The rich and famous can move audiences, but can they move the polls? One of the first big stars to stump for a presidential candidate was Al Jolson who endorsed Warren Harding for president in 1920.
"A Tribute To Al Jolson" The International Al Jolson Society's 2004 Long Island Jolson Festival, Saturday, Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus, 2985 Kenneth Pl., Oceanside. Tickets are ...
A few music lovers were musing about jazz a couple of decades ago when Al Jolson’s name came up. A notable musician and scribe remarked: “I wear headphones when I play his records because people might ...
On the face of it, Jolson and Company, the latest biographical musical presented by the Coconut Grove Playhouse, should be dead on arrival. Its subject, Al Jolson, became a star before World War I, ...