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Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, a self-described Armstrong admirer, asserted that a 1952 Louis Armstrong concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris played a significant role in inspiring him to create the fictional creatures called Cronopios that are the subject of a number of Cortázar's short stories. Cortázar once called ...
Her signature low and gravelly voice sung with Rainey's gusto and authoritative style inspired imitators from Louis Armstrong, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt among others. [31] In her lyrics, Rainey portrayed the black female experience like few others of the time reflecting a wide range of emotions and experiences.
"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.
The Tony winner opens up to PEOPLE about playing the music icon on stage, sharing that he found "a definite connection" withe the late star
On 22nd February 1960 he featured on the UK television show This Is Your Life, [2] an appearance which later inspired an album The Nat Gonella Story, modelled on Louis Armstrong's A Musical Autobiography. He also appeared on the BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs in August 1966. [3]
In October John prepared a new single called "Everybody Jam", inspired by Jazz, his love, and a tribute to his childhood idol Louis Armstrong. In a 1996 interview John explains why he was inspired by Louis: "Louis was the first and strongest influence on my musical existence.
"They loved me,” Leslie Uggams — Tony-winning star of stage and screen — recalled of her 1952 debut at the Apollo Theater as a 9-year-old singing, tap-dancing and doing impressions.
Louis Armstrong and Henry "Kid" Rena were just two of the boys who returned to practice with Davis and the band, according to Rena's brother Joe Rene. Armstrong recalled, "Mr. Davis made the boys play a little of every kind of music." [6] With the assistance of Davis, Armstrong joined the band playing in parades and at picnics around New ...