Jolson

[johl-suhn]

noun

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

Jolson

/ ˈdʒəʊlsən /

noun

1. 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

They include Gershwin’s recording of “Rhapsody in Blue” and Al Jolson’s recording of “California Here I Come.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

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

Read more on 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.

Read more on 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.

Read more on New York Times

But Jolson was born nearly a decade after Robinson.

Read more on Washington Post