Richard Bernstein's biography charts Jolson's success and addresses the reviled practice of blackface that helped to make ...

About the Album: Rare early recordings, some live, of Al Jolson from Chip Deffaa's own extensive collection. "Swanee," "Medley: Whispering / My Melancholy Baby / Poor Butterfly," "Ma Blushing ...

"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie with talking actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927.

About the Album: In the 1920s, Al Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer and dubbed The World's Greatest Entertainer. He popularised many songs that benefited from his ...

Al Jolson has an anxiety complex ... was dimmed by the glare of kliegs on more popular faces, he returned to Broadway in a burst of triumph, was prodigally welcomed by a first-night crowd ...

It featured six popular songs performed by Al Jolson. Musical films were immediately popular and 1929 saw the appearance of ...

Al Jolson, Robert Charles Benchley ... Four years later Al & Molly are Broadway pets, but Al loses Molly, who becomes infatuated with John Perry (Reed Howes). There is a three-year-old child ...

Most know the story from the three film versions — Al Jolson’s electrifying 1927 ... life and success as a blackface entertainer on Broadway. Most know the story from the three film versions ...