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"Stardust" is a 1927 song composed by Hoagy Carmichael, with lyrics later added by Mitchell Parish. It has been recorded as an instrumental or vocal track over 1,500 times. Carmichael developed a taste for jazz while attending Indiana University .
Armstrong in 1947. Louis Armstrong (1901–1971), nicknamed Satchmo [1] or Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz and in all of American popular music.
Louis Armstrong recorded an influential ballad rendition in 1931. The song is arguably the most recorded popular song, and one of the top jazz standards. Billboard magazine conducted a poll of leading disk jockeys in 1955 on the "popular song record of all time"; four different renditions of "Stardust" made it to the list, including Glenn ...
Armstrong's interpretation of Carmichael's "Stardust" became one of the most successful versions of this song ever recorded, showcasing Armstrong's unique vocal sound and style and his innovative approach to singing songs that were already standards.
Hammerstein later adapted the lyrics to be "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" [2] and it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1951. [ 1 ] It was also performed by Mickey Rooney with William Demarest , by Sally Forrest , and by Kay Brown (virtually the entire cast performed part or all of the song) in the 1951 film The Strip , and was a sort of ...
Stardust, a 1952 novel by Kathleen Lindsay under the pen name Molly Waring; Stardust, a 1974 novel by William Bayer; Stardust, a novelization of the 1974 film by Ray Connolly; Stardust, a 1982 novel by Anne Hampson; Stardust, a 1983 novel by Parris Afton Bonds; Stardust, a 1988 novel by Nan Ryan; Stardust (Parker novel), a 1990 novel by Robert ...
Crosby and Armstrong worked together many times before they recorded this album, appearing in films such as Pennies from Heaven (1936), Here Comes the Groom (1951), and High Society (1956). They made several radio broadcasts together between 1949 and 1951. [3] The lyrics of the songs were adapted for them by a number of notable songwriters. [4]
Photo of Armstrong in 1936. The Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five and Hot Seven groups. . According to the National Recording Registry, [1] "Louis Armstrong was jazz's first great soloist and is among American music's most important and influential figu