I felt like I was hearing a dry Wikipedia entry on Jolson, accompanied by poorly curated photos. There was nothing either horrifying or tragic about this story.
@MattIsTheCat Жыл бұрын
Well, Wikipedia does at least has rules of no bias. So I geuss it is good there is no emotional influence on the facts.
@thekinarbo Жыл бұрын
@@MattIsTheCat Wikipedia is most definitely leftwing and it locks articles that are clearly disinformation.
@orchids95925 күн бұрын
Delivered by a robo-voice.
@JohnPiperBoots2 күн бұрын
“Old Folks at Home,” also known as “Way Down Upon the Swanee River,” is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. The song expresses a deep longing for home and the comfort of familiar surroundings. The lyrics describe the beauty and tranquility of the Suwannee River in Florida, and the singer’s desire to return to it ... a universal expression of nostalgia and yearning for one’s roots and childhood. Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the most famous and highest-paid stars of the early 20th century, often referred to as "The World’s Greatest Entertainer". Jolson is best known for his dynamic singing style and his role in the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). Jolson’s performances, including his rendition of “Old Folks at Home,” were characterized by their emotional intensity and theatricality. His powerful voice and emotive delivery certainly left a lasting impact on many listeners. VOTE TRUMP November 5 2024 MAGA!!!!
@shenizhalil3175 Жыл бұрын
Don’t get me started, that was then , this guy was the best of the best , of that time . But let’s not forget his voice , his ability as an entertainer. The first the best, always ❤
@Facts-Over-Feelings8 ай бұрын
RACIST ANTI BLACK USING BLACK FACE TO DEHUMANIZE A WHOLE PEOPLE.
@c.70936 ай бұрын
Racism at its finest
@chynnadoll32776 күн бұрын
Why? Why was he such a great entertainer? What am I missing? He couldn’t have sung without appearing in blackface?
@JohnPiperBoots2 күн бұрын
“Old Folks at Home,” also known as “Way Down Upon the Swanee River,” is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. The song expresses a deep longing for home and the comfort of familiar surroundings. The lyrics describe the beauty and tranquility of the Suwannee River in Florida, and the singer’s desire to return to it ... a universal expression of nostalgia and yearning for one’s roots and childhood. Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the most famous and highest-paid stars of the early 20th century, often referred to as "The World’s Greatest Entertainer". Jolson is best known for his dynamic singing style and his role in the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). Jolson’s performances, including his rendition of “Old Folks at Home,” were characterized by their emotional intensity and theatricality. His powerful voice and emotive delivery certainly left a lasting impact on many listeners. VOTE TRUMP November 5 2024 MAGA!!!!
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
He did NOT "outline his lips in white." It just gets worse and worse. What research did you do in research this video?
@Lampshade513 ай бұрын
Jolson's real reputation was made by his live stage performances, which by all accounts, were mesmerizing. Films, records and radio never really captured his magic, which may be part of the reason why so many people today can't understand what the fuss was all about.
@margaretthomas8899Ай бұрын
Existing documentation and personal remenicies suggest AL JOLSON live was the best of him, but the millions and millions who have enjoyed him every other way as well, confirm to them it makes no difference!
@heatherallingham7120 Жыл бұрын
"Horrifying"? How? "Tragic"? In what way? And wasn't he the first singer in a talkie? Sheesh!
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
His ending was neither tragic nor horrifying.
@Facts-Over-Feelings8 ай бұрын
RACIST ANTI BLACK USING BLACK FACE TO DEHUMANIZE A WHOLE PEOPLE.
@skotmiller84657 ай бұрын
A heart attack during a card game-THERE, I saved you 11 minutes of boring narration.
@georgetheofanous6792 Жыл бұрын
The title of this video is egregiously misleading. There was nothing in it "tragic", and the research was less than elementary. I can't believe I got sucked into watching it.
@louisvaccaro58657 ай бұрын
they will say anything on the internet!!!! dont believe them.
