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2 days ago · July 6, 2024. On this week's edition of On the Town, Mark revisits a memorable night in Chicago in 1924 that produced four enduring songs. Plus, from the Steyn archives, he talks to Al Jolson's godson and the great British bandleader Geoff Love. There's another Sinatra Sextet, side-trips to Spain and Sri Lanka, and songs from Dinah Shore and ...
5 days ago · Moreover, the theater became the first in the local community to show early sound films known as “talkies,” with the premiere of Al Jolson’s 1927 film The Jazz Singer. The statue of...
2 days ago · At the turn of the 20th century, in the lower East Side of New York, in a ghetto heavily populated by Jewish immigrants, Cantor Rabinowitz (Warner Oland) is ...
5 days ago · Blackface is the practice of performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. Scholarship on the origins or definition of blackface vary with some taking a global perspective that includes European culture and Western colonialism.
5 days ago · 1. What inspired Run-D.M.C. to write the song “My Adidas”? Run-D.M.C. drew inspiration from their own personal experiences and love for the Adidas brand. As pioneers of the hip-hop genre, they wanted to showcase the impact and significance of street-style fashion in their music. 2. How did “My Adidas” influence the fashion industry?
1 day ago · From then he appeared up and down the halls in both Scotland and England as a young comedy impressionist with actors James Stewart, James Cagney and Charles Laughton along with singers Perry Como, Johnnie Ray, Al Jolson and Louis Armstrong included in his repertoire.
5 days ago · It is the earnest desire of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Wadsworth, Senator Copeland, Al Jolson, Samuel S. Koenig, Supreme Court Judges and city officials of all parts of the country who...
