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...as part of the Stoptime event celebrating Armstrong. Ed Burke 7/6/11 Tina Baird, left, and Jenna Bryfonski tap dance to Louis Armstrong songs on the porch of the Dorothy Nolan House during a Stoptime performance Wednesday celebrating Armstrong's legacy. Ed...
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The Saratogian
http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2011/07/06/news/doc4e151207c8e09605786399.txt
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...at www.stoptimesaratoga.com. Artist Margo Mensing’s impetus for Stoptime originated in her year-long study and response to Louis Armstrong’s music, life and influence. Mensing chose Louis Armstrong, who died at age 69, for her seventh year in her ongoing series...
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The Saratogian
http://saratogian.com/articles/2011/06/29/entertainment/doc4e0bc995beecf857239500.txt
Dedicated to my sweet friends Raymond and Joceli
I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world I see skies so blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands, saying, "how do you do?" They're really saying, "I love you" I hear babies cry, I watch them grow They'll learn much more, than I'll never know And I think to myself, what a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Louis Armstrong - what a wonderful world
Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden-Jack-Armstong Blues
Snow - Danmark
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PopsA Life of Louis Armstrong By Terry Teachout Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 475 pp. $30 Reviewed by Frank Wilson There probably is no such thing as a definitive biography of anyone, but Terry Teachout's Pops is likely to remain indispensable to any and
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Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20091229_Biography_looks_at_Louis_Armstrong_through_his_art.html
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“I’m not on that video nor was I there. I’m a life-long Louis Armstrong nut so I know when he did everything. There are two books that I get my information about videos from, “All Of Me-The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong” by Jos Willems &
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Harlem World
http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/what-a-wonderful-world-louis-armstrong/
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Thirty-eight years after Louis Armstrong's death, Terry Teachout has made the possible, possible: He has written a definitive narrative biography of the greatest jazz musician of the 20th century....It took decades to finally get a comprehensive
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/12/tt_this_happy_madness.html
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The more time you spend looking at Louis Armstrong on film and listening to him on record, the more you come to a single realization: Armstrong has done more than any other performer to shape America's collective personality. Virtually every
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All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=46426
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Louis Armstrong was a bundle of contradictions: a dazzling trumpeter who knocked the Beatles off the pop charts; a prolific writer and composer who was threatened by the mob. Today, Terry Teachout, author of the book Pops explains the mystery of Louis
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WNYC | New York Public Radio
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Louis Armstrong was a lot more than a gravelly voiced vocalist who sang the hits "Hello, Dolly" and "What a Wonderful World." Armstrong was also a lot more than an innovative jazz composer and trumpet player. According to his most recent biographer,
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2010428006_br06armstrong.html?syndication=rss
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Jazz icon Louis Armstrong didn't just leave behind a cache of musical recordings — he documented hundreds of his private conversations on tape. Those recordings served as the basis for Terry Teachout's new biography of the legendary musician, Pops: A
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NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121026170&ft=1&f=5
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Columbus, OH -- The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) will present the music of Louis Armstrong's famous Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings through a series of concerts and educational activities in February 2010 to coincide with Black History Month
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All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=46322
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Reporting from New York - In 1947, jazz great Louis Armstrong got himself a new gadget -- a tape recorder, fresh out on the consumer market. It was a big, boxy machine that he set up in concert halls and jazz joints to record his
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Lost in the Ozone
http://davidmquintana.blogspot.com/2009/11/pops-life-of-louis-armstrong-by-terry.html
i've gotten more hits and comments than i know what to do with. i uploaded this song way before apple put it on a commercial. i uploaded it simply because it's one of my favorite songs and i couldn't find it anywhere online. cheers, toby
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Louis Armstrong, shown here in the mid-1960's on the steps of his home in Queens, now a museum is opening the home to trick or treaters on Halloween.