@63mckenzie Жыл бұрын
What is a horrific story is the incident between Jolson and an unknown teenage chorine called Ruby Stevens. As Stevens came off stage Jolson made a pass at her which she rejected. Enraged Jolson stubbed out his cigar on the girl's chest. The chorine later changed her name to Barbara Stanwyck and carried the scar for the rest of her life.
@astarteswillum5259 Жыл бұрын
He also beat his wife.
@zaftra8 ай бұрын
is this true or just and early metoo.
@63mckenzie8 ай бұрын
@@zaftra Stanwyck had the scars for life. He was a nasty individual.
@zaftra8 ай бұрын
@@63mckenzie I googled, couldn't find anything about it.
@63mckenzie8 ай бұрын
@@zaftra It's in Stanwyck's bios
@michaelmichniak127 Жыл бұрын
Come on, you did not mention The Jazz Singer, the first talking movie!
@GeminiNightOwl Жыл бұрын
Lights of New York was the first all-talking feature released in July, 1928. The Jazz Singer was synchronized dialogue. Big difference. Not that I didn't love the Jazz Singer or Jolson...
@c.70936 ай бұрын
EVER ! IMITATATING MELANATED PPL
@robertklose2140 Жыл бұрын
Interesting. If only the photos corresponded to the narrative
@JackMills-dd3ij7 ай бұрын
A Great Singer and amazing personality. Many people think him and a racist. How wrong could they be.. Jolson helped many black song writer's and musicians, and as a Jew knew racism.
@chynnadoll32776 күн бұрын
And if a black person chose to perform dressed as a jew? Are you kidding me?
@pianoredux7516 Жыл бұрын
Many mispronunciations by the voiceover here, not just the name Asa.
@tompaste387 Жыл бұрын
These voiceovers are usually AI which explains the pronunciation of most simple words
@russianprincess36732 ай бұрын
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ❤️HE WAS SPECIAL & UNIQUE YULIYA BEAUTIFUL RICH WHITE SNOW BUNNY ✝️🇷🇺✝️✝️🇷🇺
@carmenohio8735 Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how you claim to know so much about him, but you can’t even pronounce his first name correctly. You’d only have to do 30 seconds of research to know that, or watch 2 minutes of The Jolson Story
@Mr.Rocklight8 ай бұрын
Love Asa Youlson ❤
@thomasfambrot2879 Жыл бұрын
I LOVED the movie based on his life
@tomreedyjr3631 Жыл бұрын
Parks was good...
@MikeSooch22 күн бұрын
A wonderful movie, and Larry Parks was great, but it took great liberties with the facts.
@sheldonrudolph4829 күн бұрын
Ruby Keeler, Jolson's third wife, actually hailed from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
@pezeron24 Жыл бұрын
Not exactly a "horrifying story". This video's title sounds like a cheap tabloid's headline...
@stephaniestanley8041 Жыл бұрын
My uncle Ed Manchow was a photojournalist during the Korean war. He covered and shot Jolson's performances. He told me he was a great singer and entertainer. I think only Garland was a greater performer.
@janefearns39608 ай бұрын
Jolson died in 1950. The war started 1950
@demef7587 ай бұрын
@@janefearns3960 That war started on June 25, 1950. He died on October 23.1950. Do the math. From Wikipedia: On September 17, 1950, a dispatch from 8th Army Headquarters, Korea, announced, "Al Jolson, the first top-flight entertainer to reach the war-front, landed here today by plane from Los Angeles...." Jolson traveled to Korea at his own expense. "And a lean, smiling Jolson drove himself without letup through 42 shows in 16 days." Those shows were the reason Jolson had to fly back home: they sucked the last vestiges of life out of him. Three weeks later, he was dead. Larry Parks said afterwards that Al Jolson "was a casualty of the Korean War."
