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.
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.
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. ❤️
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.
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
I asked my mom who is 96 years old to pick a song any song & I’ll find & play it for her via TH-cam. 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 TH-camrs regarding the history behind this song & Mr. Jolson !!!! ....I’m 59yrs
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!
This song is featuring in the Wodehouse’s tale ‘Jeeves and the Song of the Songs’, indeed i thank you up for give me this chance for understand that cool story. God bless your channel,
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
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
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..
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 .
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.
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.
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 ) ) .
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 ! 🌈
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
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".
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? 🙄
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
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...
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.
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
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...
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....
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so Jolson was simply paying tribute to the blacks who at the time, weren't allowed into show business. In essence, he was representing them and giving them a voice when they had none.
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
(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.
It's June 13th 2022 and my sonny boy which is a cat named sunny he got stuck in somebody's garage and must have passed away in their garage and I miss him and love him so much it's been two weeks and I'm going out of my mind crazy I love you sunny and miss you sonny boy it is only two years and two months old and I miss him and I've been crying it took a couple weeks for me to cry and I miss him so much I adopted a cat today which is June 13th but no cat will take his place
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.
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What great entertainer, he passed away in 1950 of a heart attack, but could of gone further. What a loss.
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
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.
thank you for the context.
stupid. it just an honest performance
You are a fucking idiot.
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.
i like some blackface performances.
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. ❤️
That’s such a beautiful story! Thank you very much for sharing this :)
thanks for sharing that with us shame I can only vote your comment up once
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.
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
@@aileenloredo6475 beautifully put,but now you (we) have to deal with the coronavirus. It's a catastrophe, not seen since WW2.
this is racist
So lovely when I was little and lived in Chicago my mom took me to see the jolson story
Not rash
I asked my mom who is 96 years old to pick a song any song & I’ll find & play it for her via TH-cam. 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 TH-camrs regarding the history behind this song & Mr. Jolson !!!! ....I’m 59yrs
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!
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?
This song is featuring in the Wodehouse’s tale ‘Jeeves and the Song of the Songs’, indeed i thank you up for give me this chance for understand that cool story. God bless your channel,
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
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
Jolson's voice could fill a room without a microphone, and he could sing all night. Amazing talent.
The late great Al Jolson. One of the best of all time.
Rest in peace with God.
This song has me crying. I love it!
"The angels, they grew lonely. They took you, because they were lonely. Now I'm lonely too, sonny boy" 😢
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..
Thanks for this it’s made my day 👌🏻🇬🇧…great stuff …what a song 🎵…what a performance ….nostalgia …devoid of wokery
Grandpa would sing this to me ca. 1933...Ive carried it with me ever since...
Wow
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
Did he douse himself in shoe polish first?
this is racist
@@thejollyrancher6713 that is funny
Who can hear this without shedding a tear
One of the very few performers who had the tremendous ability to put his heart and his soul into his deliverance.
im 48 and igrew up listeningvto my grandads hero .........so thiis always makes me cry god bless grandad
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.
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 .
God bless him I love his voice and music he was a good human being
Iconic. With deep-sizing Dr. Seuss, let’s pray they don’t burn every copy of “The Jazz Singer”.
Al Jolson was honored by the NAACP.
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 😢❤️😢❤️
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.
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.
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
John mccormack did it great too
Elvis.
Elvis was probably influenced by Jolson and incorporated passion into his own singing.
this is racist
@@AC-mp7cxNot really
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.
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 ) ) .
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
this is racist
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.
All my children were brought up on Al Jolson music and they loved him and still do.
Time traveller?
@@beniteztheconman I assume that you are aware of things such as vinyl cassettes cds betamax vhs dvd blu Ray the Internet etc
I work in a care home and run a dementia unit, and regularly my residents sing this song together. It's very sweet.
old people are racist this is not new info
He was the ever best.
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.
Al could captivate an audience for hours, his music and voice evoked so much emotion...he was the GREATEST entertainer!
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.
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
it's 95 degrees in my room, and i'm still getting goosebumps listening to this.
Inappropriate, sure, but EVERY thing is 'racist' to some....
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.
you can see the tears... such a true performance...
the one and only
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
Sounds like you did your Dad proud, sorry for your loss.
hirdy6 haa gay
jorrit meijer ?
