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Al Jolson Radio

Various shows from the US vaudevillian
from otrr.org, archive.org

Jolson had been a popular guest star on radio since its earliest days, including on NBC's The Dodge Victory Hour (January 1928), singing from a New Orleans hotel to an audience of 35 million via 47 radio stations. His own 1930s shows included Presenting Al Jolson (1932) and Shell Chateau (1935). In 1936 he starred opposite his wife Ruby Keeler in a radio play adaptation of George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins's hit play Burlesque on the Lux Radio Theatre.

Jolson was the co-host of the Kraft Music Hall from 1947 to 1949, with Oscar Levant as a sardonic, piano-playing sidekick. His 1940s career revival was nothing short of a success despite the competition of younger performers such as Bing Crosby and an even younger Frank Sinatra, and he was voted the "Most Popular Male Vocalist" in 1948 by a poll in Variety. The next year, Jolson was named "Personality of the Year" by the Variety Clubs of America. When Jolson appeared on Bing Crosby's radio show, he attributed his receiving the award to his being the only singer of any importance not to make a record of "Mule Train", which had been a widely covered hit of that year (four different versions, one of them by Crosby, had made the top ten on the charts). Jolson joked about how his voice had deepened with age, saying "I got the clippetys all right, but I can't clop like I used to."

(description from Wikipedia)

