I have the original record in my possession. My dad who listened to that same record as a child, used to call me Sonny Boy. I knew this song ever since I was a child myself. My dad died two years ago at almost 89 years old. Thanks for this beautiful memory.
@aileenloredo64754 жыл бұрын
i can’t even imagine all you’ve seen in your life... i hope one day when i am 89 i will look back and be able to say with confidence there’s nothing i didn’t do and to have to regrets
@manaharav4 жыл бұрын
@@aileenloredo6475 beautifully put,but now you (we) have to deal with the coronavirus. It's a catastrophe, not seen since WW2.
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@deletedelete31512 жыл бұрын
So lovely when I was little and lived in Chicago my mom took me to see the jolson story
@deletedelete31512 жыл бұрын
Not rash
@zoezr12 жыл бұрын
I asked my grandfather what the first ever movie he watched was and he answered with a smile "The Jazz Singer". The film came out in 1927 and he was born in 1928 and where he lived, theatres got movies somewhat late and he told me he saw this film with his mother and remembered when Al Jolson sang the line "climb upon my knee sonny boy" he got up from his seat and walked towards the screen because he thought Al was talking directly to him. I will never forget this story because it is so genuine and so sweet. ❤️
@teddycuthbert2 жыл бұрын
That’s such a beautiful story! Thank you very much for sharing this :)
@stewartmcrae8007 Жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing that with us shame I can only vote your comment up once
@edwardgunyo3638 Жыл бұрын
What great entertainer, he passed away in 1950 of a heart attack, but could of gone further. What a loss.
@trentblakeslee6643Ай бұрын
no way black face fell out of vouge in the 60s when the boomers thought they were gonna be woke before they decided Trump was where is was at
@shanty45902 жыл бұрын
I sang this to my son when he was 3. He loved it & said sing it again, my heart melted ❤️ that was his first ever in countering of someone singing to him & i cant sing a note, Bless my forever loving Sonny Boy ❤️ Love DAD xxx
@baxterstanley4 жыл бұрын
My son was born 11th June 1981, his name is Sonny, this is my song to him next year when he reaches 40. My mother passed away 4 year ago, I always listen to another song by Jolson to remember how no son realises how important our mothers are until they take their last breath, then its just regrets and tears. Id walk a million miles for one of your smiles My Mammy
@howardstern6664 жыл бұрын
Jolson's voice could fill a room without a microphone, and he could sing all night. Amazing talent.
@hylaw17096 жыл бұрын
I asked my mom who is 96 years old to pick a song any song & I’ll find & play it for her via KZbin. She was startled when I granted her request of this song which she remembered as a teenager. I was blown away when I read the comments of fellow KZbinrs regarding the history behind this song & Mr. Jolson !!!! ....I’m 59yrs
@myrnaflageul7346 Жыл бұрын
My Dad used to sing this song...my parents lost 2 babies long before I was born. I'm 81 now, still love Al Jolson. My faves are Red,red Robin and Sitting on top of the world. Both will be played at my funeral!
@trentblakeslee6643Ай бұрын
wow is she still alive a 101 or is she burnning in hell with Robert E. Lee and Jeferson Davis and all her favorite people?
@shipahoy10016 жыл бұрын
My Dad used to sing this to me , we even sang it at his 75th birthday bash, me sitting on his lap......"Climb upon my knee sonny boy.............though you're six foot three Sonnie boy" .. ah bless him.. I loved singing all the old songs with him, what happy memories, NOTHING can take them away..
@treyowen92138 жыл бұрын
This song has me crying. I love it!
@johnmachale29506 жыл бұрын
My widowed grandmother - her husband was killed in the First World War in Belgium - reared me and used to sit me on her knee while she played this record on her old gramophone in the west of Ireland. It still brings tears to my eyes. She died in 1946 when I was 7 years old. Thanks for the beautiful memory.
@keithlittlebury29864 жыл бұрын
I've never known anyone else who can sing with such passion and emotion as Al Jolson. It makes the hairs on the back of your neck tingle
@hfxz4 жыл бұрын
John mccormack did it great too
@raymondturner14784 жыл бұрын
Elvis.
