To: LUV W
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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08/27/2016 7:26:53 PM PDT by
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To: Kathy in Alaska; AZamericonnie; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
IRVING BERLIN
AL JOLSON: BLUE SKIESWith Blue Skies being one of the biggest hits of 1927, Warner Brothers included it in its first talkie, The Jazz Singer. It wasnt 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
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08/27/2016 7:28:48 PM PDT by
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