  1. Al Jolson Tribute hosted by Walter Winchell (7.2Mb)
  2. Shell Chateau 19xx xx xx Interview Only (15.1Mb)
  3. Shell Chateau 19xx xx xx (1) Interview And Songs (7.5Mb)
  4. Shell Chateau 19xx xx xx (2) Interview And Songs (7.9Mb)
  5. Shell Chateau 19xx xx xx (3) Interview And Songs (8.5Mb)
  6. Shell Chateau 19xx xx xx (4) Interview And Songs (7Mb)
  7. Shell Chateau 19xx xx xx (5) Interview And Songs (8.4Mb)
  8. Shell Chateau 35-06-29 013 Guest - Otto Kruger (13.8Mb)
  9. Shell Chateau 35-07-06 014 Guest - Whitney Long (13.8Mb)
  10. Shell Chateau 35-07-13 015 Guest - Lee Wiley (13.5Mb)
  11. Shell Chateau 35-07-20 016 Guest - Loretta Turnbull (13.7Mb)
  12. Shell Chateau 35-07-27 017 Guest - Ruth Chatterton (13.6Mb)
  13. Shell Chateau 35-08-03 018 Guest - Laurel Taylor (13.8Mb)
  14. Shell Chateau 35-08-10 019 Guest - Alice Dawn (12.9Mb)
  15. Shell Chateau 35-08-17 020 Guest - The Watson Sisters (13.3Mb)
  16. Shell Chateau 35-08-24 021 Guest - Marge Keeler (13.4Mb)
  17. Shell Chateau 35-08-31 022 Guest - Boris Karloff (13Mb)
  18. Shell Chateau 35-09-07 023 Guest - Betty Bordon (13.7Mb)
  19. Shell Chateau 35-09-14 024 Guest - Henry Fonda (15.4Mb)
  20. Shell Chateau 35-09-21 025 Guest - June Marlowe (12.9Mb)
  21. Shell Chateau 35-09-28 026 Guest - Ginger Rogers (47.9Mb)
  22. Shell Chateau 35-10-12 028 Guest - Wallace Beery (13.5Mb)
  23. Whistler 540131 Dance Team AFRS%23290 (24.8Mb)
  24. Shell Chateau 35-11-09 032 Guest - Chester Morris (13.8Mb)
  25. Shell Chateau 35-11-16 033 Guest - Judy Garland (13.7Mb)
  26. Shell Chateau 35-11-23 034 Guest - Mickey Rooney (13.8Mb)
  27. Shell Chateau 35-12-28 039 Guest - Deanna Durbin (13.8Mb)
  28. Shell Chateau 360125 43 Guest - Cab Calloway PT1 OTRRPG (28.6Mb)
  29. Shell Chateau 37-01-16 092 Guest - Sonja Henie (27.2Mb)
  30. Shell Chateau 37-01-23 093 Guest - The Happiness Boys (52Mb)
  31. Shell Chateau 37-02-06 095 Guest - Hildegarde (27.3Mb)
  32. Shell Chateau 37-02-13 096 Guest - Effrem Zimbalist (26.8Mb)
  33. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 37-04-06 First Song - This Year's Crop of Kisses (26.6Mb)
  34. Shell Chateau 37-05-29 111 Guest - Walter Hampton (27.5Mb)
  35. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 37-09-07 Guest - George Jessel (second half) (15Mb)
  36. Al Jolson 370928 [Lifebuoy Show] 32 1st; Avalon, Guest - Joe Penner [ FIRST 23m ONLY] (21.6Mb)
  37. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 38-10-18 Guest - Marie Wilson (6.9Mb)
  38. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 38-10-25 Guest - Olsen and Johnson, Kay Thompson (2nd half only) (14.4Mb)
  39. Al Jolson 381101 [Lifebuoy Show] 80 1st; So Help Me Guest - Connie Boswell, Gail Patrick, Gov Al Smith (26.2Mb)
  40. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 38-11-15 First Song - California, Here I Come, Guest - Vera Zorina, Merry Macs (27.3Mb)
  41. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 38-11-22 First Song - Liza, Guest - Mischa Auer (27.3Mb)
  42. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 38-12-06 First Song - Swanee, Guest - Jackie Cooper (6.9Mb)
  43. Al Jolson - Lifebuoy Show 39-01-03 First Song - At Sundown medley, Guest - Mary Boland (26.8Mb)
  44. Al Jolson 430105 [Colgate Show] 14 1st- I'm Sitting on Top of the World Guest, Monty (22.2Mb)
  45. Al Jolson 430112 [Colgate Show] 15 1st- Yoo Hoo Guest - Robert Benchley (22.2Mb)
  46. Al Jolson - Colgate Program 43-01-19 Guest - Monty Wooley (11.1Mb)
  47. Al Jolson 430126 [Colgate Show] 17 1st; 'Where The Black-Eyed Susan Grow' Guest - Monty Wooley OTRRPG (29.3Mb)
  48. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-10-02 (x) First Song - Sonny Boy, Guest - Edgar Bergen (begin Al Jolson as host, Oscar Levant - regular) (6.7Mb)
  49. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-10-16 (x) First Song - For Me And My Gal, Guest - Bing Crosby (6.8Mb)
  50. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-10-23 (x) First Song - I'm Sitting On Top Of The World, Guest - Groucho Marx (6.5Mb)
  51. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-11-06 (x) First Song - Golden Gate, Guest - Humphrey Bogart (6.7Mb)
  52. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-11-27 (x) First Song - California, Here I Come, Guest - Dorothy Lamour (6.8Mb)
  53. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-12-04 (x) First Song - There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, Guest - Red Skelton (6.7Mb)
  54. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 47-12-18 (x) First Song - Swanee, Guest - Jimmy Durante (6.3Mb)
  55. Kraft Music Hall 47-12-25 (266) Guest - Boris Karloff (6.6Mb)
  56. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-01-01 (x) First Song - Avalon, Guest - Madeleine Carroll (6.5Mb)
  57. Kraft Music Hall 48-01-08 (268) Guest - William Powell (6.3Mb)
  58. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-02-12 (x) First Song - For Me And My Gal, Guest - Charles Laughton (6.6Mb)
  59. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-03-04 (x) First Song - Yacka Hula, Hickey Dula, Guest - Cary Grant (6.8Mb)
  60. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-03-25 (x) First Song - Baby Face, Guest - Clifton Webb (6.7Mb)
  61. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-04-15 (x) First Song - Chinatown, My Chinatown, Guest - Charles Boyer (6.9Mb)
  62. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-05-06 (x) First Song - Yacka Hula, Hickey Dula, Guest - Groucho Marx (6.5Mb)
  63. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-05-20 (x) First Song - April Showers, Guest - Henry Morgan (5.5Mb)
  64. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-11-04 (x) First Song - Swanee, Guest - George Burns and Gracie Allen (6.4Mb)
  65. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-11-18 (x) First Song - Bright Eyes, Guest - Groucho Marx (7Mb)
  66. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-12-02 (x) First Song - When The Red-Red-Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along, Guest - Peggy Lee (6.6Mb)
  67. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-12-09 (x) First Song - Ma! She's Making Eyes At Me, Guest - Dennis Day (6.6Mb)
  68. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-12-16 (x) First Song - I'm Sitting On Top Of The World, Guest - Dinah Shore (6.6Mb)
  69. Kraft Music Hall 48-12-23 (319) Guest - Choral Club (6.6Mb)
  70. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 48-12-30 (x) First Song - Smile, Guest - Doris Day (6.6Mb)
  71. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-01-06 (x) First Song - Yacka Hula, Hickey Dula, Guest - Larry Parks (6.7Mb)
  72. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-01-13 (x) First Song - That Certain Party, Guest - Groucho Marx (6.7Mb)
  73. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-01-20 (x) First Song - I'm Just Wild About Harry, Guest - Victor Moore (6.7Mb)
  74. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-01-27 (x) First Song - When The Red-Red-Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along, Guest - Arthur Treacher (6.9Mb)
  75. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-02-03 (x) First Song - Hello, 'Tucky, Hello, Guest - Dennis Day (6.2Mb)
  76. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-02-10 (x) First Song - Oh, You Beautiful Doll, Guest - Peggy Lee (6.7Mb)
  77. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-02-17 (x) First Song - Hello, My Baby, Guest - Joan Davis (6.9Mb)
  78. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-02-24 (x) First Song - Bright Eyes, Guest - The Andrews Sisters (6.9Mb)
  79. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-03-03 (x) First Song - Waiting For The Robert E Lee, Guest - Phil Harris, Elliott Lewis, Dorothy Kirsten (6.7Mb)
  80. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-03-10 (x) First Song - After You've Gone, Guest - Jimmy Durante (6.6Mb)
  81. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-03-17 (x) First Song - At Sundown, Guest - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (6.7Mb)
  82. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-03-24 (x) First Song - Chinatown, My Chinatown, Guest - George Jessel (6.7Mb)
  83. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-03-31 (x) Pre-empted by Winston Churchill Speech (6.9Mb)
  84. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-04-07 (x) First Song - When The Red-Red-Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along, Guest - Groucho Marx (6.9Mb)
  85. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-04-14 (x) First Song - Give My Regards To Broadway, Guest - Jack Kirkwood, Margaret Whiting (6.9Mb)
  86. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-04-21 (x) First Song - Ma! She's Making Eyes At Me, Guest - Jimmy Durante (6.7Mb)
  87. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-04-28 (x) First Song - Swanee, Guest - Doris Day (6.7Mb)
  88. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-05-05 (x) First Song - California, Here I Come, Guest - Dennis Day (6.7Mb)
  89. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-05-12 (x) First Song - Melancholy Baby, Guest - Victor Moore (6.7Mb)
  90. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-05-19 (x) First Song - Look For The Silver Lining, Guest - Dorothy Kirsten, Jack Kirkwood (6.8Mb)
  91. Kraft Music Hall 47-48 - Al Jolson 49-05-26 (x) First Song - Waiting For The Robert E Lee, Guest - Groucho Marx (6.6Mb)

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