Al Jolson - Hello Ma Baby (1937)

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[margaretthomas]

This indicates how AL Jolson was a singer for all time, and registers any time!

[dimmkah]

It's sad how many people villainize Al Jolson just because he performed in blackface. He was actually one of the biggest pro-black anti-discrimination champions of his time, and employed lots of black performers in high profile gigs at a time when black performers on Broadway was unheard of.

[-ww]

Don't be fooled by the blackface, Jolson was a great advocate for black actors and musicians, and often used his position as a singer to poke fun at white supremacy.

[jonnuanez]

Why am I picturing a baby alien singing this across a diner table?

[MsLouis]

They put this song on One Froggy Evening (1955)

[proskaterdude]

Hello, my baby
Hello, my honey
Hello, my ragtime gal
Send me a kiss by wire

[ubuserusingub]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.

Oscar Wilde

[gferrick]

He was years ahead of his time in Race relations. He helped produce the first Black authored play on Broadway as early as 1911. He helped the careers of Black performers. He socialised with Blacks. Was friends with Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, he went to the "fights" with them.

[ORGASMATRON]

Loved this version but it could have been at least a min longer

[bobanderson]

For those offended by Jolson's blackface, please remember it was a different time. Instead of criticizing, give thanks we've moved on at least a bit since then. Not enough, but some.

[HoseaMatthews-sqsg]

"YOU BELONG IN THE KITCHEN"

Arthur Morgan, 1899

[OPERATOR_]

Well, this one is more alike the One Froggy Evening song.

[JamesBurkart]

I don't know if this is the full song by Jolson (as I'm not familiar with his works), but this is just the chorus of the original song from 1899, so it's out of context and doesn't make sense. For those who don't know, it's about a guy wanting to get to know an operator better, who he talks to every day but has never met.

[MsLouis]

They put this song on One Froggy Evening

[PlayerPaul]

Omg why katboikami on the poster from 1937

[rarebudgetrecordsbrianmcfa]

The great song you posted is the real Al Jolson, but the picture is from a budget LP on the Coronet label where the songs are sung by someone else. I actually like Coronet and other budget labels because they often included rare rock and doo wop under fake names and titles on some of their albums. You might enjoy "Rare Doo Wop on Budget LPs" on youtube.

[circlesinthenight]

that's the strangeist album cover ever

[Kite]

What a disturbing time it was and yet so excepted by everyone back then...

[jfk]

The CEO of Racism made an album I see?

[justahologram]

It's important that we don't forget this happened in history, even though it is really bad.