A.J.Recordings - Jolson February Recordings

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Al Jolson The February Recordings

Al Jolson recorded only a few songs on the Columbia and Decca labels during February. Here are those recordings.

The Columbia Recordings

28 Feb 1916: Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go (With Friday On Saturday Night)? - A daring song with somewhat surprisingly racy lyrics, this was a hit from the show Robinson Crusoe, Jr. As you listen to Jolie sing it, you have to wonder if this song did not have a few more choruses that are lost in the depths of time. It held the #6 position on the Billboard charts for two weeks.

28 Feb 1916: Down Where The Swanee River Flows - This song from Robinson Crusoe, Jr. about the Swanee River predates George Gershwin's "Swanee" by about four years! It reached the #3 spot on the Billboard charts, and stayed around for five weeks!

28 Feb 1916: Now He's Got A Beautiful Girl - Recorded after a break at the same session as the previous two songs, this is another song from Robinson Crusoe, Jr. which suggests many encore choruses existed!

14 Feb 1921: Scandanavia - Recorded during the run of Sinbad, although not apparently interpolated into that show, this song, subtitled "Sing dose songs and make dose music," is about Johnny Johnson and his quest for love. A southern song it ain't!

The Decca Recordings

16 Feb 1949: I'm Crying Just For You - This is the first of four songs recorded on this date, a McCarthy-Monoco number that found its way into Jolson Sings Again, but didn't make the final cut of the film. For information, this was the third of four takes of this song, and it sounds great!

Watch all this month as more songs are added to this February Song List.

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Updated 09 Feb 25