- Aliases
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Al Jolson with Orchestra
- Personal name
- Asa Yoelson
- Born
- May 26, 1886
- Died
- October 23, 1950
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00015453015 25 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP, DP
- Comments
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Singer, songwriter, comedian and actor, self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer". Although best remembered today as the star of the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927), Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers".
- Family
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Ruby Keeler Wife (1928-1939)
- Ranking
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473rd most covered composer/author
156th most covered performer
1394th most covering performer
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