@lornainlondon4527 Жыл бұрын
WHERE WAS IT HORRIFYING & WHERE WAS IT TRAGIC????? 🤷🏻♀️
@c.70936 ай бұрын
Tragic to the melanated ppl that he imitated
@SmithMrCorona Жыл бұрын
An old rich guy dies... and that's tragic? Why was it so tragic? WHERE IS THE TRAGEDY?!
@tedrobinson372 Жыл бұрын
With the tragic end of Jolson, there is no one to sing Mammy.
@MichaelOfRohan5 ай бұрын
You might read a book before you open your mouth. He was a godsend for black entertainment. Jazz couldnt have succeeded if it werent for a flow of white money, and you have him to thank for that. He demanded black castmembers. Not even jimmy fallon has that big of balls.
@frankieseidl5 ай бұрын
INTERESTING!@@MichaelOfRohan
@georgiadawg90643 ай бұрын
I agree
@MichaelOfRohan3 ай бұрын
@georgiadawg9064 thats why youre 11 and the rest of the world knows how to spell dog.
@jeff25369 ай бұрын
Al Jolson was so very good he played himself in what was a al Jolson biography in the moive The Jazz Singer.
@lmj929 Жыл бұрын
It's not Assa, but Aysa
@BELCAN57 Жыл бұрын
And "Mo- Sha" not Mosh.
@aidjunkie53355 ай бұрын
Donning black face is not always racist, indeed a few days before joining my university as a freshman I was performing with an Al Jolson tribute act in a local bar. Unfortunately it was full of students, not wanting them to think I was a ‘whitey; looking down on other people, I was forced to wear black face for my entire four years at University so as not be accused of being a racist. This spiralled down into me joining local black gangs to keep up the pretence and now I’m serving a life stretch for a drive by shooting after hitching a ride home with some boys from the hood. Ironically I still remain to this day, a huge Jolson fan.
@ian_b5 ай бұрын
Sadly, this was all too common.
@chynnadoll32776 күн бұрын
Then why is it denigrated then? It is racist.
@Mr.Rocklight8 ай бұрын
❤ with the Voice ❤
@johncastiello8367 Жыл бұрын
This is the worst of the so-called biographies you never mentioned the jazz singer and the musicals that he performed in 11:54 1930s on film.
@aljolson66138 ай бұрын
You got it right in your mind , not in mine , brilliant entertainer
@debbiethompson147 ай бұрын
Like any good 👻man He exploited black style and black music and black dance!!! I tell you if it wasn't for our Imagination and creativity, they wouldn't have any Imagination or creativity at all.
@blotfd7 ай бұрын
jews are White??? maybe when it's convenient
@selene85723 ай бұрын
Jolson was not a racist. He was very close to New York's African American community, both a patron of African American art and a proponent for civil rights. At the time, the African American community saw him as one of the few performers who could get their music onto the national stage, and they celebrated him for it... which is where things again get a bit sticky. One of the reasons Jolson started performing in blackface was to avoid discrimination against himself. He used the makeup to disguise his Jewish heritage and the exaggerated southern accent to disguise his native one. One of the reasons he was such a proponent of African American culture and rights was because he saw parallels between how they were still being treated in the US and how his people had been treated in Europe. In addition, the reason Jolson was one of the few national outlets for African American music was because it wouldn't be until after the Harlem Renaissance that African American performers like Louis Armstrong and Cab Calloway were allowed onto the national stage.
@milogang3440Ай бұрын
@@selene8572doesn't excuse it bro all that yapping for no nothing .
@musicurio Жыл бұрын
was he ever involded in early sound films? (I think we all know the answer - but no mention?) POOR STUFF
@James-re6co6 ай бұрын
He's got a weird vampire face thing going on.
@averagevotersmith3326 Жыл бұрын
@4:21 …. Jolson began donning Blackface. Black face gave Jolson ‘newfound artistic freedom’. Behind the Blackface Jolson found solace and regained the confidence he had lost since his mother’s passing.
@milogang3440Ай бұрын
And a reason hes not liked by blacks
@chynnadoll32776 күн бұрын
What the hell are you talking about??
