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California, Here I Come

Al Jolson performed the song in a Broadway Musical of 1921, "Bombo" that ran for 219 shows and launched a national tour. He wrote this song with Bud DeSylva and Joseph Meyer. It was released to the public in 1924…

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Danny Boy - 100th Anniversary!

The song's melody was first heard in Ireland in the streets of Limavady, county Londonderry where it was known as the Londonderry Air. In 1910, Frederic Weatherly composed the lyrics to this beautiful melody. In 1913, the song was published…

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