Al Jolson (1886–1950) ✡
Born Asa Yoelson, 26 May 1886, Seredžius (סרעדניק), Russian Empire; died 23 October 1950, San Francisco, California.
Sometimes credited as: A. Jolson / Mr. Al Jolson / Jolson
• Al Jolson—10″ singles
pd Decca [10/78]
• Avalon featured in Columbia picture “The Jolson story”
(music:) Vincent Rose; (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. de Sylva)
• Anniversary song featured in Columbia picture “The Jolson story” [Donauwellen]
(music:) Josef Ivanovici (uncredited); (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Saul Chaplin
—Al Jolson[,] vocal with orchestra directed by Morris Stoloff [23714]
• If I only had a match
Lee Morris, Arthur Johnston, George W. Meyer (as Geo. W. Meyer)
• Let me sing and I’m happy
—Al Jolson[,] vocal with orchestra directed by Morris Stoloff [24296]
• Al Jolson—The Best of Al Jolson Including Performances from Kraft Music Hall Broadcasts
pd Decca DL79101 [R]
• Swanee [from Demi‐Tasse]
(music:) George Gershwin (as G. Gershwin); (words:) Irving Cæsar (as I. Caesar)
• You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It)
(music:) James V. Monaco (as J.V. Monaco); (words:) Joseph McCarthy (as J. McCarthy)
• When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
Harry M. Woods (as H. Woods)
• Medley: (1) I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
(music:) Harry M. Woods (as H. Woods); (words:) Mort Dixon (as M. Dixon)
(2) Baby Face
(music:) Harry Akst (as H. Akst); (words:) Benny Davis (as B. Davis)
• Sonny Boy [from The Singing Fool]
(music:) Ray Henderson (as R. Henderson); (words:) Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva), Lew Brown (as L. Brown)
• There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder
(music:) Dave Dreyer (as D. Dreyer); (words:) Al Jolson, Billy Rose (as B. Rose)
• Avalon
(music:) Vincent Rose (as V. Rose); (words:) Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva)
• Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo’ Bye)
Ted Fio Rito (uncredited), Gus Kahn (as G. Kahn), Ernie Erdman (as E. Erdman), Dan Russo (as D. Russo)
• April Showers
(music:) Louis Silvers (as L. Silvers); (words:) Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva)
• Rockabye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody [from Sinbad]
(music:) Jean Schwartz (as J. Schwartz); (words:) Sam Lewis (as S. Lewis), Joe Young (as J. Young)
• Medley: (1) Ma (She’s Makin’ Eyes at Me) [from The Midnight Rounders (1921)]
(music:) Con Conrad (as C. Conrad); (words:) Sidney Clare (as S. Clare)
(2) Dinah [from Kid boots]
(music:) Harry Akst (as H. Akst); (words:) Sam Lewis (as S. Lewis), Joe Young (as J. Young)
• Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) [from Show Girl]
(music:) George Gershwin (as G. Gershwin); (words:) Gus Kahn (as G. Kahn), Ira Gershwin (as I. Gershwin)
• Carolina in the Morning [from The Passing Parade (1922)]
(music:) Walter Donaldson (as W. Donaldson); (words:) Gus Kahn (as G. Kahn)
• I Wish I Had a Girl
(music:) Grace Kahn (as G. le Boy); (words:) Gus Kahn (as G. Kahn)
• California, Here I Come [from Bombo]
(music:) Joseph Meyer (as J. Meyer); (words:) Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva)
• Ma Blushin’ Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet)
(music:) John Stromberg (as J. Stromberg); (words:) Edgar Smith (as E. Smith)
• Medley: (1) My Melancholy Baby
(music:) Ernie Burnett (as E. Burnett); (newer words:) George A. Norton (as G. Norton), (original words:) Maybelle Watson (as M.E. Watson) (sic, newer words)
(2) My Blue Heaven (2:32)
(music:) Walter Donaldson (as W. Donaldson); (words:) George Whiting (as G. Whiting)
• My Mammy
(music:) Walter Donaldson (as W. Donaldson); (words:) Sam Lewis (as S. Lewis), Joe Young (as J. Young)
• Margie (2:16)
(music:) Con Conrad (as C. Conrad); (words:) Benny Davis (uncredited); J. Russel Robinson (as I.R. Robinson)
• Let Me Sing and I’m Happy
Irving Berlin (as I. Berlin)
• When You Were Sweet Sixteen
James Thornton (as J. Thornton)
• Anniversary Song [Valurile Dunării (Waves of the Danube) (1880)]
(music): Josef Ivanovici (uncredited); (words:) Al Jolson (as A. Jolson), Saul Chaplin (as S. Chaplin)
• If I Only Had a Match
(music:) George W. Meyer (as G.W. Meyer); (words:) Lee Morris (as L. Morris), Arthur Johnston (as A. Johnston)
• Easter Parade [from As Thousands Cheer]
Irving Berlin (as I. Berlin)
• About a Quarter to Nine [from Go into Your Dance]
(music:) Harry Warren (as H. Warren); (words:) Al Dubin (as A. Dubin)
• Ol’ Man River [from Show Boat] (3:05)
(music:) Jerome Kern (as J. Kern); (words:) Oscar Hammerstein II (as O. Hammerstein II)
