Al Jolson's Kraft Music Hall tribute to the original Broadway production of "South Pacific."
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@rosemarieceschini6966 Жыл бұрын
I'm 77 years old just found out I have cancer and listen to Al jolson's Anniversary song was the song we played at my wedding my husband's gone 23 years now and I'll be joining him soon but I love this song it is beautiful thank you Al rest in peace
@frankprovasek539410 жыл бұрын
A sick old man who had a lung removed, and would be dead in a year. Yet this is the most beautiful version I have ever heard. That's why he was the World's Greatest Entertainer
@kathleenburns77324 жыл бұрын
YUP!
@Michaelbos4 жыл бұрын
Frank Provasek and after losing his lung, he voice got a little deeper and mellow, which made it better then ever.
@daniellack35593 жыл бұрын
Nothing more need be said after you say The Worlds Greatest Entertainer...
@bot-lord41162 жыл бұрын
no one asked frank
@dougthegreat18082 жыл бұрын
@@bot-lord4116 I did
@gareewarner51453 ай бұрын
I first heard Al Jolson when I was 7 years old I have never forgotten him , he has always been my favourite artist. I am now 83 and still listen to his music. Garee M
@dakotalew23626 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson has a rich resonance in his voice. He doesn't just sing the song, he doesn't rush the song, rather he tells a story and makes a connection with the listener. His singing is outstanding.
@cathydeanne5972 жыл бұрын
I remember Al Jolson with such great joy and I get teary eyed every single time I listen to him sing. My Mom loved him and took me to see both movies about his life with Larry Parks back in the 1945 and 1949/50. I was ten yrs old and when I have the extreme pleasure of listening to him on KZfaq I can sing all his songs and remember ALL the words that I learned back then. Just sang a duet of April Showers with a friend at a gig. What a fun memory!!!
@cathydeanne5972 жыл бұрын
Patty Duke movies
@square-dealsam91023 жыл бұрын
The voice AND the persona - the aura. This was a man whom, during his time, you would probably never meet - but someone you instinctively, genuinely liked and wanted to personally know. He captured you, with song and presence. Many try - only a vanishingly few have it. And some 70 years after his passing - he STILL has it. In short - a singularly rare one.
@harryoakley4 жыл бұрын
To me this is the best that Al ever did. Incredible.
@johnnotgalt26973 жыл бұрын
Agree! And to think, he was in his 60s when he sang this, in the last years of his life! Wow!!
@ghostrider-ek8gu3 жыл бұрын
The World's Greatest Entertainer will entertain us .. forever.
@patriciaadams-rl4izАй бұрын
Listening to Al Jolson is like having a old friend who you just can't forget. He was a special and a very Sincere singer and actor. They just don't make special people like this.
@TheRuthzitron9 жыл бұрын
he could sing the telephone book and it would be wonderful. RIP Mr. Jolson
@glennmorris3712 жыл бұрын
His studio recording of this song is amazing but this live version is breath taking. Rip the greatest entertainer of all time.
@deborahthornburg42322 жыл бұрын
One of his most understated recordings and one of his loveliest.
@maureen1938 Жыл бұрын
SO TRUE......This recording is one of his best...!!!
@Hoops-Senior6 жыл бұрын
I was so fortunate to have a Dad that loved Al Jolson. The warm, emotional, and rich voice of Jolson would be reward enough, but the memories his voice evokes of being with my Dad are simply priceless.
@shos43644 жыл бұрын
DITTO
@billk98563 жыл бұрын
Same here Steve, about 50 years ago when I was about ten my dad said to me "you have to come and watch this film about a singer called Al Jolson" ..... did the same with a Mario Lanza (not about his life) film and film about Hank Williams life. Still love the music of all three.
@elizabethdrake30653 жыл бұрын
Because of my grandmother she. liked him every time i hear his songs i think of her nice memories
@janiceau24742 жыл бұрын
Sa
@2034916 Жыл бұрын
@@billk9856My father did the same thing for me.
@michaelfulton54382 жыл бұрын
That was sheer magic, I never tire of his voice.
@wadeaminute3 жыл бұрын
A voice made of velvet and glowing embers , what a beautiful rendition : Yes he was indeed perfection .
