Gender
Male
Born
May 26, 1886
Srednick, LITHUANIA
Died
Oct 23, 1950
San Francisco, California, USA
Performer Producer Composer Lyricist
Also Known As
Asa Yoelson [Birthname]
Relations
Brother of
Harry Jolson
Husband of
Henrietta Keller (1906 - 1919) divorced
Husband of
Ethel Delmar (1922 - 1926) divorced
Husband of
Ruby Keeler (1928 - 1940) divorced
Husband of
Erle Galbraith (1945 - 1950) his death
  • CREDITS
    A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Nov 11, 2024 - Feb 23, 2025)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Lester Allen, Louis Alter, Louis Armstrong, Boyd Atkins, Paul Barbarin, Irving Berlin, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, Henry Creamer, Harry DeCosta, Eddie deLange, Buddy DeSylva, Howard Dietz, Thomas A. Dorsey, Jimmy Van Eaton, Ben Ellison, Fred Fisher, Giuseppe Giacosa, Joe Goodwin, Jerry Herman, Robert Hill, Oscar Hammerstein II, Luigi Illica, Al Jolson, Bert Kalmar, Francis Scott Key, Sam Lewis, Irving Mills, Clarence Muse, Katherine E. Purvis, Andy Razaf, Leon René, Otis René, Luis Carl Russell, Terry Shand, Sam Theard, Robert Thiele, Percy Venable, George Weiss, Hudson Whittaker and Spencer Williams
    Fosse (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard A. Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Jule Styne, Louis Prima, Leon Barry, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell and Frederick Loewe
    Big Deal (Apr 10, 1986 - Jun 08, 1986)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Abel Baer, Eubie Blake, Samuel W. Lewis, Joseph Young, Ted Fio Rito, Nacio Herb Brown, Richard Whiting, Fred Fisher, Jerome Kern, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Eleanor Sheehy, Edward Farley, Michael Riley, Al Lewis, Milton Ager, Al Jolson, Spencer Williams, Dave Dreyer, Harry Warren, Lewis E. Gensler, Leonello Casucci, Hal Goering, Ben Bernie, Leonard Ware, Jerry Brandow, Willie Spottswood, Leonard Kent, Edward Robinson and Walter Donaldson
    Going Up (Sep 19, 1976 - Oct 31, 1976)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics for "Hello Frisco" by Gene Buck; Lyrics for "I'll Think of You" by Rennold Wolf; Lyrics for "My Sumurun Girl" by Al Jolson
    Hold on to Your Hats (Sep 11, 1940 - Feb 01, 1941)
    Musical, Original
    The Wonder Bar (Mar 17, 1931 - May 29, 1931)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Monsieur Al - Original
    Big Boy (Aug 24, 1925 - Dec 1925)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
    Artists and Models [1925] (Jun 24, 1925 - May 07, 1926)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Al Jolson
      • Replacement (Mar 21, 1926 - ?)
    Big Boy (Jan 07, 1925 - Mar 14, 1925)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
    Bombo (May 14, 1923 - Jun 09, 1923)
    Musical, Return Engagement
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
      • Bombo - Original
      • The Duke of Bombo - Original
    Bombo (Oct 06, 1921 - Apr 08, 1922)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
    Sinbad (Feb 14, 1918 - Mar 29, 1919)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
      • Inbad the Porter - Original
    • Additional music by Al Jolson, Jean Schwartz, Harry Tierney, J. Turner Layton and Albert Gumble
    Robinson Crusoe, Jr. (Feb 17, 1916 - Jun 10, 1916)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Al Jolson
      • Gus Jackson - Original
      • Good Friday - Original
      • Fatima - Original
    Dancing Around (Oct 10, 1914 - Feb 13, 1915)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Monsieur Jean - Original
      • Gus - Original
    The Honeymoon Express (Feb 06, 1913 - Jun 14, 1913)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
    • Additional music by Al Jolson, Al W. Brown and Alexander Borodin
    A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society (Mar 05, 1912 - Jun 29, 1912)
    A Night with the Pierrots
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • The Humpback - Original
      • Bones - Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Irving Berlin, Louis A. Hirsch, Al Jolson and William Jerome
    The Whirl of Society
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Al Jolson
      • Gus - Original
    Vera Violetta (Nov 20, 1911 - Feb 24, 1912)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Claude - Original
    La Belle Paree (Sep 11, 1911 - Sep 16, 1911)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Erastus Sparkler - Original