@nicholasvertucci2054 Жыл бұрын
"Jazz Singer"? Not important enough to mention, apparently.
@williammitchell9974 Жыл бұрын
Why No Mention Of Thee Jazz Singer? Very Poor
@BillDavies-ej6ye Жыл бұрын
Which explains the mispronunciation of Jolson's first name, Asa.
@ViralTuber2 ай бұрын
7:28 For the record, almost every man who gets married is marring a woman who's "more than half his age". (since that would include all women starting just over half his age, up through and including all women who are way older than him ...even women up to "infinity" years old) If I marry a 500-year-old woman, then I'm marring a woman who's more than half my age. Whereas me marrying a woman who's "nearly half my age", or "half my age", or "less than half my age", would all be very unusual.
@ceceliapassarella8485 Жыл бұрын
I always wondered why he had no biological children I mean Ruby Keeler did have children after her divorce from him
@user-lx8ky9yf3b11 ай бұрын
How about the Jazz singer movie . The first talkie
@Silvertone58 Жыл бұрын
Hey he died doing what he enjoyed and didn’t suffer much. Not so tragic.
@bowler8 Жыл бұрын
The movie didnt have his mother die so soon
@OmarJano Жыл бұрын
X-ray tech in Georgia! Wow!
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
Probably the most poorly researched video ever made. Did you lose a bet?
@chamberpot969 Жыл бұрын
How I love ya, how I love ya.....Premier minstrel.
@williamwoody760711 ай бұрын
The g in poignant is silent.
@dinarichter870611 ай бұрын
His Name was Asa not Ahsa!
@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh Жыл бұрын
Isn't Al Lithuanian?
@chynnadoll32776 күн бұрын
Why does he always get a pass for appearing in blackface? Serious question. All I ever see is “Jolson was the ultimate entertainer” and “what a performer!”, etc., etc… Don’t give me this crap about how he was promoting black performers. He was in minstrel shows. Isn’t that the epitome of racism?
@JohnPiperBoots2 күн бұрын
“Old Folks at Home,” also known as “Way Down Upon the Swanee River,” is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. The song expresses a deep longing for home and the comfort of familiar surroundings. The lyrics describe the beauty and tranquility of the Suwannee River in Florida, and the singer’s desire to return to it ... a universal expression of nostalgia and yearning for one’s roots and childhood. Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the most famous and highest-paid stars of the early 20th century, often referred to as "The World’s Greatest Entertainer". Jolson is best known for his dynamic singing style and his role in the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). Jolson’s performances, including his rendition of “Old Folks at Home,” were characterized by their emotional intensity and theatricality. His powerful voice and emotive delivery certainly left a lasting impact on many listeners. VOTE TRUMP November 5 2024 MAGA!!!!
@chynnadoll32772 күн бұрын
@JohnPiperBoots : Well at least you're voting for Trump 👍. I appreciate your heartfelt explanation, but it really doesn't answer my question. I've seen "The Jazz Singer" (the one you're referring to) and I still don't get it. Thank you for replying though 🌹🌹.
@CrystalClearskies-cb9ji12 күн бұрын
His father wasn’t a Rabbi he was a Cantor
@RayPointerChannel Жыл бұрын
Asa is pronounced "Aye-Say."
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
"A"-sa. Not, "Ah-sa"
@josephciolino54934 ай бұрын
STAY AWAY. -- DO NOT WATCH THIS TERRIBLE VIDEO. Be afraid be VERY afraid. Totally misleading title. It was nothing either tragic or horrifying about Jolson’s life or death. And that is beside the multitude of inaccuracies and miss information contained herein. Just stay away.
@lemonruffin Жыл бұрын
405 FREEWAY LA --- HILLSIDE MEMORIAL --- CAN SEE JOLSON'S GRAVE FROM FREEWAY
@chrisyarbrough785 Жыл бұрын
I'll bet he didn't play for the Tuskegee airmen
@robertklose2140 Жыл бұрын
Who knows? Maybe he did.
