Al Jolson was in a class all by himself ... The corny songs inextricably associated with him were “Swanee,” “My Mammy,” “Toot Toot Tootsie,” and “Rockabye Your Baby With A Dixie ...

"Swanee River" purports to be the life story of Stephen Foster ... Additionally, with all the minstrel numbers (featuring Al Jolson), it's not only not much fun but pretty offensive as well. To me, ...

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 ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT “I used to listen to Al Jolson... I didn’t listen to a lot of Al Jolson - I was forced to listen to Al Jolson ‘cause my mum and dad played him ...

About the Album: Rare performances curated by Chip Deffaa. Forty-five songs are heard, whole or in part, including salutes by Jolson, Cantor, and Durante to "the man who owned Broadway," George M.

Book the biggest picture theatre in town and fill it with crowds who would hopefully catch a glimpse of themselves on the same silver screen Al Jolson, Louise Brooks or Charlie Chaplin had been on ...

He crafted his early performances while entertaining patrons at his father's pool hall, performing jokes and beloved Al Jolson impressions. Charley Scalies also explored writing with a screenplay ...

where he entertained patrons with jokes and Al Jolson impressions as a kid. In high school and at St. Joseph’s College, he and a friend had a stand-up comedy act “and played every Beef and ...

Over the years, the Opera House hosted a variety of famous acts including Al Jolson, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Harry Houdini, Lillian Russell, Sarah Bernhardt and many more. Eventually ...