@jazzpianoman012 жыл бұрын
Elvis was probably influenced by Jolson and incorporated passion into his own singing.
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@Clown_the_Clown11 ай бұрын
@@AC-mp7cxNot really
@henryratajczak7806 Жыл бұрын
The late great Al Jolson. One of the best of all time. Rest in peace with God.
@zarahankss76972 жыл бұрын
My dad’s all time favourite Al Jolson. Lost my dad 12 years ago first time since I have even been able to listen to Jolson. Such memories 😢❤️😢❤️
@MrLouiegenzano5 жыл бұрын
This is the saddest song I have ever heard. Can never help from crying when I hear the words and how Jolson sang it. Jolson was great.
@mikevallen9994 жыл бұрын
Louie Genzano .....Please listen to the version of " Sonny Boy " by recording artist Jackie Wilson ( posted by yours truly Mike Vallen ( friend of Jackie Wilson's ) ) .
@whatzause2 жыл бұрын
I played this today after what seems like a lifetime of not hearing it. I didn’t know tears were going to run from my eyes, but they sure did. I once heard this song was originally conceived in an effort to be ludicrously maudlin-for a sort of joke. And then they were surprised at the seriousness of the hit it made
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@Guywhoselifeisshit Жыл бұрын
i just think of my best friend going away from me cuz he is like a brother to me and he probably has same feelings but he cant help it.
@edwinsvigals778810 жыл бұрын
Grandpa would sing this to me ca. 1933...Ive carried it with me ever since...
@CHRISRepAZ4 жыл бұрын
Wow
@chrismcallister33554 жыл бұрын
Mine did too. This version was released the year he went to New York for 3 years aged 19. He used to call me sonny boy
@thejollyrancher67133 жыл бұрын
Did he douse himself in shoe polish first?
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@beniteztheconman Жыл бұрын
@@thejollyrancher6713 that is funny
@ritacable6159 Жыл бұрын
Al Jolsen what an amazing talent , when l hear him sing sonny boy or mammy with such emotion , it makes me want to cry . Jolsen sings straight from the heart . Best wishes from Australia .
@MrImiller0710 жыл бұрын
In 1945 there was a Friars Club gala in which various stars performed over the course of three hours. Jolson was on the bill however his career was on the decline. He performed Sonny Boy and the audience was mesmerized. A producer saw the effect that Jolson still had on an audience and decided to create a biographical film on Jolson's life and career, "The Jolson Story". It was produced at Columbia, it was an unexpected sensation, Jolson's career was revitalized and a successful sequel was made.
@reyalpEleluku Жыл бұрын
@stanroach2842 Jolson reportedly gave a master class in showmanship that night.
@cheali24 жыл бұрын
Climb upon my knee, Sonny Boy, Though you're only three, Sonny Boy, You've no way of knowing, There's no way of showing, What you mean to me, Sonny Boy. When there are grey skies, I don't mind the grey skies, You make them blue, Sonny Boy. Friends may forsake me, Let them all forsake me, I still have you, Sonny Boy. You're sent from Heaven And I know your worth, You've made a Heaven For me, right here on Earth When I'm old and grey, dear, Promise you won't stray, dear For I love you so, Sonny Boy. When there are grey skies, I don't mind the grey skies, You make them blue, Sonny Boy. Friends may forsake me, Let `em, let `em all forsake me, I still have you, Sonny Boy. You're sent from Heaven And I know your worth, Why, you made a Heaven For me, right here on Earth. And the Angels, they grew lonely, And they took you because they were lonely, Now I'm lonely too, Sonny Boy.
@taragreenetarotastrologyre49457 жыл бұрын
My dad was also called sonny by his older sisters. He used to play this record and sing it to me and I always choked up.
@andrewtopley726511 жыл бұрын
im 48 and igrew up listeningvto my grandads hero .........so thiis always makes me cry god bless grandad
@wahkontah19485 жыл бұрын
My dad was called Sonny after this song, so when I hear this I can just visualize my grandfather having my dad on his knee singing this song.
@danielche23494 жыл бұрын
you can see the tears... such a true performance...