@KenDatMo Жыл бұрын
He may or may not have. He would NOT have refused to play for them. The fact is Jolson premiered many songs composed by the top black composers of the 20's and 30's, and the hits he made, made those composers successful. More than that, the stories are many regarding Jolson walking into a restaurant with those same composers, and telling the owner "if my friends aren't welcome, then Jolson isn't welcome." He opened a lot of doors for blacks in music and entertainment. Those are facts. Viewing performing in "blackface" only through today's lenses does not provide the full story of how and what people had to do to get into show business. Lord knows the man had his faults. Being racist, most certainly by today's standards, was not necessarily one of them.
@robertklose2140 Жыл бұрын
@@KenDatMo Well said. Thank you.
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
Oh, my God you know NOTHING about the minstrel show that Jolson joined. That's singular, "Minstrel" that was Dockstader's Minstrels,, who did NOT rely on songs of the Civil War era. How absurd. It was not the typical "Tambo and Bones," show. Good Lord.
@buddhistsympathizer1136 Жыл бұрын
Downvoting because of the inappropriate clickbait title
@LP-jn4tw Жыл бұрын
ServicePEOPLE, not servicemen. Hell of alot of women in the armed forces also, y'know.
@Psychiatrick Жыл бұрын
I am "thinking" "servicemen" might be in reference to those who fight ... of course, some women were near the front lines but not going on bombing runs, in the trenches, womaning a battleship turret, driving submarines. Sure, some lost their lives but not from direct battle confrontation ...
@azmike3572 Жыл бұрын
@@Psychiatrick Also, many women flew B-17s from America to Europe.
@DW-nb2zc Жыл бұрын
Stop
@frankieseidl5 ай бұрын
My great Aunt was a Navy Captain in the late 1980's, not many women were. She considered herself included in the word servicemen. She was always the smartest person in a room full of smart people. Miss her.
@gregdrmax5 ай бұрын
Horrifying? That word "lured" me in to watching this. Waste of time. Won't happen again.
@audreydaleski1067 Жыл бұрын
She had to walk away from his temper...
@margaretthomas8899 Жыл бұрын
He was 8 when she passed.
@dshe8637 Жыл бұрын
His wife, not his mother. He was a violent, abusive bully
@margaretthomas8899 Жыл бұрын
@@dshe8637 His possesivenes not any thing else! She had the hots for a younger man, and was carrying on with him, when married to Al
@dshe8637 Жыл бұрын
@@margaretthomas8899 He had four marriages. His wives divorced HIM because of his behaviour, except his last wife who was forty years younger than him.
@dshe8637 Жыл бұрын
@@margaretthomas8899 And abusive possessiveness is not ok
@ZDVictim9 ай бұрын
donning, not dawning...
@alineharam2 ай бұрын
AI VOICE. Click bait, do not waste your time.
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
So many errors!!!
@LazlosPlane Жыл бұрын
$1.99? You overpaid.
@masontatum5101 Жыл бұрын
Is there anything good about this man I mean he painting his face black as an insult for black people please can someone explain the good side of this man cause I really want to like this dude deep down
@michaelvaristo989 Жыл бұрын
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery means that someone who copies someone admires that person and wants to be more like him or her.
@azmike3572 Жыл бұрын
Please remember the times.
@BELCAN57 Жыл бұрын
Read a biography. He championed the career of Black vaudeville entertainers.
@robertmcewen4764 Жыл бұрын
You had to have seen him live. Those who did swore that his stage presence was electrifying. Nobody ever regarded him as a “nice guy” but Frank Sinatra and John Lennon had tempers that alienated a lot of people, too. Performers as diverse as Eddie Cantor, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Eddie Fisher, Connie Francis, Wayne Newton and Jackie Wilson all credited Jolson with having a huge impact on their performing styles. Until the day he died in 1950 he was regarded universally and indisputably as the world’s greatest entertainer. As for blackface, Jolson personally supported the careers and opened doors for Eunice Blake, Cab Calloway and many other black performers. But, to each his (or her) own. No one can persuade or convince you to appreciate Jolson if his talents are lost on you. In my case, I will never understand the appeal of rap, hip-hop, acid rock or glitter rock, no matter how popular stars of those genres become.
