Many, including songwriter Sammy Cahn, called Jolson the biggest “cut-in” in history. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
(Jagger has always been kind of Jolson-esque, hasn't he?). From Wordnik.com. [Left Behind: Black Music by White Musicians] Reference
I got so I liked sturgeon better than I did Jolson. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2003] Reference
They didn't actually say that his name wa Al Jolson. From Wordnik.com. [Thursday Thirteen - Not the blues, but a continuing case of the mehs] Reference
We ran over to see Jolson, never took off our makeup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2003] Reference
One of the sentimental tunes brought Jolson to tears. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
Owl Jolson (cartoon) out to pasture - to the barn raising. From Wordnik.com. [amishboy Diary Entry] Reference
Then you can get down on one knee like Al Jolson and sing. From Wordnik.com. [Mamey as Substitute for Pumpkin] Reference
All of that was well into the future when Jolson showed up for work. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
First they heard Bobby Gordon, as Jolson at thirteen, utter a few words. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
That night I began to sing them in bed, and trying to sound like Al Jolson. From Wordnik.com. [An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs.] Reference
Because nothing says “patriotism” like Bugs doing an Al Jolson impersonation. From Wordnik.com. [Military Style Hare Cut : Scrubbles.net] Reference
Jolson had already put his toe in the water by agreeing to do the short last year. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
Remember that not all that long before this you had Jolson and the black face stuff. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - How did they used to get away with this?] Reference
Irving Berlin: "He's as good as any of them -- as good as Jolson or Crosby or Sinatra.". From Wordnik.com. [The Sultan of Suave] Reference
Crosland asked for another take, then another, each time with Jolson dissolving in sobs. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
In fact, most of the “dialogue” was ad-libbed by the veteran Jolson around his songs. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
Jolson sat on his happy perch because the object of his affection accepted his proposition. From Wordnik.com. [Blues Song Is a Decades-Long Music Lesson] Reference
Joycie is her own perky self throughout; she even gets to share a dramatic scene with Jolson. From Wordnik.com. [2010 March : Scrubbles.net] Reference
Jolson unrolled the chart showing the position of all the planets inside the orbit of Lucifer. From Wordnik.com. [2061 Odyssey Three]
Jolson rose above the burnt cork and the mawkish material to mesmerize audiences coast-to-coast. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
After a montage, they saw Jolson, much bigger than life, singing to the audience from the screen. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
He said, "Not like Jolson or Ethel Merman that would hit the back of the house with their voice.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2004] Reference
Dead at 67 last week, Newley was one of the last total entertainers, a mix of Chaplin, Jolson and Noel Coward. From Wordnik.com. [Al Looking For Some Salsa?] Reference
We got there about 9 -10 -- 10 minutes after 9, no Jolson. 9: 30, no Jolson, Quarter to 10, people applauding. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2003] Reference
But it was at the end of the song when Jolson—the great star Al Jolson—actually talked, that the dam burst. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
And I saw -- the first recollection that I have of it, really, was when I saw the Jolson pictures that Larry Parks (ph) did. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2003] Reference
Garavel, deep in conversation with Colonel Jolson. From Wordnik.com. [The Ne'er-Do-Well] Reference
Jazz Singer by Al. Jolson, and its success was instantaneous. From Wordnik.com. [The Birthplace of Sound] Reference
"I'll take the alarm-clock, if you say so," volunteered Jolson. From Wordnik.com. [The Landloper] Reference
Jolson will call upon the President of the republic within an hour. From Wordnik.com. [The Ne'er-Do-Well] Reference
Sigmund Romberg scores and Jolson improvises with his favorite songs. From Wordnik.com. [Playbill.com : News] Reference
There is also a stiff rigidness about Jolson which Stewart rekindles perfectly. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Jolson clucked to his horse and rattled away down the road, muttering sour remarks. From Wordnik.com. [The Landloper] Reference
Then, "Jolson at the Winter Garden!" takes a retrospective look at the legendary entertainer. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
Luckily Jolson speaks Tagalog and was a member of the Flipmode Squad when she was in high school. From Wordnik.com. [Gawker] Reference
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