@robertorourke66143 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful, brilliant communicative singer he was with a tone angels queue up to listen to & would inspire humanity, & as the great FRANK PROVASEK HIMSELF NOT REALISING HIS OWN WORTHOF HIS PLACE ON THIS EARTH, Said , Al Jolson was singing this song with only one lung & had only a year to live before he would be singing it to all in the heavens. So thank you FRANK PROVASEK FOR THAT GEM OF KNOWLEDGE, IT WAS MUCH APPRECIATED. R.
@gerardrimmer16015 жыл бұрын
My dads favourite of all time he used to sing his songs to my brothers and me when we were kids in the fifties ,my dad had quite a good voice and when ever there was a party he would duly oblige my dad is no longer with us but l bet a pound to a penny he is doing duets with al Jolson in heaven
@Robert-mr7xr4 жыл бұрын
A voice like butter
@zeldasmith61543 жыл бұрын
Yes, like butter and velvet and satin. Really rich.
@vincentdefeo59173 жыл бұрын
Iam a huge jolson fan,i love his voice,it started with my parents they loved him.and in 1958 i was 10 yrs old i would want to hear ,elvisand other rock n roll ,until one day my dad and mom ask me if i wanted to watch a good movie,i said yes what is it? They didnt tell me they just said watch it with us,if you dont like it we,ll change the channel, the movie was THE JOLSON STORY,IT WAS appearing on the MILLION DOLLOR movie,on channel 9 in those days,well for the next 2 hrs, my eyes where glued to the screen,mr jolson became my hero,i never heard such a voice i even loved his music it wasnt before long,i became enchanted with the man,bought his albums,from jolson sings again,a sequal to the first movie,bought books about his life,in short i eas transformed from a rock n roll fan to an al jolson fan,its a good thing that he came back to do the jolson story,because it brought him back to the public eye, in the movie larry parks played jolson but they used jolson,s voice for the soundtrack! Anyway jolson sung with all his heart and with feeling, you felt he was sing ing just to you,iam73urs old still love him,it was something me and my parents shared until thier death,i loved my parents for many reasons but one of those reasons was showing me what great talent was all about,YOU AINT HEARD NOTHIN YET,LOL
@michaeljkomlodi21636 жыл бұрын
Wasn't he just the best ever.
@markyeadon75413 жыл бұрын
The depth of jolsons voice is astounding!!! Way before my time but boy o boy, what a treat!!!!
@alanlefkowitz74232 жыл бұрын
He still lives on!
@jleecline884510 жыл бұрын
There was a reason several generations loved to hear Al sing, he was wonderful!!!
@margaretthomas88992 жыл бұрын
And it still goes!
@Gennettor-nc8kx6 ай бұрын
Sheer magic. This was Jolson's best recording - to my taste anyway. And this was at the very end of his life. Pity about the montaged applause.....
@Lampshade5110 жыл бұрын
Recorded only a few months before he died. A prime example of the "modern" Jolson style, replacing his traditional full throated delivery with a more mellow, deeper, richer performance. Wonderful.
@jonnyhog10025 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful voice
@Evajean116 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful voice he had , so warm and moving !
@SloopyDog3 жыл бұрын
No one will ever take the place of Al Jolson. His songs give me the odd tear, but a lot of joy also.
@KMJones-oe5zl3 жыл бұрын
My favorite singer of all time, grew up listening to he and Phil Harris!
@tomkat56266 жыл бұрын
A great song from a wonderful musical. Nobody sings them like Jolson.
@grampy2014 Жыл бұрын
Before you even heard him sing, his speaking voice alone captured your attention.
@tomneville83126 ай бұрын
Regarded a great entertainer in his day, I like the richness in his voice in his later years
@user-kk8oe5rq1q10 ай бұрын
I hope my husband is listening in heaven
@dalebaker91096 жыл бұрын
I always liked his voice, a nice bass baritone. Full of warmth.
@BroadwayG9 жыл бұрын
What more do you want? How much more can he give you? He is at the end of his life, his lung removed, age taking its toll, aches and pains he keeps to himself, yet when the music starts he jaunts out, his feet dancing, his body swaying and he sings his heart and soul out just for you, because Jolson, above all else, needs your love, and in return, he holds nothing back, he sings to you with complete abandonment. He literally gives us his last breath. His last words were, "I'm going, I'm going!"