@waynebreivogel17423 жыл бұрын
Iconic. With deep-sizing Dr. Seuss, let’s pray they don’t burn every copy of “The Jazz Singer”.
@harrisonwestphall23813 жыл бұрын
He has a beautiful voice. I'm glad his film got the recognition it deserves.
@bedheadbeatz2 жыл бұрын
You do realise he's in blackface right?
@harrisonwestphall23812 жыл бұрын
@@bedheadbeatz Yes I know of the blackface.
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
racist
@TheRevelationmaster6 жыл бұрын
Genius. Did you see the trembling lower lip? Jolson poured himself into his music. No one has touched him since. Lary Parks did a gret job, but he couldn't establish Jolson's style of movement. He always looked like he wanted to jump out of his skin when he sang. Sooo vibrant.
@bernardbrenner60883 жыл бұрын
At least he kept a stiff upper lip.
@jewishlad67872 жыл бұрын
jump out of which skin
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@susanlawson283310 жыл бұрын
My Dad was called Sonny by his mum when he was a boy. Sadly my Dad passed away a couple of weeks ago at the age of 83. He was a huge Jolson fan and we as children were introduced to him. At his funeral we played this as we were saying our final goodbye. Dad would have loved it. Miss him so much. Love you always Dad. xx
@hirdy610 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you did your Dad proud, sorry for your loss.
@jmeijer230910 жыл бұрын
hirdy6 haa gay
@hirdy610 жыл бұрын
jorrit meijer ?
@CarlDuke10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, honest sentiment.
@CarlDuke10 жыл бұрын
The late incredibly talented singer Eddie Fisher always mentioned that he was called Sonny Boy as a youngster because of this tune. Eddie was born in 1928 the same year this song was written and would become the best interpreter of Jolson songs.
@maybrook18 жыл бұрын
it's 95 degrees in my room, and i'm still getting goosebumps listening to this.
@mr_mack_indenver78077 жыл бұрын
Inappropriate, sure, but EVERY thing is 'racist' to some....
@robertamsel47697 жыл бұрын
Today, of course, "blackface" would be racist. But back in the late 1920's when this song was performed by Jolson, it was considered acceptable.
@SZYB3 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this it’s made my day 👌🏻🇬🇧…great stuff …what a song 🎵…what a performance ….nostalgia …devoid of wokery
@JubileumTv8 жыл бұрын
He was a great singer
@charlespisanosr58279 жыл бұрын
A tear jerker if you have an Angel in Heaven!
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@willardjansen7 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson performed with a black face as a protest to black people not being allowed to perform on stage. He was credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences. As early as 1911, he became known for fighting against black discrimination on Broadway.
@Pawg_Alf7 жыл бұрын
thank you for the context.
@prekrasnie7 жыл бұрын
stupid. it just an honest performance
@420ThizzThug7 жыл бұрын
You are a fucking idiot.
@cjc47656 жыл бұрын
Not so Willard. Although he loved black entertainers and their music he sang in Blackface from his minstrel days and also he felt more comfortable when in blackface. He did however promote black entertainers such as Hubie Blake and many more. BUT the blackface was really a sign of the times.
@lindinle6 жыл бұрын
i like some blackface performances.
@lorrainepaul59287 жыл бұрын
My great-uncle George Sutherland was Managing Director of Allens Music in Melbourne. He met Jolson many times as well as other great performers. My family has a photo of him playing golf with the great Opera-singer, Gigli. Great-uncle George also knew Nellie Melba.
@margaretthomas88993 жыл бұрын
I used to go into Allens a lot Lorraine. and bought many Jolson Albums there. I remember listining to one of his 1924 to 1930 records there in one of the sound proof booths on the side you were put in, and a lady looking at me with a big grin on her face and walking straight up and looking me in the eye and saying ' THATS A BEAUTY'! Only with JOLIE you experience these things!
@grampy2014 Жыл бұрын
What a great honor, not only for your great uncle, but for Jolson.
@williambanks968 Жыл бұрын
All my children were brought up on Al Jolson music and they loved him and still do.
@beniteztheconman Жыл бұрын
Time traveller?
