Al Jolson

ASonny Boy
BThere's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder

Label: Brunswick
Catalogue number: 3879
Genre: Personalities (Prs)
Condition: Very good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #2605

Al Jolson was the most celebrated entertainer of the 1920s and 1930s, known for his vaudeville showmanship and role in early talking pictures. This Brunswick side pairs two of his iconic songs, 'Sonny Boy' and 'There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder', from his peak commercial period.

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1. AAvalon
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1. ADown where the Swanee River flows
2. B(Harrison/Reed)They made it twice as nice as Paradise
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1. AEv'ry little While
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1. AGolden Gate
2. BWhen you were sweet sixteen
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Brunswick 03821 Personalities (Prs)
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1. AI'm all bound round with the Mason Dixon Line
2. B(Collins and Harlan)Dark Town Strutters Ball
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1. AI'm Sitting on Top of the World
2. BYou Flew Away from the Nest
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1. AIn sweet September
2. B(F Crumit)Early in the Morning
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1. ALazy
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1. ALet me sing and I'm happy
2. BIf I only had a match
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1. AMandalay
2. BWho Wants a Bad Little Boy?
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Brunswick 2650 Personalities (Prs)
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1. AMiami
2. BYou Forgot to Remember
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1. AN everything
2. B(Trio)When you play with the Heart of a Girl
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1. APullman Porters' Parade
2. BYou made me love you
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1. ASnap your Fingers
2. B(Collins/Harlan)I want to be in Dixie
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1. ASome enchanted evening
2. BI dram of Jeanie
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2. BThere's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder
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Brunswick 3879 Personalities (Prs)
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1. ASwanee
2. BApril Showers
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Brunswick 03765 Personalities (Prs)
Al Jolson
1. ASwanee
2. BApril Showers
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