@carmelgabriel67484 жыл бұрын
You described him perfectly thank you
@kathleenburns77324 жыл бұрын
I love you for saying that. He was a wonder. His Are you Lonesome Tonight kills me. He was a jewel. Broadway, I love the Great White Way. Keep hoofin"
@georgebreidenthal7254 жыл бұрын
So underrated. World's greatest entertainer (not Michael Jackson).
@fredbloggs60803 жыл бұрын
Frank Sinatra's last words were, "I'm losing."
@decimustv42573 жыл бұрын
But was performed blackface. Not his best moment was it?
@TheJazzyVaudevillian10 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson had what is arguably the most unique and characteristically colorful voice ever to sing a popular song. I've been a huge "fan" of Jolson since I was in my middle teenage years. He passed away many years before but when I heard his voice and his incredibly energetic and emotional way of singing, I found myself to be totally captivated.
@kathleenburns77324 жыл бұрын
Music is truly a time machine. I found him as a teenager too.
@jillfriendship10543 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, spine tingling, Some enchanted vocalising . Thanks Gropius Martin
@LawyerCalhoun15 жыл бұрын
I was three years old when Al Jolson died. It is one of my earliest memories. I think it was the first time I even had to think about the concept of someone dying. We loved his music in our house, and it made us all very sad. Thanks to KZfaq, I can watch and listen to Jolson in his prime and his late years. Next time I am in California, I am going to visit his final resting place at Hillside Cemetery in Los Angeles.
@TheSilvergold4510 жыл бұрын
I never knew AL recorded this great song. AL DID A SUPERB JOB SINGING THIS CLASSIC.. A+ ALL THE WAY AL !!!!
@elizabethdrake30653 жыл бұрын
I didn't either fan since i was little girl will be 70 in april
@velvetbees2 жыл бұрын
This song is as lovely as he is. That's saying a lot for the song.
@tomg86383 жыл бұрын
Of course, Jolson hits it outta the park!!
@jasonevans8427 Жыл бұрын
The greatest entertainer over 81 years -dominated
@johneyon52576 жыл бұрын
nice to hear him sing something mainstream - and sing it beautifully
@bontyspass8 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson,what a great entertainer, for the young ones, he was the first person to speak on talking pictures RIP Al
@tobiolopainto6 жыл бұрын
And the first TV show and the first radio show.
@nickellion36576 жыл бұрын
A voice of whiskey and oak trees. Don't get that quality as much any more. just stunning.
@georgebreidenthal7254 жыл бұрын
I learned much from his singing.
@maureen19389 жыл бұрын
FABULOUS.....wonderful to hear Al. After all these years . He was a superb entertainer !!!
@Mr.Rocklight3 ай бұрын
That's Al Jolson ❤ The Best ❤
@alanbash29212 ай бұрын
The KING 👑
@kenballe82592 ай бұрын
That's when this country was Great 👍
@marthalillard31938 жыл бұрын
The greatest entertainer.
@Slugeagle10 жыл бұрын
I love how Al Jolson can take any song and make it glorious.
@TheDancingfool1 Жыл бұрын
he was the greatest a true superstar
@lynne1503518 жыл бұрын
simply amazing!!! such a rich depth in his voice, unbelievable talent, the worlds greatest entertainer, RIP Al
@muckeyduck34725 жыл бұрын
And at this stage in his life he only had one lung.
@kevinobrien36696 жыл бұрын
Wow..what beautiful rich resonance that man could produce. amazing
@stuartylad7 жыл бұрын
From being a very, very small boy, Jolson was my favourite singer. Still is one of them and you'd not find another singer who performs his songs as well with such "truth".
@LawyerCalhoun15 жыл бұрын
Me too. I was three years old when he died, but already liked his singing. When my mother told me he had died, I had no idea what that meant. Thank God we can hear these songs here on KZfaq.
@margaretthomas88992 жыл бұрын
Truth, or authentic! Exactly! He believed everything he did, and he makes the listener feel the same!
@margaretthomas88999 ай бұрын
Perfect quote Truth. Genuine, real. authentic!! All describe JOLSON!
@paulteer94643 жыл бұрын
I Love This Beautiful Song AND SINGER
@rockerbyal5 жыл бұрын
Such a rich deep lovely voice.only one Asa.
