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Al Jolson : Command Performance

Although there is a great variety of Jolson material on this site, occasionally a favorite or meaningful song is not here, and one of the visitors to the site has requested it be posted. I'll try to post unique or requested audio or video clips of Al Jolson, based on your requests, time of year, or other criteria. While the commercially released recordings will not be included on this page, they will all be on the Monthly Recording Page within the course of a year, just about anything else is fair game. Use the convenient link below to request your favorites!



In 1947, there just was not a more popular guest to have on your radio program than Al Jolson. The Jolson Story was a boxoffice hit, and Jolson on your program meant plenty of listeners, who were rediscovering the Jolson magic. Bing Crosby was a rising star, who had left the Kraft Music Hall to begin another program, sponsored by Philco. Enter Mr. Jolson, as a guest on Mr. Crosby's program, and the result is the wonderful half-hour of radio online this week. They would join on the radio several more times, and it was while preparing for another Crosby show that Jolson would pass away, but this was their first on-air pairing, and it shows a wonderful relationship, making for great entertainment.

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COMMAND PERFORMANCE SONG SELECTION INFORMATION
Songs for the Command Performance are selected by your votes. As a rule, the commercial recordings on the Victor, Columbia, Brunswick, and Decca label are not included on this page, as within a year, all will be featured on the Monthly Song Lists. A song may not be repeated on this list within 9 months of its being played, except for extenuating circumstances. Requests for songs go into a queue and, ordinarily, are used in the order received. However, the ultimate order and selection of songs played and whether a song is included or not is at the discretion of the webmaster.



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