@stewartmcrae8007 Жыл бұрын
@@beniteztheconman I assume that you are aware of things such as vinyl cassettes cds betamax vhs dvd blu Ray the Internet etc
@thecarter58687 жыл бұрын
Come back, Jolie! We miss you!
@boba37314 жыл бұрын
the one and only
@sharoncunningham86886 жыл бұрын
My dad passed away last Christmas and Al Jolson was his favourite, great memories of hearing all the songs and dvds 😢
@johnhalbert35753 жыл бұрын
😊 😊 I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 👆 the song but when last did you play it 💖
@sharoncunningham86883 жыл бұрын
Last played probs a year ago now! Every now n then I play the songs to remind me of my Dad , he was always listening to Al Jolson 🥰 he loved them all ..my favourite is There’s a rainbow round my shoulder ! 🌈
@johnhalbert35753 жыл бұрын
@@sharoncunningham8688 😊 😊 That's cool 😎 I even have some of his songs on my play list it really nice
@johnhalbert35753 жыл бұрын
@@sharoncunningham8688 but is he your favorite musician too or don't love him like your dad do
@sharoncunningham86883 жыл бұрын
Yeh I have his songs on my playlist 👍
@lorenzolucchesi28767 ай бұрын
Al could captivate an audience for hours, his music and voice evoked so much emotion...he was the GREATEST entertainer!
@J.M.Chadwick64 ай бұрын
One of the very few performers who had the tremendous ability to put his heart and his soul into his deliverance.
@brijels90155 жыл бұрын
Triste, tb perdi irmão bebê e tios tb em tenra infância, Jolson grande intérprete.
@pufmama Жыл бұрын
Who can hear this without shedding a tear
@DilettanteXyz5 жыл бұрын
This song is a central plot element in a hilarious story by P. G. Wodehouse, "Jeeves and the Song of Songs".
@brandontadday62882 жыл бұрын
"The angels, they grew lonely. They took you, because they were lonely. Now I'm lonely too, sonny boy" 😢
@joansmith60927 жыл бұрын
This scene is shown near the ending of the part-talkie movie The Singing Fool 1928.
@user-kk8oe5rq1q7 ай бұрын
Thank you I never knew that let this be known he was a good man god bless him ❤
@ColtDee9 ай бұрын
WOW fantastic.
@wrrsr882 жыл бұрын
He was the ever best.
@reyalpEleluku Жыл бұрын
The composers wrote the lyrics as a joke, so I'm told, but Jolson made millions cry with this. A happier version of this song appears earlier in the movie, before 'Sonny Boy' dies.
@JaimeGarcia-pe7bj Жыл бұрын
Al Jolson was honored by the NAACP.
@davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight7 ай бұрын
Love Al Jolson ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@lili-maedodd4743 жыл бұрын
This was played at my grandads funeral :(
@user-er2ij6wx1o8 жыл бұрын
Always has me in tears remember my own son who died as a baby
@house_cocoon4 жыл бұрын
I know this comment is 4 years old, but I am so very sorry for your loss. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to lose a child, and you're very brave to comment about it. Sending all my love your way
@AC-mp7cx2 жыл бұрын
this is racist
@user-er2ij6wx1o2 жыл бұрын
@@AC-mp7cx you have a warped mind and need confining in a secure unit
@a.lateralus584011 ай бұрын
I'm sorry for you and your loss ...god bless you
@doodkfkrpekfmfmrke49986 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry man, that must really hurt Hopefully you still have other children, although it must really hurt to lose one as a baby nonetheless
@inuluver1510 жыл бұрын
Al Jolson was famous for playing characters in blackface (he rubbed a burnt cork mask on his face to imitate the African American complexion, according to Wikipedia). He became famous for his blackface characters and this was quite common at the time because black entertainers weren't really common/allowed in showbusiness.
@Mikelumpkin10 ай бұрын
SONNY BOY soooo gooood.
@uncled39 Жыл бұрын
Superb
@user-kk8oe5rq1q28 күн бұрын
God bless him I love his voice and music he was a good human being
@no-zz3br Жыл бұрын
my favourite black performer bar none
@paulkruger491 Жыл бұрын
HaHa
@varietyguyАй бұрын
Better than the real deal.
