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Long before the days of Rock and Roll, there existed high energy music called "Jazz". It was "the bad boy music" of the 1920s and Al Jolson was its greatest promoter. Look at Jolson's dance moves and whistling in this video clip, even Elvis would be hard pressed to duplicate something like that.
The storyline of Jolson's rebellion against his Jewish father over music has been repeated many times since then. "Where's it's at for you dad. Isn't, necessarily, where it's at for me.
The very popular movie of Jolson's life in 1946 seemed to confirm that he was music's first superstar. Whether singing in blackface or not, Jolson acknowledged the African American's contribution to popular high energy music.
The "Jazz Singer" was the first talking movie although much of it was silent. This film is an important step in the development of movies and musical performances. Three Stars.