"Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Al Jolson.
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By Al Jolson ?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-tQRvCnQX0
Before Elvis Presley recorded this tune ( most associate Elvis and the tune synonymously), it was a hit by the great Al Jolson! Elvis Presley's manager's wife suggested that Elvis do the tune (because it was a favorite of hers) and respectfully (you will notice) Elvis did not stray from the original arrangement by the GREAT... Al Jolson, even including the spoken words loosely based on Jaques' speech in Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It", Act II - Scene VII: "All the world's a stage, and all men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts." It was recorded on April 28th, 1950, and a hit for Al Jolson late in his career in 1950!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-tQRvCnQX0
Before Elvis Presley recorded this tune ( most associate Elvis and the tune synonymously), it was a hit by the great Al Jolson! Elvis Presley's manager's wife suggested that Elvis do the tune (because it was a favorite of hers) and respectfully (you will notice) Elvis did not stray from the original arrangement by the GREAT... Al Jolson, even including the spoken words loosely based on Jaques' speech in Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It", Act II - Scene VII: "All the world's a stage, and all men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts." It was recorded on April 28th, 1950, and a hit for Al Jolson late in his career in 1950!
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