Shemar Williams dressed up as Michael Jackson outside of the Apollo. The outfit might be a
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New York Daily News
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Louis Armstrong With Sy Olivers Orchestra - Recorded August 13, 1954 Louis Armstrong, trumpet, vocal; Omer Simeon, soprano saxophone; Charlie Shavers, Taft Jordan, Abdul Salaam [William Chiefie Scott], trumpets; Al Cobbs Elmer Crumley, Paul Seiden, trombone; Barney Bigard, clarinet; Dave Martin, piano; Danny Barker, banjo; Arvell Shaw, bass; Barrett Deems, drums; Sy Oliver, arranger, conductor
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Mindblowers (Vol. 7)
SOURCE: JazzWax by Marc Myers
At the end of each quarter, I reach back into the interviews I've conducted over the past three months and re-post my favorite quotes. I do this so that those of you who are new to this blog
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All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=43689
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By Tom Nolan T his season the weekly "Riverwalk Jazz" radio program and its centerpiece Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrate their 20th year of broadcasts, heard in some 200 cities via Public Radio International. The anniversary events culminate on Oct. 7
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574318641713495658.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama
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SOURCE: JazzWax by Marc Myers
When Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong tried to iron out how their 1953 joint tour would play out, egos clashed and Goodman dropped out. Goodman's decision proved to be a stroke of luck for trumpeter Al
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All About Jazz
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SOURCE: JazzWax by Marc Myers
Trumpeter Al Stewart spent much of 1948 and 1949 touring with Benny Goodman's bebop band. Al was classically trained, and Benny appreciated his hard work and rock solid sound in the trumpet section. But by late 1
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All About Jazz
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Louis Armstrong and The Oscar Peterson Trio Plus One (October 14, 1957, Los Angeles, CA). Armstrong, Louis (Vocal); Peterson, Oscar (Piano); Ellis, Herb (Guitar); Brown, Ray (Bass); Bellson, Louis (Drums); Herman Leonard (photography). Michael Minn discography adds that this session is "one of the most satisfying of Armstrong albums -- relaxed, mature, and impossibly rich."
Louis Armstrong ~ MOON RIVER ~ from "The Very Best Of Louis Armstrong. This version of "Moon River" is the most poignant of all. This song is dedicated to my friend, Rory.
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A comprehensive, affectionate biography of arguably the single most important figure in the history of jazz.
The broad outlines of the story are well known to jazz fans....Former professional jazz musician and Wall Street Journal drama critic Teachout (
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ArtsJournal
http://tinyurl.com/lgply7
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Summertime. The best version, I guess.
Musica Muito Bonita e Rara de Louis!!
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Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong Terry Teachout. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30 (512p) ISBN 978-0-15-101089-9
Illuminating Fiction: Today's Best Writers of Fiction Sherry Ellis. Red Hen (Chicago Distribution Center, dist.), $19.95 paper (240p) ISBN 978-1
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Publishers Weekly
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6675276.html?nid=3319
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Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901. Art historian Marc Miller says Armstrong was “a hard-working kid who helped support his mother and sister by working every type of job there was, including going out on street corners at night
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Finding Dulcinea
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/a/louis-armstrong.html
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NEW ORLEANS -- After a weekend of great music and fun, the Satchmo Summer Fest came to an end Sunday night.
The festival honored the great jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong on the 108th anniversary of his birthday.
Attendees second-lined on Sunday to
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WDSU New Orleans
http://www.wdsu.com/news/20257980/detail.html
Beautiful song with beautiful HD format ...enjoy
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Kermit Ruffins, third from right, along with Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints, performs in front of the Louis Armstrong statue at the ‘Satchmo Birthday Party’ during Satchmo SummerFest in 2008.
For the ninth year, New Orleans is celebrating
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2TheAdvocate.com
http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/51586597.html
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Satchmo, a nickname that referred to his mouth, supplemented his trumpet by belting out the 1964 hit "Hello Dolly." View Enlarged Image
Louis Armstrong was playing a date in Chicago in the 1950s when a snowstorm smothered the town.
It was so bad, only
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Investor's Business Daily
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Louis Armstrong St. James Infirmary from The Best of Jazz Classics
Louis Armstrong-Go Down Moses
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/07/tt_close_enough_for_jazz.html
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/07/tt_almanac_1456.html
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of sorts at Oakland's Oracle Arena next Thursday — is ready to reclaim its singular sound.
LOS ANGELES — When Tim Armstrong's brother Greg first returned from military service in Iraq, the Rancid frontman knew something was wrong. After all he'd seen
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The San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_12717158?source=rss
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/07/tt_almanac_1458.html
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_traveling_light_i.html
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_so_you_want_to_see_a_show_198.html
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Long has Louis Armstrong been heralded as one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Armstrong transformed popular music while serving as an ambassador for racial equality (he financially backed Martin Luther King, Jr.). Of all his talents, though,
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PopMatters
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_homestyle_rock.html
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_somewhere_along_the_way.html
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_in_honor_of_igor_stravinsky.html
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
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ABOUT "ABOUT LAST NIGHT" AND ITS AUTHORS
This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout, Laura Demanski (otherwise known as Our Girl in Chicago, or "OGIC" for short), and Carrie Frye (who signs her
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ArtsJournal
http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_almanac_1438.html
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