Sonny Boy

original song written and composed by Ray Henderson, Bud De Sylva, Lew Brown, Al Jolson
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2326293
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Sonny Boy

Summary

Sonny Boy is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonny Boy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sonny Boy's composer is recorded as Lew Brown[4].
  • Sonny Boy's composer is recorded as Buddy DeSylva[5].
  • Sonny Boy's composer is recorded as Ray Henderson[6].
  • Sonny Boy's composer is recorded as Al Jolson[7].
  • Among the performers on Sonny Boy was Ruth Etting[8].
  • Among the performers on Sonny Boy was Al Jolson[9].
  • Sonny Boy was performed by Q273233[10].
  • Among the performers on Sonny Boy was The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra[11].
  • Sonny Boy was performed by The Andrews Sisters[12].
  • Sonny Boy was performed by Petula Clark[13].
  • Among the performers on Sonny Boy was Mandy Patinkin[14].
  • Sonny Boy was performed by John McCormack[15].
  • Sonny Boy's Commons category is recorded as Sonny Boy (1928 composition)[16].
  • Sonny Boy's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • Sonny Boy was published on 1928[18].
  • Sonny Boy's lyricist is recorded as Lew Brown[19].
  • Sonny Boy's lyricist is recorded as Buddy DeSylva[20].
  • Sonny Boy's lyricist is recorded as Ray Henderson[21].
  • Sonny Boy's lyricist is recorded as Al Jolson[22].
  • Sonny Boy's has edition or translation is recorded as Sonny Boy[23].
  • Sonny Boy's has edition or translation is recorded as Sonny Boy[24].
  • Sonny Boy's has edition or translation is recorded as Sonny Boy[25].
  • Sonny Boy's has edition or translation is recorded as Sonny Boy[26].
  • Sonny Boy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sonny Boy'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a9b3777b-5f41-4b47-a15f-c458a4b596c0[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Ruth Etting[8], Al Jolson[9], Q273233[10], The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra[11], The Andrews Sisters[12], and Petula Clark[13].

Publication

Sonny Boy was released on 1928[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[17].

Why It Matters

Sonny Boy ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Ruth Etting, Al Jolson, Q273233 +5
    Form of creative work song
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9011362597, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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