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

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

"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s ...

Northam is walking in the footsteps of Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson in Lithuania to Jewish parents who immigrated to the United States; the actor-singer known at the height of his popularity as ...

From star-studded conventions to social media endorsements, pop culture and politics have crossed over for more than a ...

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 ...

Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur. This conflict, which would last 19 days, would ...

Harding, vaudeville movie star and singer Al Jolson wrote a song especially for him. Harding, you're the man for us. The idea hit and by 1960 another superstar, Frank Sinatra sang of his High ...

The era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, a feature film containing both silent and sound-synchronized sequences.