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This website is dedicated to the man who was known as The World's Greatest Entertainer, a superstar before the word was coined, and whose musical heritage created much of the entertainment industry we know today.With text, photos, music and more, here is the source to learn about Al Jolson, the master showman of American theatre, whose career spanned fifty years of American Music history.
Al Jolson was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer". Jolson was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, as well as for popularizing many of the songs he sang.
Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, (Seredžius, Kovno Kormányzóság, Orosz Birodalom ( Litvánia) 1886. május 26. – San Francisco, 1950. október 23.) amerikai énekes; a popzene első sztárjainak egyike volt. A litvániai Seredziusban született egy orosz zsidó fiaként. Közsmertté vált művésznevén Al Jolson, népszerű énekes, szupersztár ...
23 Octubre 1950 (con 64 años) Asa Yoelson (Seredzius, Lituania, 26 de mayo de 1885 ó 1886 - San Francisco (EE.UU.), 23 de octubre de 1950, fue un cantante, actor, guionista y director de música estadounidense de origen lituano. Hijo de un rabino que en 1893 se trasladó con toda su familia a Norteamérica. Allí desarrollaría una gran ...
jolson .org. Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. His career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. He was called "the world's greatest entertainer”. [2] His singing style was "sentimental [and] melodramatic". This style made many songs popular. [3]
En su juventud, tras luchar dura e infructuosamente por imponer su estilo en el vaudeville, Jolson adoptó el maquillaje con corcho quemado casi por desesperación a fines de 1904. Un compañero ...
20 de jul. de 2012 · Legendary entertainer Al Jolson performed at Soldier's Field, Chicago on 20th August 1949. A rare recording of Al Jolson performing live
