California, Here I Come

"California, Here I Come"
Sheet music, 1924
Song by Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra
PublishedJanuary 7, 1924 (1924-01-07) by M. Witmark & Sons, New York
Released1924
RecordedJanuary 17, 1924
GenrePop standard
Length2:26
LabelBrunswick 2569
Songwriter(s)Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, Al Jolson
Audio sample
Recording of California, Here I Come, performed by the Golden Gate Orchestra (1924)
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"California, Here I Come" is a song interpolated in the Broadway musical Bombo, starring Al Jolson. The song was written by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, and Jolson. Jolson recorded the song on January 17, 1924, with Isham Jones' Orchestra, in Brunswick Records' Chicago studio. It is often called the unofficial state song of California. In 2020, it entered the public domain.