A weekly podcast featuring Al Jolson, The World's Greatest Entertainer, sponsored by the International Al Jolson Society http://www.jolson.org en-us Copyright 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster@jolson.org webmaster @ jolson.org This program features a weekly excerpt of an Al Jolson radio show, featuring stars of the day in comedy and song. Al Jolson was known as The World's Greatest Entertainer, a superstar before the word was coined, whose musical heritage created much of the entertainment industry we know today. Starring on the radio during the first half of the twentieth century, he appeared with the great and the near great, creating wonderful audio memories. This podcast will include clips from programs which are being featured on the Official Al Jolson Website, www.jolson.org. Once posted, clips and their respective radio shows normally remain online through the end of the month following their posting. Beside the radio shows, the website itself is rich with other audio and video clips and recordings, text, and photos of the great Al Jolson Marc L webmaster@jolson.org No http://www.jolson.org/490519/4900519.html http://www.jolson.org/490519/iajs070520.mp3 Excerpt of the 19 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Dorothy Kirsten. Ms. Kirsten leads the segment with an operatic aria befitting her status with the Metropolitan Opera. Following that, she and Jolson banter about a bit with the subject of opera. Jolson and Kirsten end the segment with a great rendition of "People Will Say We're In Love." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun,19 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 19 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Dorothy Kirsten. Excerpt of the 19 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Dorothy Kirsten. Ms. Kirsten leads the segment with an operatic aria befitting her status with the Metropolitan Opera. Following that, she and Jolson banter about a bit with the subject of opera. Jolson and Kirsten end the segment with a great rendition of "People Will Say We're In Love." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:11:22 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Dorothy Kirsten, Opera, Oklahoma http://www.jolson.org/490512/4900512.html http://www.jolson.org/490512/iajs070513.mp3 Excerpt of the 12 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Victor Moore. Jolson and Moore join in some typical radio comedy, and end the routine in a duet of "Pretty Baby." After that, you can hear Al Jolson solo in the great song from South Pacific, "Some Enchanted Evening." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 12 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Victor Moore. Excerpt of the 12 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Victor Moore. Jolson and Moore join in some typical radio comedy, and end the routine in a duet of "Pretty Baby." After that, you can hear Al Jolson solo in the great song from South Pacific, "Some Enchanted Evening." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:12:07 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Victor Moore, South Pacific, Enchanted, Evening http://www.jolson.org/490505/4900505.html http://www.jolson.org/490505/iajs070506.mp3 Excerpt of the 05 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Dennis Day. In this edited segment, Dennis Day shows his talent for dialect, and even a little Yiddish, as he paired with Al Jolson in a comdey routine, capped off with a duet of "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon." Al Jolson finished the segment with a rarely heard tribute to Mother's Day, "Remember Mother's Day." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 05 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Dennis Day. Excerpt of the 05 May 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Dennis Day. In this edited segment, Dennis Day shows his talent for dialect, and even a little Yiddish, as he paired with Al Jolson in a comdey routine, capped off with a duet of "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon." Al Jolson finished the segment with a rarely heard tribute to Mother's Day, "Remember Mother's Day." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:16:36 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Dennis Day, Mother's Day http://www.jolson.org/490428/490428.html http://www.jolson.org/490428/iajs070429.mp3 Excerpt of the 28 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Doris Day. In this edited segment, Al Jolson sings "That Wonderful Girl Of Mine," Doris Day and Al Jolson do a great duet, and there is a comedy segment with Oscar Levant featuring the usual assortment of blown lines and gags. The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 28 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Doris Day. Excerpt of the 28 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Doris Day. In this edited segment, Al Jolson sings "That Wonderful Girl Of Mine," Doris Day and Al Jolson do a great duet, and there is a comedy segment with Oscar Levant featuring the usual assortment of blown lines and gags. The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:14:06 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Doris Day http://www.jolson.org/490421/490421.html http://www.jolson.org/490421/iajs070422.mp3 Excerpt of the 21 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Jimmy Durante. In this edited segment, Jolson and Durante explore the possibility of a world tour, edited by the acting skills of Oscar Levant. They end the segment with a great version of "Real Piano Player." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 21 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Jimmy Durante. Excerpt of the 21 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Jimmy Durante. In this edited segment, Jolson and Durante explore the possibility of a world tour, edited by the acting skills of Oscar Levant. They end the segment with a great version of "Real Piano Player." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:13:41 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante http://www.jolson.org/490414/490414.html http://www.jolson.org/490414/iajs070415.mp3 Excerpt of the 14 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Margaret Whiting. The daughter of songwriter Richard Whiting, Margaret joins Al in two duets along with a turn of her own in this edited portion of the broadcast. The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 14 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Margaret Whiting. Excerpt of the 14 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Margaret Whiting. The daughter of songwriter Richard Whiting, Margaret joins Al in two duets along with a turn of her own in this edited portion of the broadcast. The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:09:47 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Margaret Whiting http://www.jolson.org/490407/490407.html http://www.jolson.org/490407/iajs070408.mp3 Excerpt of the 07 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Groucho Marx. Groucho trys valiantly to sell Al Jolson a baseball team, and the two conclude the segment with a duet of "That Little German Band." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. Podcasts Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster @ jolson.org No Excerpt of the 07 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Groucho Marx. Excerpt of the 07 Apr 1949 Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson with Groucho Marx. Groucho trys valiantly to sell Al Jolson a baseball team, and the two conclude the segment with a duet of "That Little German Band." The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org. 00:11:26 podcast, radio, Al Jolson, Groucho Marx