A video of 16-year-old metalhead Johnny Crow receiving a Dean Razorback guitar as a birthday gift from his deceased father has gone viral online, racking up nearly 10 million views. Crow‘s father John recently passed away as a result of a heart attack. Young Johnny was with his father at the time of his passing and attempted to perform CPR on him. Prior to his passing, John had ordered his son the aforementioned guitar.
His sister Chandler Crow, aware of the purchase, took Johnny to the store to pick up the gift on his 26th birthday and filmed the below video, later uploading it to Facebook. Johnny told the The Times Herald of the outpouring of support he’s seen in since the video went viral: “It’s good to feel you’re not alone in this.”