@Ojb_19593 жыл бұрын
Right on Al
@sweepsmamma16 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Dads fave singer. He used to black up like Al and go round all the clubs singing his songs (he did sound like him)Seeing this brings very happy days back to me when Mu and dad were alive. Thanku
@gmtorres622 жыл бұрын
Jolson enjoyed performing in blackface makeup, a theatrical convention since the Mid-19th Century and Vaudeville. With his unique and dynamic style of singing Black music, such as Jazz and Blues. Jolson was Later Credited with Single-Handedly Introducing African-American Music to white audiences. As Early As 1911, Al Jolson Became Known "For Fighting Against Black Discrimination On Broadway".
@beniteztheconman Жыл бұрын
Wiki?
@fredschepers51493 ай бұрын
Yeah.. I doubt he was there in 1911, don't you think? Or am I wrong and do you have some proper original anecdotes from that time when you visited his performances? 🙄
@maybrook111 жыл бұрын
There was nobody better.
@Nite3088916 жыл бұрын
I was the manager and friend of a 'later" Star in the music business that left us and my heart Breaks... .BUT...THis one made me want to do this and tell all who even care...I MiSS the Music
@maypost16 жыл бұрын
this is great! thanks for posting
@ronnietaylor81677 жыл бұрын
Great song which my dad loved memories
@ColtDee4 ай бұрын
WOW JOLSON's magic.
@georgeshoegaerts161211 жыл бұрын
father song this song several times for me when i whas young and he whas a marvelous imitater of Al Jolson
@nicksmpsn65462 ай бұрын
I work in a care home and run a dementia unit, and regularly my residents sing this song together. It's very sweet.
@trentblakeslee6643Ай бұрын
old people are racist this is not new info
@user-er2ij6wx1o8 жыл бұрын
When you have lost a son it has a deep meaning
@susuxbasi6 жыл бұрын
garyofhighcliffe88@gmail.com Highcliffe 4 I feel yours my friend. This song always makes me miss my daughter so much. I heard this song via Tiny Tim
@billtate40495 жыл бұрын
God bless
@None4you2day5 жыл бұрын
garyofhighcliffe88@gmail.com Highcliffe 4 My father is 94 and when I was a kid I remember him singing this song to me and now he isn’t doing to well but I played this song for him and for the first time in a month he looked me in the eyes and smiled and said I remember. Totally blew me away and the two nurses in the room couldn’t believe it. They both said wow at the same time...
@cpmontanapromoblackheartta38863 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry. Yes music changes for me everytime I lose someone I cared about deeply.
@dotyapp53632 ай бұрын
My dad use to sing this to me , and always had tears in his eyes im 86 now but I was just a little girl back then but always remember it
@alancosway94032 ай бұрын
Just lost my dad to day he used to black up and sing Al jolson , just had to listen to Sony boy 😂 rip dad ..love Alan xx
@Mill0103 ай бұрын
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
@inuluver1510 жыл бұрын
(continued) This particular film stars Jolson as an entertainer much like himself who plays characters in blackface. His son is dying and in this scene, he finds out that his son has just died, but the show must go on.
@keithlittlebury29864 жыл бұрын
thanks for explaining
@robertcooper35513 жыл бұрын
Which son
@beniteztheconman Жыл бұрын
Was his son black?
@ricardoswing8 жыл бұрын
Wahre Kunst! Real Art!!
@sirphineasluciusambercromb91142 жыл бұрын
Coloured people and the Irish love this song
@beniteztheconman Жыл бұрын
Who are coloured people?
@66smithra Жыл бұрын
@@beniteztheconman Wouldn't the NAACP know?
@uncled39 Жыл бұрын
@@beniteztheconmanpeople of colour.
