A longtime Mobile resident, she made history as the first Republican woman in the Alabama House of Representatives and the ...

Al Jolson, world-renowned singer and entertainer, died here early this morning of a heart attack at the age of 64. He recently completed a tour of U.S. troop installations in Korea. The son of a ...

After nightfall, the sound of children's laughter sometimes drifts through the trees near the playground. Just beyond lies a burial ground where restless spirits and eerie legends have long haunted ...

Dozens of people have been injured at a memorial event in Kenya’s western city of Kisumu as huge crowds gathered to view the body of revered former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, local media reported.

On the face of it, Jolson and Company, the latest biographical musical presented by the Coconut Grove Playhouse, should be dead on arrival. Its subject, Al Jolson, became a star before World War I, ...

Burial is back with two more dark, dramatic sprawls. A new single from the intensely private electronic producer showed up online about an hour ago, just in time for Bandcamp Friday, with A-side ...

About the Album: Rare early recordings, some live, of Al Jolson from Chip Deffaa's own extensive collection. "Swanee," "Medley: Whispering / My Melancholy Baby / Poor Butterfly," "Ma Blushing Rosie," ...

Syrians visit the graves of their loved ones in the Jobar suburb of Damascus on the first day of Eid al-Adha — LOUAI BESHARA Only the cemetery in Damascus's devastated suburb of Jobar showed signs of ...

The Wonder Bar is a Viennese importation using the modern (and ancient) device of making the whole theatre the stage. It is notable solely for the fact that it brings Singer Asa Yoelson (Al Jolson) ...

The film discusses Chevrolet's aggressive advertising strategy for 1933, emphasizing its leadership in the automotive industry. It highlights the extensive use of newspapers, magazines, and radio to ...

A third-season episode of the television show “Mad Men,” titled “My Old Kentucky Home,” finds Don Draper and the crew from Sterling Cooper at a Kentucky Derby party. But it’s not the racing horses ...

Tune in for the 894th show, a jazz-filled hour celebrating the legendary artists featured in Kosher Jammer, the latest book by London-based jazz journalist Mike Garber. This deep dive explores how the ...