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Louis Armstrong made his first, and highly influential, recording of the song in August 1930, [3] and continued to play it throughout his career. [4] Unlike the crooners, Armstrong did not try to deliver the original song's lyrics or melody; instead, he smeared and dropped lyrics and added melodic scat breaks. [5]
First published in 1928, popular recordings were made by Seger Ellis (1928), Louis Armstrong (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930). [1] The lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024. [2] It is the unofficial anthem of Leicester City Football Club, adopted by fans in the 1980s.
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: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900–1971. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306803246. Riccardi, Ricky (2012). What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years. New York: Vintage. ISBN 9780307473295. OCLC 798285020. —— (2020). Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong. New York: Oxford University Press.
(1929), "Love for Sale" (1930) and "Night and Day" (1932). 1926 – "Big Butter and Egg Man" [90] is a jazz song written by Percy Venable for Louis Armstrong and May Alix. It was first recorded by Armstrong's Hot Five; the original 1926 recording contains one of Armstrong's most highly regarded cornet solos. [91] [92]
Louis Armstrong recorded it with Hoagy Carmichael on vocals on December 13, 1929, at Okeh studios after the stock market crashed, giving a badly needed boost to Carmichael's finances. The recording was released as Okeh 8756 in 1930 and became popular in 1932. The song utilises "call and response" to create a dialog between an aged father and ...
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.
Louis Armstrong recorded a version for Okeh Records (catalog No. 41375) on February 1, 1930 [3] and he recorded it again in 1955 for the album Satch Plays Fats. [ 4 ] Lee Morse recorded a version for Columbia Records in 1930.