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Thread #48185   Message #1823895
Posted By: Mick Pearce (MCP)
31-Aug-06 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: Maceo Pinkard-One of the greatest
Subject: RE: Maceo Pinkard-One of the greatest
If you look at the music at Levy, you'll see this is not the Jolson song.

You can look at the Al Jolson Society web site and do a search for Mammy, you will find: "The song popularly known as "My Mammy," which to many people defines Al Jolson, was written in 1921 by Sam Lewis & Joe Young, with music by Walter Donaldson, and entitled "The Sun Shines East - The Sun Shines West." It was introduced by William Frawley, known to later generations as Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy." Legend has it that it was spotted as a potential hit for Jolson, who introduced it in the show Sinbad that year."

I've seen the quote above (repeated elsewhere too) but I don't think it's true.

Mick