@stewartmcrae800710 ай бұрын
@@beniteztheconman everyone on planet earth is a coloured person
@fredschepers51493 ай бұрын
I am not. I don't colour myself. I am just white. You might not have noticed it, but Al Jolson was originally not black. It's make up... Hence the comment about coloured people... On a positive note tho, at least he (like a few others) paved the way for black people to come on stage instead of being pissed on by large groups of white people in that time. Not sure if you ever heard of the "Rat pack", but members of that "pack" refused to perform if Sammy Davis jr wasn't allowed inside and on stage. And make no mistake... They as well took the piss out of black people. But with a clear goal! And that pack had some big names in that time. Kudos for Mr. jolson....
@elias016 жыл бұрын
This is one of the first records that sold 1'000,000 of copies...
@jackdempsey42583 жыл бұрын
better watch it now... will be outlawed soon
@jackbrown41303 жыл бұрын
Lol 😆
@caponen63543 жыл бұрын
great!
@ya.thegoat87952 жыл бұрын
In the film, his son is ill. He plays a stage performer who sings the song, which coincidentally links with his son.
@dankogrgic835510 ай бұрын
Those were the better times indeed
@marjowielinga273211 жыл бұрын
For my Dad, while he was a way during the war his son died and he could not come over for the funeral.
@PJ-ww7by7 жыл бұрын
Is it okay to be 70 and flit around KZbin ☺️,?
@myrnaflageul7346 Жыл бұрын
Of course, I am 81...you're only a baby!
@mcdeadsquirrel3 жыл бұрын
If you all don't have a tear in your eye, you ain't human.
@vladimircordero84737 жыл бұрын
esta cancion a mi me emociona mucho . que triste que ya no existan cantantes hoy en dia como lo fueron Al jonson y muchos mas de esas epocas . por que ahora lo que hay son solo basura cantantes badura con du musica basura
@eddiegrispo88864 жыл бұрын
My dad used to pay on Minstrel shows. He called me on stage and sang this to me.
@ColtDee2 ай бұрын
Jolly sing it as it is!
@christaberlin69705 жыл бұрын
fantastisch 😍😢
@macca635 жыл бұрын
The fav song of Noddy Holder from Slade!
@cakelrete96125 жыл бұрын
Climb up on my knee Sonny Boy Though you're only three Sonny Boy You've no way of knowing There's no way of showing What you mean to me Sonny Boy. [Chorus] When there are gray skies, I don't mind the gray skies. You make them blue Sonny Boy. Friends may forsake me. Let them all forsake me. I still have you Sonny Boy. You're sent from heaven And I know your worth. You made a heaven For me here on earth. When I'm old and gray dear Promise you won't stray dear For I love you so Sonny Boy. [Chorus] You're sent from heaven And I know your worth. You've made a heaven For me here on earth. And the angels grew lonely Took you because they were lonely I'm lonely too Sonny Boy.
@maureencraven46882 жыл бұрын
Love Al Jolson songs my Darling Dad used to take him off in working men's clubs xxx
@ColtDee6 ай бұрын
JOLLY at his best.
@mannypinchevsky52324 жыл бұрын
My dad has always Song this
@user-jy8et3gh8p17 күн бұрын
Ongemakkelijke beelden bij een grandioos gebracht, sentimenteel lied. Prachtig. Dat Al als succesvol geëmigreerde Jood, wat vond van het alom aanwezige racisme in zijn nieuwe land, is algemeen bekend. Dit liedje, en Al, is voor altijd, de black face iets dat we niet terug (zouden moeten) willen. Stem Biden, er is (helaas) géén keus...
@davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight6 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@maybrook116 жыл бұрын
without a doubt
@miffy195011 жыл бұрын
OMG......cry....
@ghostrider-ek8gu3 жыл бұрын
Still the great Jazz singer.
@sebacabra06ITA9 ай бұрын
How did this guy not being on the 6H Dementhia Album
@Dovid20002 жыл бұрын
My grandfather (born 1905) would call me "Sonny Boy."
@beniteztheconman Жыл бұрын
Great anecdote. Got anymore?
@tommyvermiglio16495 жыл бұрын
I Get That Song By Al Jolson In My Head
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I Get That Song By Al Jolson In My Head
@tommyvermiglio16495 жыл бұрын
And He Sings Mammy Swanee Let Me Sing I'm Happy Rock A Bye My Baby With A Dixie Melody Quarter To Nine Hello My Baby