Al Jolson |
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Release (CD 2 of 2): 6. That Wonderful Girl of Mine - Sammy Gallop / Jacob Jacobs / Alexander Olshanetsky | ||||||||||||||||||
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based on Yiddish song "Mein Shtetele Belz" | ||||||||||||||||||
16 Feb 1949: That Wonderful Girl Of Mine - Sammy Gallop took an old Yiddish number, changed the focus from a village to a girl, and the language from Yiddish to English, and came up with this Jolson hit. |
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Al Jolson
and Doris Day at Kraft Music Hall recorded at 1948-12-30 |
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Al Jolson
and Victor Moore at Kraft Music Hall recorded at 1949-05-12 Thursday, May 12, 1949: Al and guest Victor Moore decide to take a fishing trip and later duet on "Pretty Baby." Al opens the show with a medley of "Melancholy Baby" and "My Blue Heaven," and also sings "I Got Lucky in the Rain," "That Wonderful Girl of Mine," and "Some Enchanted Evening." Oscar Levant plays a piano selection by Khatchakurian. |
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