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Patrick McCann
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Re: al jolson is white, dude
> uh al jolson was white. he was famous for performing in blackface, which
> may be why you're confused. he was a lithuanian jew for heaven's sake.
> http://us.imdb.com/Name?Jolson,+Al
> http://www.dinesp.fsnet.co.uk/jolson.htm does this look like a brother to
> you?
That's a different guy. The one I know was definitely black. He sang a song that went,
Mammee, maaaaaaammeeeee, I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles,
my maaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Brilliant stuff.
> uh al jolson was white. he was famous for performing in blackface, which
> may be why you're confused. he was a lithuanian jew for heaven's sake.
> http://us.imdb.com/Name?Jolson,+Al
> http://www.dinesp.fsnet.co.uk/jolson.htm does this look like a brother to
> you?
That's a different guy. The one I know was definitely black. He sang a song that went,
Mammee, maaaaaaammeeeee, I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles,
my maaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Brilliant stuff.