    La Belle Paree / Bow-Sing / Tortajada (Mar 20, 1911 - Jun 10, 1911)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Al Jolson
      • Erastus Sparkler - Original
    Fosse (Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell, Frederick Loewe and Leon Barry
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Nov 11, 2024 - Feb 23, 2025)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Lester Allen, Louis Alter, Louis Armstrong, Boyd Atkins, Paul Barbarin, Irving Berlin, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, Henry Creamer, Harry DeCosta, Eddie deLange, Buddy DeSylva, Howard Dietz, Thomas A. Dorsey, Jimmy Van Eaton, Ben Ellison, Fred Fisher, Giuseppe Giacosa, Joe Goodwin, Jerry Herman, Robert Hill, Oscar Hammerstein II, Luigi Illica, Al Jolson, Bert Kalmar, Francis Scott Key, Sam Lewis, Irving Mills, Clarence Muse, Katherine E. Purvis, Andy Razaf, Leon René, Otis René, Luis Carl Russell, Terry Shand, Sam Theard, Robert Thiele, Percy Venable, George Weiss, Hudson Whittaker and Spencer Williams
Fosse (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard A. Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Jule Styne, Louis Prima, Leon Barry, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell and Frederick Loewe
Big Deal (Apr 10, 1986 - Jun 08, 1986)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Abel Baer, Eubie Blake, Samuel W. Lewis, Joseph Young, Ted Fio Rito, Nacio Herb Brown, Richard Whiting, Fred Fisher, Jerome Kern, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Eleanor Sheehy, Edward Farley, Michael Riley, Al Lewis, Milton Ager, Al Jolson, Spencer Williams, Dave Dreyer, Harry Warren, Lewis E. Gensler, Leonello Casucci, Hal Goering, Ben Bernie, Leonard Ware, Jerry Brandow, Willie Spottswood, Leonard Kent, Edward Robinson and Walter Donaldson
Going Up (Sep 19, 1976 - Oct 31, 1976)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics for "Hello Frisco" by Gene Buck; Lyrics for "I'll Think of You" by Rennold Wolf; Lyrics for "My Sumurun Girl" by Al Jolson
Hold on to Your Hats (Sep 11, 1940 - Feb 01, 1941)
Musical, Original
The Wonder Bar (Mar 17, 1931 - May 29, 1931)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Monsieur Al - Original
Big Boy (Aug 24, 1925 - Dec 1925)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
Artists and Models [1925] (Jun 24, 1925 - May 07, 1926)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Al Jolson
    • Replacement (Mar 21, 1926 - ?)
Big Boy (Jan 07, 1925 - Mar 14, 1925)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
Bombo (May 14, 1923 - Jun 09, 1923)
Musical, Return Engagement
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
    • Bombo - Original
    • The Duke of Bombo - Original
Bombo (Oct 06, 1921 - Apr 08, 1922)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
Sinbad (Feb 14, 1918 - Mar 29, 1919)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
    • Inbad the Porter - Original
  • Additional music by Al Jolson, Jean Schwartz, Harry Tierney, J. Turner Layton and Albert Gumble
Robinson Crusoe, Jr. (Feb 17, 1916 - Jun 10, 1916)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Al Jolson
    • Gus Jackson - Original
    • Good Friday - Original
    • Fatima - Original
Dancing Around (Oct 10, 1914 - Feb 13, 1915)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Monsieur Jean - Original
    • Gus - Original
The Honeymoon Express (Feb 06, 1913 - Jun 14, 1913)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
  • Additional music by Al Jolson, Al W. Brown and Alexander Borodin
A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society (Mar 05, 1912 - Jun 29, 1912)
A Night with the Pierrots
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • The Humpback - Original
    • Bones - Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Irving Berlin, Louis A. Hirsch, Al Jolson and William Jerome
The Whirl of Society
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Al Jolson
    • Gus - Original
Vera Violetta (Nov 20, 1911 - Feb 24, 1912)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Claude - Original
La Belle Paree (Sep 11, 1911 - Sep 16, 1911)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Erastus Sparkler - Original
La Belle Paree / Bow-Sing / Tortajada (Mar 20, 1911 - Jun 10, 1911)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Al Jolson
    • Erastus Sparkler - Original
Fosse (Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell, Frederick Loewe and Leon Barry

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