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Al Jolson. A Bio-discography.
Kiner, Larry F.; Evans, Philip R.
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Description for Al Jolson. A Bio-discography.
Hardback. A comprehensive study of Jolson's career and touring data, providing extensive information on each of the performances. Bibliography. Num Pages: 808 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2183.
"What a life it was, and what a career...I wouldn't have dreamed that I could get lost in the pages of a bio-discography, but that's exactly what happened when I started to thumb this volume." —from the foreword by Leonard Maltin Who could forget Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody or The Jazz Singer? Al Jolson (1886-1950) was billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer" and to this day is still considered the standard by which entertainers' goals are measured. He achieved the top spot in virtually every medium in which he performed: stage, film, ... Read more
"What a life it was, and what a career...I wouldn't have dreamed that I could get lost in the pages of a bio-discography, but that's exactly what happened when I started to thumb this volume." —from the foreword by Leonard Maltin Who could forget Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody or The Jazz Singer? Al Jolson (1886-1950) was billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer" and to this day is still considered the standard by which entertainers' goals are measured. He achieved the top spot in virtually every medium in which he performed: stage, film, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
Number of Pages
808
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810826335
SKU
V9780810826335
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99-15
About Kiner, Larry F.; Evans, Philip R.
Larry F. Kiner has been doing research and compiling discographies since the early 1940s, with special emphasis on the personalities of the pre-1950 era and some of the non-jazz orchestras. Among his books are discographies on Harry Lauder and Nelson Eddy (Scarecrow). Philip R. Evans is a renowned researcher, writer, and consultant on the music and musicians of ... Read more
Reviews for Al Jolson. A Bio-discography.
...loads of great illustrations.
Reference and Research Book News
The large-size pages are beautifully set out on a day-by-day chronological basis and form a complete definitive record.
Film Review Annual
In what is easily the most spectacular 'ography'-monograph ever prepared on a popular entertainer, Kiner and Evans track down every surviving scrap of Jolsonia. They start ... Read more
Reference and Research Book News
The large-size pages are beautifully set out on a day-by-day chronological basis and form a complete definitive record.
Film Review Annual
In what is easily the most spectacular 'ography'-monograph ever prepared on a popular entertainer, Kiner and Evans track down every surviving scrap of Jolsonia. They start ... Read more