2024-05-08T01:59:41Z http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=Al&rss=yes&xn_auth=no tag:stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com,2011-10-12:2745922:Video:12034 2011-10-12T06:47:46.671Z Rambling Steve Gardner http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/profile/SteveGardner

<a href="http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/sitting-on-top-of-the-world-al-jolson-1925"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2778080514?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young.<br></br> The song was first recorded by either Art Gillham or Al Jolson. Art Gillham (the Whispering Pianist) recorded I'm Sitting on Top of the World on 24 October 1925.<br></br> <br></br> The Clips are from King Kong from…

<a href="http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/sitting-on-top-of-the-world-al-jolson-1925"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2778080514?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young.<br /> The song was first recorded by either Art Gillham or Al Jolson. Art Gillham (the Whispering Pianist) recorded I'm Sitting on Top of the World on 24 October 1925.<br /> <br /> The Clips are from King Kong from 1933. tag:stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com,2011-10-12:2745922:Video:12135 2011-10-12T06:44:47.967Z Rambling Steve Gardner http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/profile/SteveGardner

<a href="http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/al-jolson-you-ain-t-heard-nothing-yet-1919"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2778080396?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet<br></br> Words and Music by Al Jolson, Gus Kahn and Bud De Sylva<br></br> Performed by Al Jolson<br></br> Recorded September 22, 1919<br></br> Columbia A2836<br></br> <br></br> For those familiar with "The Jazz Singer" (1927), Al Jolson's first spoken dialog in the first sound film was "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin'…

<a href="http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/al-jolson-you-ain-t-heard-nothing-yet-1919"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2778080396?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet<br /> Words and Music by Al Jolson, Gus Kahn and Bud De Sylva<br /> Performed by Al Jolson<br /> Recorded September 22, 1919<br /> Columbia A2836<br /> <br /> For those familiar with "The Jazz Singer" (1927), Al Jolson's first spoken dialog in the first sound film was "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet. Wait a minute, I tell ya, you ain't heard nothin'! Do you wanna hear 'Toot, Toot, Tootsie!'?" Although it is believed that he ad-libbed this in the film, it was a phrase that was a known Jolson tag line often repeated in his stage act for many years. The song "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" was written for the Broadway musical play, "Sinbad" which had a very successful run during 1918 and 1919. It was in this musical that Jolson introduced George Gershwin's "Swanee." tag:stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com,2011-10-12:2745922:Video:12132 2011-10-12T06:41:56.527Z Rambling Steve Gardner http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/profile/SteveGardner

<a href="http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/al-jolson-i-m-sitting-on-top-of-the-world-king-kong"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2778080634?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>This version of Al Jolson singing "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" is an alternative, unissued track ... Not the commercially 'released' version used in the latest King Kong film ... Picture stills from various King Kong movies have been added to the wonderful singing voice of Al Jolson ... If you would like to visit the official IAJS…

<a href="http://stevegardner-roots-n-blues.ning.com/video/al-jolson-i-m-sitting-on-top-of-the-world-king-kong"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2778080634?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />This version of Al Jolson singing "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" is an alternative, unissued track ... Not the commercially 'released' version used in the latest King Kong film ... Picture stills from various King Kong movies have been added to the wonderful singing voice of Al Jolson ... If you would like to visit the official IAJS (International Al Jolson Society) website; then click here: <a href="http://www.jolson.org/">http://www.jolson.org/</a> ... You will find tons of Al Jolson material, which is updated weekly ... plus a very informative Jolson Forum; where discussion is held daily on the World's Greatest Entertainer: The King of Showbusiness himself: Mr Al Jolson! ...