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Reaching back more than 20 years, to the Broadway show "Big Boy," Al Jolson started his November 20, 1947, Kraft Music Hall Broadcast with "Hello Tucky, Hello"! The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

The only new song in "The Jolson Story," the "Anniversary Song" was a top hit for Al Jolson, and was covered by about everyone at the time. Here he is singing it on the Kraft Music Hall Broadcast of November 20, 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

The Broadway show "Showboat" gave us many great songs. Here is Al Jolson singing one of the finest, "Old Man River," to close his Kraft Music Hall Broadcast of November 20, 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Plucking a then current tune from Broadway, Al Jolson sang the Rodgers and Hammerstein number, "A Fellow Needs A Girl," on his November 13, 1947 broadcst of the Kraft Music Hall. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

With a nod to then Princess Elizabeth of England, Al Jolson chose a classic song to sing for her, "Swanee," on the November 13, 1947 broadcst of the Kraft Music Hall. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

"I'll Be Seeing You," written in the late 1930s, took on a new meaning during World War II. Although others have recorded it, Jolson breathed new life into this song on his Kraft Music Hall of November 13, 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

The first time you heard Al Jolson's voice within "The Jolson Story," after the title song, was his singing "When You Were Sweet Sixteen," in a quiet a capella voice. After Jolson brought back this tune from 1900, everyone from Perry Como to Barry Manilow recorded it, but Jolson was first. Here he is telling about and singing the song, from the 6 Nov 47 Kraft Music Hall broadcast. This performance from the Kraft Music Hall of 6 Nov 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Al Jolson went back to "Golden Gate" to open the Kraft Music Hall of 6 Nov 1947. He introduced this song in his second motion picture, "The Singing Fool," in 1928. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Always kidded about singing only old songs, Al Jolson wrote "All My Love," and introduced it on the Kraft Music Hall's first broadcast. Here is a fuller version of the song from November 6, 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Irving Berlin wrote "Let Me Sing And I'm Happy" for Al Jolson's film, "Mammy." It became the theme for "The Jolson Story," and for Jolson, himself. This performance from the Kraft Music Hall of 6 Nov 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.