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- Al_Jolson abstract "Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Jewish Lithuanian-born American singer, film actor, and comedian. At the peak of his career, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer".His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach". Numerous well-known singers were influenced by his music, including Bing Crosby David Bowie, Bob Dylan and others, Dylan once referred to him as "somebody whose life I can feel". Broadway critic Gilbert Seldes compared him to the Greek god Pan, claiming that Jolson represented "the concentration of our national health and gaiety."In the 1930s, he was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer. Between 1911 and 1928, Jolson had nine sell-out Winter Garden shows in a row, more than 80 hit records, and 16 national and international tours. Although he is best remembered today as the star of the first 'talking picture', The Jazz Singer (1927), he later starred in a series of successful musical films throughout the 1930s. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jolson became the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II. After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with The Jolson Story (1946). Larry Parks played Jolson, with the singer dubbing for Parks. The formula was repeated in the sequel, Jolson Sings Again (1949). In 1950 he again became the first star to entertain GIs on active service in the Korean War, performing 42 shows in 16 days. He died just weeks after returning to the U.S., partly owing to the physical exertion of performing. Defense Secretary George Marshall afterward awarded the Medal of Merit to Jolson's family.According to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, "Jolson was to jazz, blues, and ragtime what Elvis Presley was to rock 'n' roll." Being the first popular singer to make a spectacular "event" out of singing a song, he became a “rock star” before the dawn of rock music. His specialty was performing on stage runways extending out into the audience. He would run up and down the runway and across the stage, "teasing, cajoling, and thrilling the audience," often stopping to sing to individual members; all the while the "perspiration would be pouring from his face, and the entire audience would get caught up in the ecstasy of his performance." According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway." Author Stephen Banfield agreed, writing that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical...."He enjoyed performing in blackface makeup, a theatrical convention since the mid 19th century. With his unique and dynamic style of singing black music, such as jazz and blues, he was later credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences. As early as 1911 he became known for fighting against anti-black discrimination on Broadway.".
- Al_Jolson activeYearsEndYear "1950".
- Al_Jolson activeYearsStartYear "1904".
- Al_Jolson alias "Yoelson, Asa".
- Al_Jolson background "solo_singer".
- Al_Jolson birthDate "1886-05-26".
- Al_Jolson birthPlace Grodno_Governorate.
- Al_Jolson birthPlace Kovno_Governorate.
- Al_Jolson birthPlace Russian_Empire.
- Al_Jolson birthPlace Sered%C5%BEius.
- Al_Jolson birthPlace Seredžius.
- Al_Jolson birthYear "1886".
- Al_Jolson deathDate "1950-10-23".
- Al_Jolson deathPlace San_Francisco.
- Al_Jolson deathPlace United_States.
- Al_Jolson deathYear "1950".
- Al_Jolson genre Jazz.
- Al_Jolson genre Pop_music.
- Al_Jolson genre Traditional_pop_music.
- Al_Jolson genre Vaudeville.
- Al_Jolson occupation Actor.
- Al_Jolson occupation Comedian.
- Al_Jolson occupation Singing.
- Al_Jolson recordLabel Brunswick_Records.
- Al_Jolson recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- Al_Jolson recordLabel Decca_Records.
- Al_Jolson recordLabel Victor_Talking_Machine_Company.
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- Al_Jolson alternativeNames "Yoelson, Asa".
- Al_Jolson background "solo_singer".
- Al_Jolson birthDate "1886-05-26".
- Al_Jolson birthName "Asa Yoelson".
- Al_Jolson birthPlace "Seredžius, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire".
- Al_Jolson dateOfBirth "1886-05-26".
- Al_Jolson dateOfDeath "1950-10-23".
- Al_Jolson deathDate "1950-10-23".
- Al_Jolson deathPlace San_Francisco.
- Al_Jolson deathPlace United_States.
- Al_Jolson description "Al Jolson's hit 1920 recording of George Gershwin and Irving Caesar's 1919 "Swanee".".
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- Al_Jolson genre Jazz.
- Al_Jolson genre Pop_music.
- Al_Jolson genre Vaudeville.
- Al_Jolson genre "Pop standards".
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- Al_Jolson label "Victor, Columbia, Little Wonder, Brunswick, Decca".
- Al_Jolson name "Al Jolson".
- Al_Jolson name "Jolson, Al".
- Al_Jolson occupation Actor.
- Al_Jolson occupation Comedian.
- Al_Jolson occupation Singing.
- Al_Jolson placeOfBirth Grodno_Governorate.
- Al_Jolson placeOfBirth Russian_Empire.
- Al_Jolson placeOfBirth Seredžius.
- Al_Jolson placeOfDeath "San Francisco, California, U.S.".
- Al_Jolson shortDescription "American entertainer".
- Al_Jolson spouse Ruby_Keeler.
- Al_Jolson spouse "Alma Osbourne".
- Al_Jolson spouse "Erle Galbraith".
- Al_Jolson spouse "Henrietta Keller".
- Al_Jolson title "Swanee".
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- Al_Jolson yearsActive "1904".
- Al_Jolson description "American entertainer".
- Al_Jolson description "American entertainer".
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- Al_Jolson subject Category:1950_deaths.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:20th-century_American_male_actors.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:American_Theater_Hall_of_Fame_inductees.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:American_jazz_singers.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:American_male_film_actors.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:American_male_singers.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:American_people_of_Lithuanian-Jewish_descent.
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- Al_Jolson subject Category:California_Republicans.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Deaths_from_myocardial_infarction.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Decca_Records_artists.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Imperial_Russian_emigrants_to_the_United_States.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Jewish_American_male_actors.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Jewish_American_musicians.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Jewish_comedians.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Jewish_singers.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Lithuanian_Jews.
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Male_actors_from_Washington,_D.C..
- Al_Jolson subject Category:Musicians_from_Washington,_D.C..
- Al_Jolson subject Category:People_from_Jurbarkas_District_Municipality.