The 1930 movie musical “Mammy” is an important -- if almost shockingly racially insensitive -- piece in the canon of the legendary Al Jolson’s career. “Mammy” stars “The World’s Greatest Entertainer” ...

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 on Broadway, ...

from its “Busby Berkeley Disc” when it went from Laserdisc to DVD a few years ago, has thrown political correctness to the winds and is releasing the entire feature — “Wonder Bar” — on July 21 as part ...

"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s standards, ...

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 ...

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). He left out significant components of Jolson’s successful ...

A Broadway comeback is a box-office triumph: Parallels abound between two starry shows, more than 80 years apart. By Laurence Maslon Readers share their thoughts on blackface. By Rachel L. Harris and ...

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 on Broadway, ...

"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 ...