Sonny Boy
E40841
"Sonny Boy" is a popular 1928 sentimental ballad famously performed by Al Jolson that became one of the era’s best-selling songs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sonny Boy (1928 song) | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
popular song
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sentimental ballad ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sonny Boy
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surface form:
Sonny Boy (1928 song)
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| commercialSuccess | best-selling record of its time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
one of the era’s best-selling songs
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sentimental ballad ⓘ |
| era | 1920s popular music ⓘ |
| form | popular song form of the 1920s ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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popular music ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Al Jolson recording of Sonny Boy ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | hit song of the late 1920s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional sentimentality
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parental love ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sonny Boy self-link ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of early 20th-century American popular ballad ⓘ |
| isInCatalog | Al Jolson song repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | vocal music ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Al Jolson ⓘ |
| performer | Al Jolson ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1928 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sonny Boy (1928 song)
subject surface form:
The Singing Fool