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  2. What a Wonderful World - Wikipedia

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    "What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong on August 16, 1967. In April 1968, it topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom, [3] but performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, disliked the song and refused to promote it.

  3. Wonderful World (Sam Cooke song) - Wikipedia

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    Wonderful World" quickly became Cooke's best-performing single since his first hit "You Send Me", reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart. [5] Billboard reviewed the single upon its release, giving it four stars and writing, "Moderate rocker gets a smooth belt from Sam Cooke in his usual ...

  4. ‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical ... - AOL

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    Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the globe. The revered trumpet player and singer Louis Armstrong ...

  5. A Wonderful World (musical) - Wikipedia

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    A Wonderful World - The Louis Armstrong Musical is a jukebox stage musical with a book by Aurin Squire. The show features a score of music originally performed by Louis Armstrong and others, with orchestrations and arrangements by Branford Marsalis . [ 1 ]

  6. In ‘A Wonderful World,’ James Monroe Iglehart Gives Raw ...

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    “A Wonderful World,” which opened at New York’s Studio 54 in November, charts Armstrong’s era-defining rise from trumpet prodigy and nightclub headliner to world-renowned vocalist and big ...

  7. Don't Worry About Me - Wikipedia

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    The album includes two covers: "What a Wonderful World," originally performed by Louis Armstrong, and "1969," originally performed by the Stooges. [10] "What a Wonderful World" was used for the ending credits of Michael Moore's film Bowling for Columbine. [citation needed] It also appeared on the soundtrack to Freaky Friday.

  8. Talk:What a Wonderful World - Wikipedia

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    In the main body of the text it says that the song was written by Bob Thiele, George David Weiss, and George Douglas, and that it has been suggested that 'George Douglas' was a pseudonym used by Dana Pelkie, because George Douglas hadn't been heard of before or since.

  9. Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World

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    [4] In 1993, five years after the original recording, Bertosa played the acoustic version for producer Jon de Mello while the two were completing work on Facing Future, and de Mello decided to include it on the album as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World".