@davidtodora31532 жыл бұрын
He was sick and over 60. but for some reason, he sounded better than ever…God was making him shine ✨ the brightest in his last year. He was indeed, the Greatest Entertainer in the world.
@misterx85924 жыл бұрын
Gives me chills hearing him sing this amazing song... The Best Ever!!!
@ruthhellkamp926 Жыл бұрын
his voice is unforgettable.....love his talent..
@finnmccool68410 жыл бұрын
My God, that man could sing.
@janiceau2474 Жыл бұрын
He was my Father's Idol,we were brought up on Al Jolson s music,we loved it,all 5 of us, we took it into our future lives.
@robertcorriveau35688 ай бұрын
I grew with his music in the 1960 s my father favorite then he became mine
@anthonyrousos95427 жыл бұрын
My very word! I know Jolson because my father bombarded me with his music when I was little but I never got to hear him sing anything like this! What a beautiful baritone voice and just perfect for this song! Thank you so much for posting!
@graham237510 жыл бұрын
I couldn't have put it better myself...Love this
@ericjackson92565 жыл бұрын
great!!! i have never heard this
@28drago8 жыл бұрын
Still the greatest.
@440329 жыл бұрын
Sung with great feeling and tenderness. You can't just belt it out.
@margaretthomas88999 ай бұрын
If only humanity was given the chance to know that. All the protecting contemporary profit forces SHOUT OUT IS A BELTER!!
@richardthethird97637 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Why can't we have class like this nowadays?
@michaelfulton54382 жыл бұрын
My Mum loved Al Jolson, she used to say that he was the only singer that didn’t need music to sing to. His voice has this incredible melodious quality. I love the Jolson films with Larry Parks when I was a little girl. My daughter’s love them too.
@peterbryant58506 ай бұрын
Jolie, Sinatra, Presley, the holy trinity of entertainment
@altclut2 ай бұрын
Don’t forget Charlie Patton! ❤
@arthurravenhill91718 жыл бұрын
Will never be forgotten al Jolson the
@elaineayton12 жыл бұрын
Loved this singer my nan adored him she had many of his records xx
@Bijoushow6 жыл бұрын
Literal goosebumps. What a gorgeous performance!
@raymondregan583 жыл бұрын
Wow. Have just come across this on YT. What a wonderful voice.
@MrMickmonk Жыл бұрын
never been a lover of Jolson ...but this is pure perfection .I adore this interpretation
@tincat21738 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful voice, I'll see you again and we'll sing together.
@andrewlivesey27774 жыл бұрын
Jolie, just brilliant.
@jms3spinoon6 жыл бұрын
This is dedicated to the love of my life, Chris Palmer. I have never forgotten the summer of 1975, from Fort Lauderdale to Fort McClellan. I shall always love you Chris.
@pufmama Жыл бұрын
He was a great part of my early childhood. Sitting in the parlor with my parents, so emotional. Today there is no one close to singing like him. Cancel culture has degraded him for blackface, but I know he was not a racist, Spent hours in the black clubs hanging out.
@walterwheeler54657 жыл бұрын
A beautiful song sung with meaning by Al Jolson.
@vertxxgg8 жыл бұрын
he made weep people of all religions and races nobody knows exactly just why
@gudrunfehler66054 жыл бұрын
I loved this mans voice and music, this is how I met my husband.
@Mr.Rocklight3 ай бұрын
GREAT ❤
@tuxguys8 жыл бұрын
God, this is huge... Jolson, the single greatest entertainer (with the exception of Louis Armstrong, of course) of the first half of the 20th century, heartily endorsing a hot new show on Broadway, "South Pacific," and singing one of its new, catchy tunes... with impeccable sensitive musicality, and impeccable vocal control... Note the last phrase, "Never let her go..." (A very special tune for me, personally, the reason for which I shall not go into, at this time.)
@patriciafitzpatrick80548 жыл бұрын
who knew?
@ronbirnbaum19686 жыл бұрын
Exception of Louis Armstrong??? Both are dwarfed by Sammy Davis, Jr. the REAL Best Entertainer of All Time!
@GROPIUS25705 жыл бұрын
Pat, I have to agree. Especially this recording from the Jolson family, Kraft Music Hall tapes that Harry Cohen had recorded for Al's wife Erle. Of course, she compensated Columbia Pictures for making the transcriptions. These were the same 30ips tapes that Decca used for many of their 1960s LPs.