• She’s a Latin from Manhattan [from Go into Your Dance]
(music:) Harry Warren (as H. Warren); (words:) Al Dubin (as A. Dubin)
• I’m Always Chasing Rainbows [Fantaisie-impromptu in C minor] (2:40)
(music:) Frédéric Chopin (uncredited), (adapted by) Harry Carroll (as H. Carroll); (words:) Joseph McCarthy (as J. McCarthy)
• Al Jolson—The Jolson story[:] Rainbow ’round my shoulder (1957)
pd MCA MCA2059 1957, ©1980
“All selections previously released on Decca album old number DL7‐9036 entitled Rainbow round my shoulder”
• ’Way down yonder in New Orleans
(music:) Turner Layton (as J. Turner Layton); (lyrics:) Henry Creamer
—with Andrews Sisters
• Keep smiling at trouble (trouble’s a bubble)
Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva), Lewis E. Gensler (as Lewis Gensler)
• California, here I come
(music:) Joseph Meyer; (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva)
• I’m sitting on top of the world (just rolling along—just rolling along)
(music:) Ray Henderson; (lyrics:) Sam Lewis, Joe Young
• When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along
Harry M. Woods (as Harry Woods)
• It all depends on you
(music:) Ray Henderson; (lyrics:) Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva), Lew Brown
• (1) I’m looking over a four leaf clover
(music:) Harry M. Woods (as Woods); (lyrics:) Mort Dixon (as Dixon)
(2) Baby face
(music:) Harry Akst (as Akst); (lyrics:) Benny Davis (as Davis)
• Are you lonesome tonight
(music:) Lou Handman; (lyrics:) Roy Turk
• Golden gate
(music:) Dave Dreyer (as D. Dreyer), Joseph Meyer (as J. Meyer); (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Billy Rose (as B. Rose)
• Back in your own back yard
(music:) Dave Dreyer; (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Billy Rose
• Sonny boy [from The singing fool]
(music:) Ray Henderson (as R. Henderson); (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva), Lew Brown (as L. Brown)
• There’s a rainbow ’round my shoulder
(music:) Dave Dreyer; (lyrics:) Al Jolson, Billy Rose
• Liza (all the clouds’ll roll away) [from Show girl]
(music:) George Gershwin; (lyrics:) Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn
• Let me sing and I’m happy
• Al Jolson—The greatest of Al Jolson (1975)
pd TeleHouse P2 12668 [(2) R] ℗1975
Songwriters uncredited
• I’m sitting on top of the world
music: Ray Henderson; lyrics: Joe Young, Sam Lewis
• Let me sing and I’m happy
• Alabamy bound
music: Ray Henderson; lyrics: Bud Green, Buddy G. DeSylva
• Is it true what they say about Dixie?
music: Gerald Marks; lyrics: Irving Caesar, Samuel Lerner
—with the Mills Brothers
• The one I love belongs to somebody else
music: Isham Jones; lyrics: Gus Kahn
• I’m just wild about Harry [from Shuffle along]
music: Eubie Blake; lyrics: Noble Sissle
• Alexander’s Ragtime Band
—with Bing Crosby
• For me and my gal [from Here and there]
music: E. Ray Gœtz, George W. Meyer; lyrics: Edgar Leslie
• After you’ve gone
music: Turner Layton; lyrics: Henry Creamer
• Back in your own back yard
music: Dave Dreyer; lyrics: Al Jolson, Billy Rose
• Toot, toot, tootsie! (goo’bye)
Dan Russo, Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn, Ted Fio Rito
• My mammy
music: Walter Donaldson; lyrics: Joe Young, Sam Lewis
• You made me love you
music: James V. Monaco; lyrics: Joseph McCarthy
• Give my regards to Broadway [from Little Johnny Jones]
• Among my souvenirs
music: Lawrence Wright; lyrics: Edgar Leslie
• Pretty baby
music: Egbert Van Alstyne, Tony Jackson; lyrics: Gus Kahn
• California, here I come [from Bombo]
music: Joseph Meyer; lyrics: Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva
• Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
music: Lewis F. Muir; lyrics: L. Wolfe Gilbert
• Look for the silver lining [from Sally]
music: Jerome Kern; lyrics: Buddy G. DeSylva
• Avalon
music: Vincent Rose; lyrics: Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva
• The best things in life are free
music: Ray Henderson; lyrics: Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown
• Rock‐a‐bye your baby with a Dixie melody [from Sinbad]
music: Jean Schwartz; lyrics: Sam Lewis, Joe Young
• Al Jolson—Al Jolson[:] King of the airwaves (1997)
• See Vincent Rose.
• Avalon (1920)
• See Joseph Meyer.
• California, here I come (1924)
• Golden gate (1928) [from The singing fool]
• See Dave Dreyer.
• Back in your own back yard (1928)
• There’s a rainbow ’round my shoulder (1928) [from The singing fool]
• See Ray Henderson.
• Sonny boy (1928) [from The singing fool]
• See Josef Ivanovici.
• Donauwellen [Anniversary song]
• See Lewis E. Gensler.
• Keep smiling at trouble (trouble’s a bubble) (1928) [from The singing fool]