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Gotcha Covered: “What A Wonderful World”

2620 days ago
StereogumSometimes the line between irony and sincerity is drawn entirely by timing. Louis Armstrong's recording of Bob Thiele and George David Weiss's "What A Wonderful World" came out at a time when it felt more like a wish hoping to see fulfillment than an... more info

Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World' recording turns 50

2685 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentA half-century ago, as turmoil and restlessness stemming from the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the rise of feminism, nascent hippie culture and other social and political changes spread across the globe, Louis Armstrong recorded a simple, ... more info

Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World' recording turns 50

2685 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissA half-century ago, as turmoil and restlessness stemming from the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the rise of feminism, nascent hippie culture and other social and political changes spread across the globe, Louis Armstrong recorded a simple, ... more info

What A Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World Festival 2017 – Photos

2722 days ago
JamBaseThe fourth annual Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World Festival took place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Saturday. more info

Playlist: What's Mike Posner listening to?

2908 days ago
USA Today MusicThe Grammy-nominated songwriter queues up Black Sabbath, Alicia Keys and Louis Armstrong.             more info

Dr. John celebrates the king of jazz, Louis Armstrong at Orchestra Hall

2958 days ago
Chicago TribuneTwo years ago, the beloved New Orleans musician Dr. John released an album that can be considered a valentine in more ways than one. For starters, "Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch" expressed his long-running admiration of the artist who remains t... more info

From the Vault: Louis Armstrong’s Lip Balm

3040 days ago
New York TimesThe trumpeter’s house museum in Corona, Queens, holds 500 tins of the musician’s favorite emollient, which was once rebranded with his name. more info

The dream that inspired Dr. John’s Louis Armstrong album

3081 days ago
New York PostLouis Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans, but spent his last three decades at home in Corona, Queens. Dr. John, too, is a son of New Orleans. And New Yorkers can celebrate a meeting of the two NOLA greats Saturday when Dr. John (a k a M... more info

How some of rock’s biggest bands got their names

3127 days ago
MSN MusicThere isn’t anything to be infinitely sad about anymore. Billy Corgan and his band The Smashing Pumpkins released their first record, “Gish,” 25 years ago on May 28. Outside of releasing multiple hits and songs that are still staples of rock ra... more info

Guy King heralds the sounds of Israeli Jazz Fest

3135 days ago
Chicago TribuneBluesman Guy King has a somewhat different life story than T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong and the other African-American musical legends he grew up revering. For King was born and raised in Israel, inexorably gravitating to the city that... more info

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