Al Jolson was Broadway and vaudeville's biggest star, a booming, big-armed showman who turned every song into an event and every stage into a runway for pure charisma. His theatrical belt and knack for pulling an audience into the palm of his hand made him the first true multimedia superstar of American entertainment. Generations of singers, including performers he never met, absorbed his instinct for the grand gesture.

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1920

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