AL JOLSON (18861950). /nAmerican popular singer. In a scene from 'Swanee River,' 1939 Stock

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This was the song (co-written with Irving Caesar) that first brought George Gershwin to fame in 1920, thanks in great part to Al Jolson who featured it in hi.

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Al Jolson Original label Thanks to tributes, covers, excerpts and parodies, there are few people of any age that don't know the chorus to "Swanee": Swanee, How I love ya, how I love ya,… My dear old swanee…. Irving Caesar and George Gerswhin wrote it; Al Jolson made it immortal.

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On December 7, 1943, Al Jolson recorded George Gershwin's most famous song, "Swanee," for the soundtrack of the Gershwin movie biography, Rhapsody in Blue, then in production. Although it has been said that Al Jolson did more than twenty takes of this song, there can be no doubt that the end result is pure magic.

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Al Jolson - Swanee (1920) CatsPjamas1 66.8K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 1.2K 125K views 9 years ago Charted at #1 in 1920. #1 for 9 weeks. One of Jolson's most famous signature songs..

Al Jolson and Don Ameche in Swanee River, 1939

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Problems playing this file? See media help. " Swanee " is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson . The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse, which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.

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Swanee by Al Jolson - Songfacts Swanee by Al Jolson Album: The Best of Jolson ( 1919) lyrics Songfacts®: George Gershwin wrote the music for this song, and Irving Caesar wrote the lyrics. The first released recording was by Al Jolson, whose version was distributed by Columbia Records on February 20, 1920.

AL JOLSON (18861950). /nAmerican singer. In the film 'Swanee River,' 1939 Stock Photo Alamy

An excerpt from a Hollywood film Rhapsody In Blue (1945)Artist: Al JolsonMusic: George GershwinLyrics: Irving CaesarPlay: SinbadOrchestral Arrangement: Ray H.

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Swanee River: Directed by Sidney Lanfield. With Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, Felix Bressart. More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.

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Al Jolson About Swanee "Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson. The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse, which opened in October 1919 in the Capitol Theater.

AL JOLSON (18861950). /nAmerican popular singer. In a scene from 'Swanee River,' 1939 Stock

Swanee, how I love you, how I love you My dear old Swanee. I give the world to be Among the folks in D-I-X-I-Even though my mammy's Waiting for me, Praying for me Down by the Swanee. The folks up north will see me no more When I get to that Swanee shore. (whistling) I miss the old folks at home. Swanee, how I love you, how I love you My dear.

AL JOLSON (18861950). /nAmerican singer. In the film Swanee River, 1939 Stock Photo Alamy

Al Jolson - Swanee 1920 (Columbia) "Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associ Show more

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Al Jolson George Gershwin Legends of Songwriting: Irving Caesar, the Guy who wrote "Swanee" with Gershwin by Paul Zollo 3 years ago 1 He wrote the words for "Swanee" on a bus ride with.

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Al Jolson and "Swanee" were a marriage made in heaven. George and Irving's song, with its mixture of sentimentality and genuine sentiment, commercial schmaltz and musical chutzpah, was a perfect match for Jolson's almost uncanny rapport with an audience that, in the aftermath of World War One, longed for home, any home, preferably the idealized.

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Swanee! You're calling me! Swanee! How I love you, how I love! My dear ol' Swanee I'd give the world to be Among the folks in D-I-X-I-E-ven now My mammy's Waiting for me Praying for me Down by the Swanee The folks up north will see me no more When I go to the Swanee Shore! The birds are singin', it is song time The banjos strummin' soft and low.

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Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbH Swanee (Remastered) · Al Jolson The Star ℗ 2020 Master Tape Records Released on: 2020-01-31 Composer: Al Jolson.