Richard Bernstein wastes no time dealing with the radioactive subject of blackface in his fascinating new biography of the Jewish singer and actor Al Jolson. He puts the rightly reviled practice ...
Upon receiving a copy of Richard Bernstein’s “Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer ... He is literally the poster boy for blackface minstrelsy as it was in its final hurrah ...
A famed vaudevillian from the early 1900s, Al Jolson could be the most notable blackface performer of all time. He started performing in blackface in Brooklyn in 1904, and he wears it throughout ...
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About the Album: Rare early recordings, some live, of Al Jolson from Chip Deffaa's own extensive collection. "Swanee," "Medley: Whispering / My Melancholy Baby / Poor Butterfly," "Ma Blushing ...