Al Jolson - An Evening With Al Jolson flac album

Al Jolson's comeback in the late '40s, after the biopic The Jolson Story rejuvenated his career, resulted in a few hit recordings and a lot of singing work, both in concert and on the radio. An Evening With Al Jolson collects 20 of those radio performances from the '40s (though no information is given), each of them as combustive and euphoric as he was known to be in his heyday 40 years earlier.

Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson) (May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and actor of Jewish descent. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer".

Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Russian-born American singer, comedian, and actor. At the peak of his career, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized many songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach. In the 1920s, Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer.

Avalon" is a 1920 popular song written by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose referencing Avalon, California. It was introduced by Jolson and interpolated in the musicals Sinbad and Bombo. Jolson's recording rose to number two on the charts in 1921.

Al jolson - the best of jolson. AL JOLSON-78 RPM-DECCA RECORD-23470. Al Jolson-Songs He Made Famous 4X10" Shellac 78rpm set in album. Other info: 1946 Decca Rec. These are pretty clean and in good condition.

Asa "Al Jolson" Yoelson (born to Jewish immigrants Moshe Reuben Yoelson and Naomi Etta Cantor - the original family name was Hesselson - in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1885 or 1886, and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an American singer. He was one of the most popular entertainers of the first half of the 20th century.