Jolson

[ johl-suhn ]

noun

1. Al Asa Yoelson, 1886–1950, U.S. singer and entertainer, born in Russia.

Jolson

/ ˈdʒəʊlsən /

noun

1. JolsonAl18861950MUSMUSIC: singerFILMS AND TV: actor Al, real name Asa Yoelson. 1886–1950, US singer and film actor, born in Russia; star of the first talking picture The Jazz Singer (1927)

Example Sentences

The first talking picture, “The Jazz Singer,” starred Al Jolson as a cantor’s son who wanted to go pop.

From Los Angeles Times

Tony, on the other hand, preferred the popular tunes of the day: particularly Bing Crosby and the jazz and blues singer Al Jolson.

From BBC

And within about 10 years, she was pretty much out of the movie business, went on to have a family, and was at one point famously married to Al Jolson.

From New York Times

But Jolson was born nearly a decade after Robinson.

From Washington Post

As Al Jolson finishes his first musical number, the audience stands and roars as a concert crowd might today, swept up in the cinema revolution that would change everything.

From Los Angeles Times