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” ...

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We don’t often recommend movies featuring blackface, but this 1927 talkie, which follows a cantor’s son as he becomes a minstrel, is one of the ultimate, protomythic American stories. Al Jolson’s ...

A Greencastle tradition continues Thursday as the Rescue Hose Co. kicks off three nights of hilarity and song with its annual minstrel show. This year’s show, “An Al Jolson Minstrel,” will be held ...

Two Sundays ago, my wife and I walked to a farmers market in the Oakland hills. She stopped in front of a consignment store after spotting boxes of old record albums and CDs. She picked out two CDs ...

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks ...

For six decades, Clive Baldwin has kept alive the spirit of legendary American entertainer Al Jolson. Wearing the trademark 'black face' make-up of the 1920s singer, Baldwin has performed hits such as ...

After more than 20 years as a professional Al Jolson imitator, Eddy Ambrose can`t sing in church anymore. ”If I sing, I`ve got to go Jolson style. I can`t sing any other way,” said Ambrose, 62, a ...