Al Jolson - My Mammy video free download

Kevin Bland

This song was about a black wet nurse who raised Nothern and Southern white babies. Many of them were breast fed and cared for by these women and they never lost the love they felt for these post slavery women. Although society frowned upon the concept of intergration back then, many of the richer white families had a Mammy who nurtured the children until they were old enough to go to formal schools of higher learning. Written by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis with music by Walter Donaldson.

peeblo flameball

before my time but I simply love his music.

Robert Lenski

The Brave Little Toaster brought me here, during the Radio's supposed last broadcast in the quicksand scene. Hilariously fitting!! At about 2:30 was when it started. 

Meade Skelton

He had a fantastic voice!

madamerotten

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James McKenzie

(idle) :)

HarmonyTunes1

"...became more American than the Americans..."??? You gotta be a jew. Only an ignorant racist jew would say something like that.

Maurice Judge

he was a Lithuanian Jew, among many who escaped the persecution of the Russian Empire,brought up in NY,became more American than the Americans,enthusiastically hit the big time.,influenced the pop music of his day with his style and is still admired by many.

bronzekite

Boy, was my Mammy happy when I showed her this :)

madamerotten

He was the ORIGINAL American idol.

Gary Walker

American Idol SUCKS!!!!!

Gary Walker

Who Cares!

madamerotten

Many Americans are idol because the unemployment rate is high.

kal'Ark El

just think if he hadn't heard William Frawley singing it first we would never have had this :)

Vader DudeR

he wasn't Lithuanian singer .... was he?

bangsmoke

But how would he do on American Idol?

Paul Copeland

Great to hear the original. I have the sheet music and Al Jolson certainly takes liberties, but I guess he's entitled to do that :)

Steve Darius

I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles

Mammy

Mammy - Al Jolson (Jazz Singer performance)