Transmission
24 June
No. 1
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350624
Running time
1h 0m
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
← The archive
Al Jolson
1935–1950
1935–1950
Al Jolson
85
Surviving broadcasts
1935–1950
Years on the air
16
Seasons represented
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection: Al_Jolson_OTR
The shape of the run
Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
33 dated broadcasts across 16 years on the air, with 6 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
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1938
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1950
Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording
The surviving run
85 of 85 shown
Transmission
6 July
No. 2
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350706
Running time
1h 0m
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
13 July
No. 3
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350713
Running time
59 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
20 July
No. 4
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350720
Running time
59 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
27 July
No. 5
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350727
Running time
59 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 August
No. 6
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350803
Running time
1h 0m
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
10 August
No. 7
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350810
Running time
59 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
17 August
No. 8
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350817
Running time
53 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
24 August
No. 9
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350824
Running time
58 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
31 August
No. 10
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350831
Running time
56 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
7 September
No. 11
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350907
Running time
1h 0m
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
21 September
No. 12
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 092135
Running time
56 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
28 September
No. 13
1935
Al Jolson
Shell Chateau 350928
Running time
53 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
15 June
No. 14
1936
Al Jolson
Burlesque
Running time
45 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 January
No. 15
1937
Al Jolson
EddieCantor 370103 With Al Jolson And Diana Durbin
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
29 December
No. 16
1939
Al Jolson
KateSmithHour 391229 fragment
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
30 March
No. 17
1943
Al Jolson
ColgateShow 430330 fragment
Running time
19 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
2 April
No. 18
1945
Al Jolson
Swanee River
Running time
54 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
6 March
No. 19
1947
Al Jolson
EddieCantor 470306 How Eddie Cantor And Al Jolson Got Started
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
6 March
No. 20
1947
Al Jolson
EddieCantor 470306 With Al Jolson
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
8 April
No. 21
1947
Al Jolson
BobHope 470408
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
2 June
No. 22
1947
Al Jolson
Lux 470602 Jazz Singer
Running time
58 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
2 October
No. 23
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471002 Edgar Bergen Charlie McCarthy
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
16 October
No. 24
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471016 Bing Crosby
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
23 October
No. 25
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471023 Groucho Marx
Running time
28 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
6 November
No. 26
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471106 Humphrey Bogart
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
27 November
No. 27
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471127 Dorothy Lamour
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
4 December
No. 28
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471204 Red Skelton
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
18 December
No. 29
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471218 with Jimmy Durante
Running time
27 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
25 December
No. 30
1947
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 471225 with Boris Karloff
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
1 January
No. 31
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480101 with Madeline Carroll
Running time
28 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
8 January
No. 32
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480108 with William Powell
Running time
27 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
21 January
No. 33
1948
Al Jolson
JimmyDuranteShow 480121
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
12 February
No. 34
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480212 Charles Laughton
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
16 February
No. 35
1948
Al Jolson
Lux 480216 Jolson Story
Running time
57 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
4 March
No. 36
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480304 Cary Grant
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
25 March
No. 37
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480325 Clifton Webb
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
15 April
No. 38
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480415 Charles Boyer
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
6 May
No. 39
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480506 Groucho Tries Selling Anything To Al
Running time
28 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
20 May
No. 40
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 480520 Henry Morgan
Running time
24 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
4 November
No. 41
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481104 Al Jolson with Burns And Allen
Running time
28 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
18 November
No. 42
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481118 A Quiz For Jolson-Groucho Marx
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
2 December
No. 43
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481202 Peggy Lee
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
9 December
No. 44
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481209 Dennis Day
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
16 December
No. 45
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481216 Dinah Shore
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
23 December
No. 46
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481223 Kraft Choral Club
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
30 December
No. 47
1948
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 481230 Doris Day
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
6 January
No. 48
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490106 Larry Parks
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
7 January
No. 49
1949
Al Jolson
EddieCantor 490107 Visiting Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
13 January
No. 50
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490113 A Mink For Jolson-Groucho Marx
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
13 January
No. 51
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490113 Groucho Marx
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
20 January
No. 52
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490120 Victor Moore
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
27 January
No. 53
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490127 Arthur Treacher
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 February
No. 54
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490203 Dennis Day
Running time
27 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
10 February
No. 55
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490210 Peggy Lee
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
17 February
No. 56
1949
Al Jolson
km490217 Joan Davis
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
24 February
No. 57
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490224 The Andrews Sisters
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 March
No. 58
1949
Al Jolson
km490303 Dorothy Kirsten
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
10 March
No. 59
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490310 Jimmy Durante
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
17 March
No. 60
1949
Al Jolson
km490317 Roy Rogers Dale Evans
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
24 March
No. 61
1949
Al Jolson
km490324 George Jessel
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
7 April
No. 62
1949
Al Jolson
km490407 A Baseball Team For J
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
7 April
No. 63
1949
Al Jolson
km490407 Groucho Marx
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
14 April
No. 64
1949
Al Jolson
km490414 Margaret Whiting
Running time
31 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
28 April
No. 65
1949
Al Jolson
km490428 Doris Day
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
5 May
No. 66
1949
Al Jolson
KraftMusicHall 490505 Dennis Day
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
12 May
No. 67
1949
Al Jolson
km490512 Victor Moore
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
19 May
No. 68
1949
Al Jolson
km490519 Dorothy Kirsten
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
22 May
No. 69
1949
Al Jolson
Operation Dawn 490522
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
26 May
No. 70
1949
Al Jolson
km490526 A Laundry For Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
26 May
No. 71
1949
Al Jolson
km490526 Groucho Marx
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
21 October
No. 72
1949
Al Jolson
km491021 Jimmy Durante
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 November
No. 73
1949
Al Jolson
Chesterfield 491103 Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
28 December
No. 74
1949
Al Jolson
Chesterfield 491228 Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
4 January
No. 75
1950
Al Jolson
Chesterfield 500104 Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
4 January
No. 76
1950
Al Jolson
Guest Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
20 January
No. 77
1950
Al Jolson
JoanDavisShow 500120
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
15 February
No. 78
1950
Al Jolson
Chesterfield 500215 Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
15 February
No. 79
1950
Al Jolson
Guest Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 May
No. 80
1950
Al Jolson
Chesterfield 500503 Ella Fitzgerald Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
3 May
No. 81
1950
Al Jolson
Chesterfield 500503 Guest Al Jolson
Running time
29 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
22 May
No. 82
1950
Al Jolson
LuxRadioTheater 500522 Jolson sings again
Running time
58 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
1948 · year only
No. 83
Al Jolson
Vet1446 Jolson
Running time
14 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
1948 · year only
No. 84
Al Jolson
kmDDMMYY William Bendix
Running time
30 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;
Transmission
1948 · year only
No. 85
Al Jolson
Radio64
Running time
31 min
Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “Al_Jolson_OTR”;