the other is a thin strip with two full twists, a neighborhood of the edge of the original strip, with twice the length of the original strip. with the team holding a 19–37 record in early march, he was fired and replaced with fred carter. it was only in the early 1950s that he decided to become a professional singer. once he shone on his own, now he sits home alone and waits for the phone to ring. "the jazz singer was a turning point [for the introduction of sound]. 