeup around the eyed and mouth? 😢
@melekkiraz5762
11 ай бұрын
Pourquoi un blanc se déguise en noir ??? Pour chanté a cette époque c'était chaud d'être noir
@user-ot7ul3pf5j
5 жыл бұрын
He was a very silly man, I hate him
@jdsbreufl
3 жыл бұрын
He didn't think much of you either.
@counterflow5719
3 жыл бұрын
Silly is a strange adjective for Jolson. He was a lot of things but why do you say "silly" ?
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