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"Black and Blue" debuted in the Broadway musical Hot Chocolates (1929), sung by Edith Wilson. Razaf biographer Barry Singer recounts that the lyricist was coerced into writing the song (with music by Waller) by the show's financier, New York mobster Dutch Schultz, though Razaf subverted Schultz's directive that it be a comedic number: [4]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10.The website's consensus reads: "A fitting tribute to a titan of American music, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues honors its subject by letting him tell his story in his own words."
Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, cornet 1926 "Heebie Jeebies" OKeh 1999 1928 "West End Blues" OKeh 1974 1928 "Weather Bird" OKeh 2008 with Earl Hines: 1929 "St. Louis Blues" OKeh 2008 with Red Allen: 1930 "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing on the Corner)" Victor 2007 Jimmie Rodgers (featuring Louis Armstrong) 1932 "All of Me" Columbia 2005 1938
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Louis Armstrong made his Broadway debut as part of the show's ensemble. [5] Cab Calloway later joined the cast as a replacement at Armstrong's recommendation. [6] Calloway later adopted the song "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue," originally sung by Edith Wilson, for his performances decades later. [7]
Black and Blue is a musical revue celebrating the black culture of dance and music in Paris between World War I and World War II.. Based on an idea by Mel Howard and conceived by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, it consists of songs by artists such as W. C. Handy, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Eubie Blake, and Big Maybelle and skits peppered with bits of bawdy humor.
Rhapsody in Black and Blue is a short ten-minute film that was created and released in 1932, starring Sidney Easton [1] and Fanny Belle DeKnight. [1] It is an early example of a "music video", showcasing the tunes I’ll Be Glad When You Are Dead You Rascal You and Shine, [2] sung and played by well-known jazz artist Louis Armstrong.
It was introduced by Clarence Williams' Blue Five with vocalist Eva Taylor. [102] McKinney's Cotton Pickers popularized the song with their 1930 recording and used it as their theme song. [103] Louis Armstrong also recorded a popular version in 1930. [102] 1926 – "I've Found a New Baby" [8] [104] [105] is a song by Jack Palmer and Spencer ...