@georgebreidenthal7254 жыл бұрын
Sammy Davis Jr? I don't think so. Maybe Frank Sinatra.
@georgebreidenthal7253 жыл бұрын
He was the greatest popular singer along with Frank Sinatra. What a voice. He died the year after I was born, but I discovered him in the 90s.
@JeffsGreats11 жыл бұрын
Paul, another truly excellent quality recording. Jolson the way he was meant to be heard. When I was a kid and bought those Decca/Mca Enhanced for stereo recordings I then didn't realize What it was really supposed to sound like until I was lucky enough to find the mono albums at garage sales and flea markets. But you remastering of these same songs elevates them to a now to an almost being there experience and I thank you! Jeff
@seangaughan45087 жыл бұрын
al jalson one of the best
@lavalampluva55401 Жыл бұрын
His voice was rich, warm, and resonating. We were blessed to have him.
@user-bq5lq9hm4p2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@Sillylittlebug Жыл бұрын
Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger, You may see a stranger across a crowded room, And somehow you know, you know even then, That somehow you'll see here again and again. Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing, You may hear her laughing across a crowded room, And night after night, as strange as it seems, The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams. Who can explain it, who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try. Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love, When you hear her call you across a crowded room, Then fly to her side and make her your own, Or all through your life you may dream all alone. Once you have found her, never let her go, Once you have found her, never let her go.
@williamsnyder56166 жыл бұрын
It's a great interpretation of a great song from, perhaps, Broadway's greatest play. I'm glad he lived long enough to see this on Broadway.
@timoteoluna37894 жыл бұрын
Wow he's really good
@masefu010 жыл бұрын
You tube is a magic place!!! Thanks for the people, or a man or woman, that created this and allowed so many good people that upload beautifull remembers of a time when great stars and great musics enchanted the world....Unfortunally we dont have talents like those nowadays!!! We are submitted to those horrible songs and singers (wow) like Madonas, Lady Gagas, Bibers, Winehouse, rappers,MC> What time we are living!!! Sad, sad, sad......you tube is our salvation!!!!
@vvvvvv20866 жыл бұрын
World Class
@elainasaunt7 жыл бұрын
What a terrific interpretation! This must have been in the final season of Kraft Music Hall on radio, which Jolson hosted; it ended in 1949, the year South Pacific opened. Jolson died the following year, his life shortened at least partly by illness incurred on trips to entertain the troops in WWII and Korea.
@dovbarleib32567 жыл бұрын
Yes, he died entertaining the US Armed Forces overseas. He lost part of his lung to malaria but continued to entertain servicemen during WW2 even after losing his lung. And in Korea the USO in 1950 at the onset of hostilities had no money to pay him. So as he said, "he paid himself" to go overseas to entertain the boys. He did 42 shows in 16 days, and so over--exerted himself that he died of a heart attack three weeks after returning stateside. Jolson was an amazing American patriot.
@tonymanfredi68446 жыл бұрын
Dov BarLeib bravo well said
@JudgeJulieLit3 жыл бұрын
A Mensch, on artistic and humanitarian levels.
@JudgeJulieLit3 жыл бұрын
@@dovbarleib3256 He by far out~ Bob Hoped Bob Hope.
@stanibol8 жыл бұрын
hauntingly beautiful
@trevord17876 жыл бұрын
"hauntingly beautiful" - can't beat that description - so right.
@trevord17876 жыл бұрын
My favourite singer was Robert Earl - I say "was" - he's still with us, in the USA now - saw Robert Earl many times - his act included a medley by his favourite singer - you've got it - Al Jolson.
@kenpeters2066 жыл бұрын
Beautiful lyrics!!
@ginasullivan53909 жыл бұрын
Love these old songs
@jameswilkie8067 жыл бұрын
I have been listing to him for years fantastic he's the best
@jamesoconnor33335 жыл бұрын
still love listening to this type music,
@dougthegreat18082 жыл бұрын
Asa Yoelson, thank you hashem for the gift you gave to us.....
@jefolson69892 жыл бұрын
It's his way with the words! Pregnant with meaning and emotion. Nothing casualty tossed off. This is a lesson!