Re: M Mama........Oldie - 70+ Years Ago & TODAY !!!
I couldn't open the link and wanted to hear the song, so I went to YouTube. Mistake! I listened to a couple and then I watched the Jolson Story with Larry Parks, and then I saw the REAL Jolson Story, a documentary of film clips and comments by those that knew him well. The more I saw, the more entranced I became. It's no wonder this man was the first and best in so many things ... he was an incredible entertainer! And to think he began on stage 110 years ago! The Jolson Story makes him seem like an endearing character; the documentary shows not only that, but a man of unending energy and ego, almost manic in his drive to entertain. A magnetic presence. There were some discrepancies in the two films, but they were minor and nothing to take away from his sheer exuberance, natural drive, and commitment to his craft. What fun it was to be transported back to simpler times, to sing along and remember all the words. Alzheimers, take THAT!
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