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@Space Age Pop : Eden Ahbez (who wrote “Nature Boy”) was one of the authentic fringe figures in space age pop, a one-shot wonder so dramatically different from anyone else that he became, perhaps, a greater legend than his accomplishments justify. Born a good Jewish boy in Brooklyn, he ended up cultivating a Christ-like appearance and reputation among the fruits and nuts of sunny southern California.

@Eden@Shadow Box Studio : Many years ago, when Nature Boy” was the number one song all over the world, I was on one or two shows. And, on one of the shows, the man said, “What is your background? Where did you come from?”I thought: Oh yeah, I’ll tell him. You really want to know my background? There’s a mystery about you.” And my poem came to my mind, Once far into the desert land I went to search as men are want to search for truth. And there in meditation, all alone, quite suddenly, I came upon a youth,….” (They say - no capital letter - eden ahbez influenced the Hippie movement. Cool Bro!)

@Seeklyrics : : (The end of the song) “All you can count on are the raindrops that fall on little girl blue. (that must be some top blue paint to cope with the rain) …….. Why won’t somebody send a tender Blue boy to cheer up little girl blue.” (Yes why? at least they could procreate cute little smurfes )

@Al Jolson Society : The gross receipts of Al Jolson’s second motion picture, The Singing Fool, were not exceeded until Gone With The Wind, and which introduced the first million seller recording of all time, Sonny Boy. “When Al had finished singing him to sleep, the boy (played by David Lee)’s eyes were closed. The doctor looked at him and explained that Junior would never wake again.” (talk about a sad song)

CREDITS
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two well dressed boys Photo by Foxtongue
Tracklist
    Johnny Griffin - The Boy Next Door04.57
    Ray Charles - Lonely Boy02.49
    Caetano Veloso - Nature Boy01.58
    Gerry Mulligan - Blue Boy04.35
    Oscar Peterson - China Boy02.51
    Marlena Shaw - Go Away Little Boy02.46
    Louis Armstrong - China Boy02.57
    Cal Tjader - Sonny Boy02.39
    Archie Shepp - Nature Boy06.01
    Marty Wilde - Bad Boy02.23
    Bobby Jasper - Mad about the boys03.36
    Lester Young - Shoe Shine Boy03.05
    Frank Sinatra - The Little Drummer Boy03.05
    Stan Getz - S’Cool Boy02.42
    Lonely Blue Boy02.12
    Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot02.31
    Where The Boys Are02.37
    Nature Boy04.51
    Mad about the boy02.47
    Sunny Boy03.08
    Mary’s Boy Child03.02
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@New York Times : An agreeable surprise awaited those who attended the presentation at Warners’ Theatre last night of a Vitaphone film called “Sonny Boy,” for instead of sitting through scenes with strong doses of sentiment, the spectators were treated to a merry farce-comedy, in which Davey Lee, the youngster who appeared with Al Jolson in “The Singing Fool,” upheld his end in a gallant fashion. (Wait a sec. Is Sonny Boy dead or not?)

Now get ready for some confusion : a boy can be blue, a boy can be lonely (or lonesome if he is a cow-boy) and to top it all, a boy can be blue AND lonely (a solitary smurf?)

@Wikipedia : : Twitty would go on to enjoy rock-n-roll success with a song like “Danny Boy” and “Lonely Blue Boy”. “Lonely Blue Boy” was originally titled “Danny” and was recorded by Presley for the film King Creole It was not used in the film soundtrack.

@Union Square Music : In November 1950 session, Jack Lauderdale of Los Angeles based ËœSwing Time Records” returned to the Ray Charles ’s trio format, only this time with star guests; Oscar Moore (guitar) and Johnny Miller (bass), original members of the “King” Cole Trio. The Nat-style tune (”I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now”) and the Charles Brown tune (”Lonely Boy”) represented the professional if conservative half of the set.

@Gerry Mulligan Info : The material, (on “Jeru”) chosen by mutual consent of the players, comes from a wide variety of sources. The bossa nova “Capricious” and the lazy, insinuating “Inside Impromptu”, etc. etc. and, finally, there is Mulligan’s own “Blue Boy,” a wry commentary on the superfunk which often appears when saxophone player meets conga drummer.

And Marty Wilde (1959) “Bad Boy”, he was so bad that he became a girl “Pas gentille” under pop french icon Françoise Hardy. all over the world.to be continued… probably

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