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Sonny Boy
Music and words by Al Jolson, B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
Performed by Jesse Crawford on the Wurlitzer Organ
Recorded October 5, 1928
Victor 21728

Jesse Crawford plays his own rendition of "Sonny Boy" on the Wurltzer pipe organ. The song was made popular by Al Jolson in the 1928 film "The Singing Fool." The guitarist on this recording is unidentified. The images used in this video portray the relationship of father and son. A few of the images are of famous people, but I'll let you figure out who they might be.

With Warner Bros., Al Jolson made his first "all-talking" picture, The Singing Fool (1928) — the story of a driven entertainer who insisted upon going on with the show even as his small son lay dying, and its signature tune, "Sonny Boy," became the first American record to sell one million copies. The film was even more popular than The Jazz Singer, and held the record for box-office attendance for 11 years, until broken by Gone with the Wind.