Comments on: Weekend Rewind — Louis Armstrong’s Other Artistry

By: Sarah Jumel

Sarah Jumel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:47:13 +0000

You should look up (it is in one of those HUGE Louis Armstrong books with lots of photos of him, you can see it in big college libraries) a photo of a Christmas card he sent out to his friends. In it he was wearing a Santa hat and NOTHING ELSE and he was sitting on a toilet. I think the caption was Senna Claus Wishes You a Happy Christmas.
I wish I had copied it when I saw it. Dang it was funny

By: moses wall

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By: misskissy

misskissy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:55:08 +0000

louis and i come from the same hometown, and i’m ashamed to say that new orleans didn’t do much for him while he was alive, which is why he ended up in new york.

and i have to say, ‘what a wonderful world’ is seared into my brain for all eternity because that’s the buskers know what the tourists will pay for, but no matter how sick i get of the song, to hear him sing it is still amazing.

and thanks so much for that louis/johnny clip! it made me cry, but it a good way!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:16:15 +0000

He was a very talented man..

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:15:35 +0000

He was a great, talented artist but, if you do a little more research you will find that LA was not credited financially for his contribution to the jazz world. The house he lived and died in was very modest to say the least. He should have been a millionaire! Hell, he has an airport named after him in Louisiana. He made bad business choices and basically was ripped off by white men in the industry that took his money for their own profit.

By: Mrs.Mckinzie

Mrs.Mckinzie — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:54:17 +0000

I’m familiar with Louis Armstrong’s name ,but i’m not familiar with his music.I have heard What a Wonderful World,but not to much more than that.So maybe i’ll go to You Tube ,and check out some of his music.

By: sungoddess

sungoddess — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:59:31 +0000

My faves:

Summertime (w/ Ella Fitzgerald)
Dreamtime
& Dream A Little Dream…

I love wonderful world too, but EVERYONE loves that, it’s like a standard and well, it’s in my collection but there are other tracks worthy of overkill in my opinion.

Funny story, I remember one of my cousins (eight years younger than I) giving me an Armstrong anthology for my birthday or Xmas when I was about eighteen or so. I remember being blown away by it…. I still have that CD tucked away somewhere.

By: nyc/caribbean ragazza

nyc/caribbean ragazza — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:25:12 +0000

What a Wonderful World is it for me. Every time I see or hear Johnny Cash I think about my dad who is a big Cash fan.

By: Sahar

Sahar — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:09:01 +0000

I found out about your site on clutchmagonline.com & I am so thankful. I feel like I have sister in you. You keep us informed and you are also an inspiration to me to find my voice and start a blog of my own. Thank you Queen Bella. Also, congrats on your anniversary…big ups to strong Black LOVE!

I love Louis Armstrong and give thanks for this informative insert. My fave is Summertime with Ella. I just love that song, even when Fantasia sang it! Louis had so much passion for the music and it comes thru every note he delivers.

One Love,
Sahar

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:08:20 +0000

What a wonderful world is such a well…wonderful song…I listen to it whenever I want to be reminded of the joy of being blessed with this thing called life. Cause when you drop the politics, race, gender, class descriptions of yourself all that remains is your humanity and your eternal spirit.

Many people think that Louis Armstrong was a shuck and jive negro but I beg to differ…he did what his did the best way that he could at the time and ignored the rest. There’s more than one type of activism. Key word: Oprah, Sidney Poitier, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Martin Luther King, Louis Armstrong and plenty others who chose to represent their gifts as transcendence.