Beautiful, honest sentiment.
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.
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.
@stanroach2842 Jolson reportedly gave a master class in showmanship that night.
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
Love Al Jolson ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you I never knew that let this be known he was a good man god bless him ❤
JOLLY at his best.
A tear jerker if you have an Angel in Heaven!
this is racist
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.
At least he kept a stiff upper lip.
jump out of which skin
this is racist
my favourite black performer bar none
HaHa
Better than the real deal.
WOW fantastic.
WOW JOLSON's magic.
This was played at my grandads funeral :(
He has a beautiful voice. I'm glad his film got the recognition it deserves.
You do realise he's in blackface right?
@@bedheadbeatz Yes I know of the blackface.
racist
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.
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!
What a great honor, not only for your great uncle, but for Jolson.
My dad passed away last Christmas and Al Jolson was his favourite, great memories of hearing all the songs and dvds 😢
😊 😊 I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 👆 the song but when last did you play it 💖
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 ! 🌈
@@sharoncunningham8688 😊 😊 That's cool 😎 I even have some of his songs on my play list it really nice
@@sharoncunningham8688 but is he your favorite musician too or don't love him like your dad do
Yeh I have his songs on my playlist 👍
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
Those were the better times indeed
SONNY BOY soooo gooood.
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".
Wiki?
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?
🙄
Come back, Jolie! We miss you!
He was a great singer
Always has me in tears remember my own son who died as a baby
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
this is racist
@@AC-mp7cx you have a warped mind and need confining in a secure unit
I'm sorry for you and your loss ...god bless you
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
this is great! thanks for posting
Triste, tb perdi irmão bebê e tios tb em tenra infância, Jolson grande intérprete.
This song is a central plot element in a hilarious story by P. G. Wodehouse, "Jeeves and the Song of Songs".
There was nobody better.
Superb
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...
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.
Right on Al
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
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
This scene is shown near the ending of the part-talkie movie The Singing Fool 1928.
If you all don't have a tear in your eye, you ain't human.
When you have lost a son it has a deep meaning
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
God bless
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...
I'm sorry. Yes music changes for me everytime I lose someone I cared about deeply.
For my Dad, while he was a way during the war his son died and he could not come over for the funeral.
In the film, his son is ill. He plays a stage performer who sings the song, which coincidentally links with his son.
Great song which my dad loved memories
This is one of the first records that sold 1'000,000 of copies...
Coloured people and the Irish love this song
Who are coloured people?
@@beniteztheconman Wouldn't the NAACP know?
@@beniteztheconmanpeople of colour.
@@beniteztheconman everyone on planet earth is a coloured person
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....
father song this song several times for me when i whas young and he whas a marvelous imitater of Al Jolson
Jolly sing it as it is!
Wahre Kunst!
Real Art!!
انا استمع للاغنية بعد قراءة "مادونا صاحبة معطف الفرو"
My dad used to pay on Minstrel shows. He called me on stage and sang this to me.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so Jolson was simply paying tribute to the blacks who at the time, weren't allowed into show business. In essence, he was representing them and giving them a voice when they had none.
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
better watch it now... will be outlawed soon
Lol 😆
Love Al Jolson songs my Darling Dad used to take him off in working men's clubs xxx
fantastisch 😍😢
mom i hear you calling im on the way see you at the top of the stairs 😇
My grandfather (born 1905) would call me "Sonny Boy."
Great anecdote. Got anymore?
(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.
thanks for explaining
Which son
Was his son black?
How did this guy not being on the 6H Dementhia Album
Is it okay to be 70 and flit around TH-cam ☺️,?
Of course, I am 81...you're only a baby!
great!
It's June 13th 2022 and my sonny boy which is a cat named sunny he got stuck in somebody's garage and must have passed away in their garage and I miss him and love him so much it's been two weeks and I'm going out of my mind crazy I love you sunny and miss you sonny boy it is only two years and two months old and I miss him and I've been crying it took a couple weeks for me to cry and I miss him so much I adopted a cat today which is June 13th but no cat will take his place
My dad has always Song this
Still the great Jazz singer.
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.
The fav song of Noddy Holder from Slade!
2:00 to the end...