Rod Stewart's musical journey began not with rock anthems, but with the unexpected influence of his parents' record collection.

When Jolson accepted the lead role in The Jazz Singer, Bernstein says, he moved closer to his ancestral roots. “Everybody knew that Jolson was Jewish, foreign-born, and the son of a cantor … ...

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As long as Mike Gallo Sr. was alive, Al Jolson was never really gone. But Gallo, of Brigantine, died last month at 81, years after he retired from a career singing in nightclubs from the Red ...

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Richard Bernstein tackles difficult topics in his short study of an extraordinary entertainer, Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson in Lithuania in 1886), and a profoundly important movie—and not just ...

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In early 20th-century San Diego, the vaudeville scene was a dazzling spectacle, offering everything from slapstick comedy and death-defying stunts to high drama and soaring operatic arias.

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This capacious biography of the Lithuanian-born entertainer Al Jolson also traces the evolution of American Jewry on stage and screen, casting Jolson as an exemplar of immigrant success.