Latest Release
- 13 MAR 2024
- 20 Songs
- Al Jolson Rediscovered: Dynamic Public-Domain Performances Curated by Chip Deffaa · 2024
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- Al Jolson Sings Irving Berlin · 2022
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- This multi-faceted entertainer was the world's first rock star.
Appears On
- Bob Hope & Doris Day
- Abe Lyman and His Orchestra & Al Jolson
About Al Jolson
Born Asa Yoelson in Lithuania in 1886, Al Jolson came to New York as a boy shortly before the turn of the century, and eventually pursued a singing career. By about 1915, Jolson had become known as "America's Greatest Entertainer." His work on stage, radio, silent films, and of course recordings made him the first real multi-media superstar. In 1927 he starred in the semi-autobiographical film THE JAZZ SINGER, groundbreaking for its early use of sound. In the '40s, a popular Jolson biopic, THE JOLSON STORY, sparked a comeback for the singer, who enjoyed a second round of huge success before his death in 1950.
- HOMETOWN
- Seredzius, Lithuania
- BORN
- 26 May 1886
- GENRE
- Vocal