Jolson

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Al Asa Yoelson, 1886–1950, U.S. singer and entertainer, born in Russia.

Jolson

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JolsonAl18861950MUSMUSIC: singerFILMS AND TV: actor Al, real name Asa Yoelson. 1886–1950, US singer and film actor, born in Russia; star of the first talking picture The Jazz Singer (1927)

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They include Gershwin’s recording of “Rhapsody in Blue” and Al Jolson’s recording of “California Here I Come.”

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The first talking picture, “The Jazz Singer,” starred Al Jolson as a cantor’s son who wanted to go pop.

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Tony, on the other hand, preferred the popular tunes of the day: particularly Bing Crosby and the jazz and blues singer Al Jolson.

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And within about 10 years, she was pretty much out of the movie business, went on to have a family, and was at one point famously married to Al Jolson.

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But Jolson was born nearly a decade after Robinson.

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