What Louis Armstrong Really Thinks
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Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Here’s a just published book on Pops. JazzLouis ArmstrongModernismmusicnew orleansThomas Brothers
Louis Armstrong Arrested 101 Years Ago
New Year’s Eve was a historic day in Louis Armstrong’s life and it was 101 years ago tonight that Louis got arrested for shooting off his stepfather’s pistol (loaded with blanks) during the evening’s celebration. Sent to the Colored Waif’s Home, Little Louis learned the cornet and… the rest is history! Here is how the…
Satchmo’s reading of “The Night Before Christmas”
H/T to the one and only Ricky Riccardi. Scroll down to hear the audio. Also here is a NPR programme with Ricky and the very philosophical Matt Glaser. Christmas at home in Corona (c. 1940s) Christmaschristmas in new orleansJazzLouis Armstronglouis armstrong housematt glaserRicky Riccardi
Red Beans And Rice-ly Yours
Below is the recipe for Pops’ favourite dish. Here is a recent variation. Pops often signed off his letters with variations of Red Beans And Ricely Yours. No surprise then that there was even an album carrying that title. And after all that gastronomic activity . . . well, you leave it all behind ya.…
Louis Armstrong, born on this day
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What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years
A great shout out for Ricky’s book which I’ve been banging on about for a while. Evan ChristopherJazzLouis Armstrongmusicnew orleanspopsRicky RiccardiSatchmoWhat a Wonderful World
Satchmo SummerFest
Wonderful lineup including New Birth Brass Band, Preservation Hall Brass Band, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, Palmetto Bug Stompers, Treme Brass Band and many more. And its free!!! JazzLouis ArmstrongMeschiya Lake and the Little Big HornsmusicNew Birth Brass Bandnew orleansPalmetto Bug StomperspopsPreservation Hall Brass BandSatchmoSatchmo summer festTreme Brass Band
“Pops,” July 6, 1971
Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of The Beautiful American. I still have a vague recollection of the BBC radio announcement. JazzLouis Armstrongmusicnew orleanspopsSatchmo
The Beautiful American
This from Ricky Riccardi’s excellent blog. Even with his frustrations over the treatment of his people, Armstrong remained a proud American and one of the country’s greatest cultural ambassadors. In 1959, Armstrong was asked about his title of “Ambassador of Goodwill,” Armstrong told a German reporter, “I’m an American first of all. And I don’t…
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