"A Tribute To Al Jolson" The International Al Jolson Society's 2004 Long Island Jolson Festival, Saturday, Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus, 2985 Kenneth Pl., Oceanside. Tickets are ...

Al Jolson wasn't the first choice to star in "The Jazz Singer," even though it was inspired by a Jolson concert and is partially based on his life story. But when the actor chosen for the lead role, ...

George M. Cohan, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, and Jimmy Durante: Historic Recordings Curated by Chip Deffaa. The first recordings (from the early 20th century) of Cantor, Cohan, and Jolson (singing a ...

A few music lovers were musing about jazz a couple of decades ago when Al Jolson’s name came up. A notable musician and scribe remarked: “I wear headphones when I play his records because people might ...

On the face of it, Jolson and Company, the latest biographical musical presented by the Coconut Grove Playhouse, should be dead on arrival. Its subject, Al Jolson, became a star before World War I, ...

He sang arias on the streets of San Francisco, performed on Broadway and collaborated on a musical about Al Jolson, which he also starred in. By Richard Sandomir A Broadway comeback is a box-office ...