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Irving got the standing "O" in 1942 when "This is the Army" premiered on Broadway, and Irving came on stage in his World War I doughboy uniform and sang "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning."

He got a 15 minute standing "O" and stopped the show. But that's a story that will come up in a few months.

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THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

IRVING BERLIN

AL JOLSON: ”BLUE SKIES”

With “Blue Skies” being one of the biggest hits of 1927, Warner Brothers included it in its first talkie, “The Jazz Singer.” It wasn’t a very good film, but it was a technological landmark. Jolson improvised most of his dialog. Note his way of vocally “selling” a song, something that would disappear when Bing Crosby made his appearance.

Al Jolson: “Blue Skies”