@margaretthomas8899 Жыл бұрын
@@robertmcewen4764 Very few now, have, or can remember experiencing Al Jolson live, I knew 2, and of course have heard celebrities like George Burns, Jack Benny, and others. What was left behind, movies, radio, records, some live footage, varies, but there is still plenty of indication of what he would have been like live, and there has been enough attraction in it all, purchase of his music, movies etc etc, plus you tube posts interest etc etc. What I have, read, heard, particularly by those who experienced it, not somebody who wrote it in a book, taken from what somebody else wrote, what made Jolie so good, or appealing live, was that he had the ability to make it feel like he was making it all up, then and there, just as the mood suited him, giving it all a spontaneous, authentic, personal, natural, believable, personal connection with everybody in an audience . His singing, comedy, and other talents were significant with in themselves, but it was how he tied it all together that was the icing on the cake!
@audreydaleski1067 Жыл бұрын
Ruby keeler maried him.
@wayne2allyn Жыл бұрын
Henrietta keller 1st, ruby keeler 3rd.
@67VW Жыл бұрын
Classic Hollywood clickbait
@georgewatson12036 ай бұрын
what a load of bollocks .
@dianas3627 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video.Sorry to say I found his act meaningless and not a talent,all a bit pointless,understanding it was a different time then.I am wanting to like him but struggling with his bad temper and attitude,maybe losing his dear mother at a young age affected his personality.
@wayne2allyn Жыл бұрын
His time was the 1st 3 decades, not today. He was, for over 20 years, the most popular and highest paid entertainer. Yes, ego was a part. He was on his own from his early years, having to work n forge his way in life initially with an older brother.
@margaretthomas8899Ай бұрын
What do you mean by your wanting to like him?
@janefearns39608 ай бұрын
Mikesooch. U have no imagination or empathy
@lewisc215 Жыл бұрын
BS
@eugeniasyro5774 Жыл бұрын
He wasn't funny and he couldn't sing or act.
@margaretthomas8899 Жыл бұрын
i hope your plea to be accepted in THE NOW, is accepted?
@JC57515 Жыл бұрын
He could sing
@dshe8637 Жыл бұрын
He was an abusive, violent, privileged, racist bully
@margaretthomas8899 Жыл бұрын
Prove it?
@tomreedyjr3631 Жыл бұрын
@@margaretthomas8899 he was a bully. Berkeley wrote in his autobiography that Jolson would keep EVERYONE on the stage while he continued to sing and raid the stage..
@@tomreedyjr3631 Milton Berle started various expanded discriminatory descriptions of Al Jolson, I.E stealing other people's material [ Berle himself has a bigger reputation of doing that more than anybody ] In the earlier days of show biz everybody did it, not so much when later bodies, song writers etc had laws come in to control things better, but it still went, and goes on. COPYING Is basically OK .or accepted by most, because in show biz, taking, sharing, benefits all! As for bullying, have a listen to some of The Friar's Roasts, after Jolie passed, and often M C'd by Berle himself. Milton Berle was in nappies [ very young ] when Al Jolson was dominating Show Biz, like most everybody then Al Jolson was his idol, particularly those with ambitions to make it in Show biz. Naturally as time passed, and Al Jolson himself did, Berle, and others found it more a need to be accepted by later generations, it pays, keeps them in jobs. So why not attack the biggest Entertainment star of the past. the man, he describes as not the nicest person who ever lived but always The World's Greatest Entertainer! There is much more about what Berle thought of Jolson, interviews etc with him via www.jolson.org. Go there and in search type in Milton Berle.