1920 version: Al Jolson - Avalon

The jazz and popular standard was introduced by Jolson and interpolated in his Broadway musicals “Sinbad” and “Bombo.” From CD Audio, original 78rpm issued on Columbia A-2995 - Avalon (Vincent Rose-Al Jolson-Bud De Sylva) by Al Jolson, orchestra conducted by Charles Prince, recorded in NYC August 16, 1920 . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf