“Sonny Boy”
Object Details
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “Sonny Boy” that was written and composed by Al Jolson, Ray Anderson, Bud DeSylva, and Lew Brown. The sheet music was published by DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson Inc in 1927. The song came from the film The Singing Fool, one of the first popular “talkies,” featuring Warner Brother’s revolutionary Vitaphone technology that synced sound with the film. The film featured Al Jolson as Al Stone and Davey Lee as his son, “Sonny Boy.” A photograph of them together is on the left of the pink cover that features a central white sun that is emitting rays.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- publishing date
- 1927
- ID Number
- 1983.0313.14
- accession number
- 1983.0313
- catalog number
- 1983.0313.14
- associated person
- Jolson, Al
- composer, lyricist
- DeSylva, B. G.
- publisher
- DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 3/4 in x 9 in; 29.845 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Record ID
- nmah_670703
- Usage
- CC0
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