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Another "new" tune that Jolson plucked from a then current Broadway show, Jolie worked his magic on "It's Almost Like Being In Love," from "Brigadoon." This is from the Kraft Music Hall from October 30, 1947. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Jolson concluded the October 30, 1947, Kraft Music Hall looking back as his stage shows so many years ago. He reminisced, and segued into "I Wonder What's Become of Sally. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Often accused of singing only old songs, Al Jolson introduced a new song on the 23 Oct 47 Kraft Music Hall, "If I Only Had A Match." He liked it so much that he sang it twice. Jolson later recorded the song for Decca, and Sinatra recorded it as well! The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Groucho Marx guested on Jolson's Kraft Music Hall on 23 Oct 47 and had this routine about Jolson seeing Groucho as a physician. Eerily, this was exactly three years before Jolson died of a heart attack. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

It's hard to top Al Jolson, Bring Crosby and Oscar Levant with a string of Gershwin tunes, with this segment from the 16 Oct 1947 Kraft Music Hall. Just sit back and enjoy! The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Al Jolson started out the 16 Oct 47 Kraft Music Hall with this great performance of "For Me And My Gal." The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

From the second Kraft Music Hall, October 9, 1947, here are Al Jolson and Oscar Levant, beginning with some piano explorations, and then a great rendition of Gershwin's "Liza." The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

From the first of the Kraft Music Hall series, October 2, 1947, here are Al Jolson and Charlie McCarthy, the puppet persona of Edgar Bergen, with a unique rendition of "Sonny Boy." This arrangement was used later by the Andrews Sisters, and even Jerry Lewis, but this was where it originated. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Unlike other renditions of "Toot, Toot, Toosie," this one from a June 15, 1936, broadcast features sounds of Ruby tap dancng rather than Al whistling duing the bridge. One wonders it it's really Ruby's shoes or a sound effect device. There is more material in the complete program which, along with other Jolson radio shows, circulates on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Another unique item from the June 15, 1936, broadcast is this rendition of "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" which included a rarely heard verse, and not Jolson's usual ending for the tune. There is more material in the complete program which, along with other Jolson radio shows, circulates on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.