If Al Jolson wasn't the meanest, nastiest, most self-centered performer in show business, he campaigned hard for the title. If Stephen Mo Hanan's eerie musical impersonation of the legendary ...

Upon receiving a copy of Richard Bernstein’s “Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer,” I thought: He wouldn’t say that today because few people under 60 know the voice or care.

Al Jolson's life was idealized in two big biopics of the 1940s, and this show seems intent on underlining all the stuff Hollywood glossed over.

Don Shirley's commentary on Al Jolson's life and career simply flies in the face of facts ("Let Sleeping Eras and Their Stars Lie," May 15).

Al Jolson lived “The American Dream.” Born in Lithuania, Jolson rose through the ranks of vaudeville as a comedian and a blackface “Mammy” singer. By 1920, he had become the biggest star ...

The commentary by Robert F. Moss (“Was Al Jolson ‘Bamboozled’?,” Oct. 20) was of keen interest to me as a longtime Jolson fan. However, one aspect of the article needs a closer examination ...

Al Jolson: Star of the Golden Age. Born in Lithuania to Jewish parents, Al Jolson, real name Asa Yoelson, became perhaps the greatest star of the Golden Age of stage, radio and film.

"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie with talking actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. The cinema landmark caused a sensation.

Al Jolson probably needs no introduction to Act2 readers. Before his death at age 64 in 1950, he was adored by fans and billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer." Rolling his eyes, wearing ...