Biography:
Asa "Al Jolson" Yoelson (born to Jewish immigrants Moshe Reuben Yoelson and Naomi Etta Cantor - the original family name was Hesselson - in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1885 or 1886, and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an American singer. He was one of the most popular entertainers of the first half of the 20th century.
Early life and career
The son of the Rabbi of the Talmud Torah Synagogue (now Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah) in Washington, D.
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Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody
Words & Music by Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young & Jean Schwartz, 1918
Recorded by Al Jolson, 1918
A Edim E7 Cdim A Cdim A D9 E7 Fdim E7 E7/9
Rock - a - bye your ba - by with a Dix - ie mel - o - dy;
D9 E7 Bm7-5 E7 D F#m A9 E
When you croon, croon a tune from the heart of Dix - ie.
Bm F#m Bm7-5 E7/9
Just hang my cra - dle, Mam - my mine,
A C#m7 C#m7-5 F#7
Right on that Ma - son Dix - on line
Bm Bm7 F3m B7
And swing it from Vir - gin - ia
E7 Bm7-5 Cdim E7/9 E7
To Ten - nes - see with all the love that's in ya.
A E7 D9 Cdim A9 A Cdim D9 E7 D9 Cdim E7/9
"Weep No More, My La - dy" -- sing that song for me,
D9 E7 Bm7-5 E7 D7 C#7 Cdim C#7
"Old Black Joe" just as though you had me on your knee;
F#7 Gdim F#7 Gdim
A mil - lion ba - by kis - ses I'll de - liv -er
B7 Bm7-5 Cdim B7 E7
The min - ute that you sing the "Swan - nee Riv - er."
A Edim E7 Cdim A C#7 F#m
Rock - a - bye your rock - a - bye baby
Cdim D9 E7 Fdim E7/9 E7
With a Dix - ie mel - o - dy.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy
Words & Music by Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young & Jean Schwartz, 1918
Recorded by Al Jolson, 1918
A Edim E7 Cdim A Cdim A D9 E7 Fdim E7 E7/9
Rock - a - bye your ba - by with a Dix - ie mel - o - dy;
D9 E7 Bm7-5 E7 D F#m A9 E
When you croon, croon a tune from the heart of Dix - ie.
Bm F#m Bm7-5 E7/9
Just hang my cra - dle, Mam - my mine,
A C#m7 C#m7-5 F#7
Right on that Ma - son Dix - on line
Bm Bm7 F3m B7
And swing it from Vir - gin - ia
E7 Bm7-5 Cdim E7/9 E7
To Ten - nes - see with all the love that's in ya.
A E7 D9 Cdim A9 A Cdim D9 E7 D9 Cdim E7/9
"Weep No More, My La - dy" -- sing that song for me,
D9 E7 Bm7-5 E7 D7 C#7 Cdim C#7
"Old Black Joe" just as though you had me on your knee;
F#7 Gdim F#7 Gdim
A mil - lion ba - by kis - ses I'll de - liv -er
B7 Bm7-5 Cdim B7 E7
The min - ute that you sing the "Swan - nee Riv - er."
A Edim E7 Cdim A C#7 F#m
Rock - a - bye your rock - a - bye baby
Cdim D9 E7 Fdim E7/9 E7
With a Dix - ie mel - o - dy.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy
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