Upon receiving a copy of Richard Bernstein’s “Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer,” I thought: He wouldn’t say ...

Al Jolson Photo by Getty Images. By Ann Levin October 10, 2024. Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer By Richard Bernstein Knopf, 272 pages, $28.

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Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images. Even long into his 70s, ... Page 11 of the New York edition with the headline: Andy Bey, Jazz Singer With Rare Vocal Range And Control, Dies at 85.

Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, although he released more than 50 albums, was ...

Upon receiving a copy of Richard Bernstein’s “Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer,” I thought: He wouldn’t say that today because few people under 60 know the voice or care.