Louis Armstrong - Blueberry Hill

[Sflair]

You are right..it is irrelevant. A lot of misinformation has been in many books and will remain as "gospel". However, Bobby and Louis were very good friends and played together many time.

It is still a great recording, regardless of our statements. Thanks for posting.

[TheWhitePriestess]

This was my grandfather's favorite song before he passed away last January. It always makes me think of him. :)

[jgubenko]

The trumpet is Billy Butterfield.

[Sflair]

@jgubenko It is Bobby Hackett. The original was miscredited. I knew both Bobby and Billy.

[jgubenko]

@Sflair It is quite irrelevant whether you knew both Bobby and Billy. What is relevant is what happened at the recording session. In this respect I will quote from the book "Goodbye" by Bruce Jenkins who quoted his father.Gordon on the recording session,page 57, "He (Billy Butterfield) played a wonderful muted solo that sounded a lot like Louis."

[Sflair]

Classis!!!.. Sounds like Bobby Hackett's muted trumpet behind Louis. They were great friends.

[eric1299171]

Awesome!!!

[HeartYukitty]

Vinyl is awesome.

Jazz vinyl is just perfect.

[music130man]

Wow, this is great.

[robnijhoff]

nog nooit gehoord wat is dit mooi

[fromthesidelines]

I forgot to mention this was recorded in September 1949.

[MrJunkie88]

the best version you can ever hear ! ! !

[muiemirceasandu]

i am from Romania and my grandfather told me he was at a Louis Armstrong concert in 1965 in Bucharest. i am proud he has such good taste in music!

[linophil]

en ecoutant des sons pareilles,on se rend vite compte qu'il existe des parties dans le coeur humain qui ne peuvent etre explorees que par la musique.merci louis!

[brandontylerkaiser]

i love this song

[keyris6]

nobody can sing better than Louis Armstrong (:

[felinele]

I love this song :)

[generationll]

This is my favorite version of this song.Never liked this song until I heard Satchmo's version.

[fredworlddirect]

It gets quite beautiful around 2:18 till the end. Nice upload. Thank you.

[Jmckay64]

The Great Sachmo!

[sermineitorrr]

Love this sound man1!!!!!

[fromthesidelines]

The "War Of the Speeds" reference was just an example, 'Vinyl', and was not meant to be part of the previous explanation concerning "78"'s. Someday, people will wonder about compact discs as well...

[fromthesidelines]

YOU know and I know what "78"'s are, 'Vinyl'- but not everyone visiting this page does. Especially that "War Of the Speeds" period between 1949 and '51, when Columbia and RCA refused to adapt to each other's new speeds, and most of the other record companies refused to "take sides", issuing their recordings in all three speeds...

[VinylToVideo]

Yes but a simple question like that doesn't require a lecture about RCA and Columbia's 1949-1951 history, 'fromthesidelines.'

[D200Shutterbug]

@fromthesidelines It seems YouTube has become the "Happy Hunting Ground." I was looking for some favourites and found this year-old "discussion."

Frankly, I appreciate the history. Yeah, I lived through it, hadn't thought about it. My grand daughter has been asking why I have the different size records. I know she will appreciate the background.

Personally, had I thought it an unnecessary lecture, I would hqave just moved on. But, as long as it has been brought up, thanks for the info.

[fromthesidelines]

"78"'s and "45"'s had one recording on each side [EARLY 78's just ONE side], 'midna'. When the "33" disc was introduced by Columbia in 1948 [and quickly adapted by virtually all record companies except RCA, who finally issued their own in January 1950], they had a longer playing time, with up to 12 songs on each side [sometimes more]. "Extended play", introduced during 1951-'52, made some 33 and 45 records last longer- four songs on each side. The "78" was officially phased out by 1958.

[VinylToVideo]

Thanks for the overly detailed reply to an already answered simple question.

[MahoganyArchives]

Wow! I've been looking for the original label of this one with the great Louie. I've heard Fats Dominos uptempo version which I love, but to see Louis spinning around to that mainstream vocal chourus is so cool. What year was this? what's on the flip side? Man I miss picture sleeves, records and picture disc. The down load kids don't know what their missing -I'm an 80s kid :-)

[Midna]

Do records only contain one song?

[VinylToVideo]

These old ones only have one on each side. Later ones had smaller grooves and could contain several on each side.

[luvmyrecords]

@VinylToVideo I have some records from the teens and twenties with multiple songs on each side - they're for children, so each selection is very short.

[VinylToVideo]

@luvmyrecords This is only common on off label releases for such things as Childrenss songs. 99% of commercially released 78s were one song per side.

[luvmyrecords]

@VinylToVideo Yes, although mine are on the Victor label; one is on Gennett. However, you are right...until those "Top Hits" things (and similar releases on other small labels) came out in the late 40's and 50s, it was one song per side. Oh - I forgot to say what a great video this is...the record and the fidelity, too!

[iceprincessmeg]

this was my anites favourite song and i hadent heard it so i put it on

rip :(

[0583257]

TIMELESS

[ApocalypseKurtz]

Reminds me of 12 Monkeys! Great song. Great movie!

[yutubecop]

the movie is awesome, but i dont see how this reminds you of twelve monekys.

[ApocalypseKurtz]

The song is in the movie. Twice. Once sung by Louie Armstrong and once by the scientists.

[yutubecop]

i didnt notice lol.

[Kabman89]

nice song, but it's funny how he always ends them with "oh, yeah."

[eitschti]

great!

[Tottenisrad]

I'm 17 and i have to say this is one of my favorite songs ever

[AaronGreen]

AND???

[0583257]

I'm 3 and i have to say this is one of my favorite songs ever plus i can read write and have never wet my pants.

[Lopson13]

I personally prefer Domino's version. It's a lot more powerful, and you can perfectly sense Domino's feelings for the song flowing to you. Still, this is a really good version!

[ikazizzle333]

I LOOOOOOOOOVE this song!!!

2:12 has to be one of the tastiest licks i've ever heard, it gives me goosebumps

[rossenpomakov]

great version, great song, great video. The one i have is the his "newer" version. Awsome, thanks a lot.

[AustinGal0817]

I am 54 YO and my dad use to play this on a 45record when I was a little girl. He loved big band music. Brings back memories.

[johnnygoodie]

best song ever

[hartshornguy]

best version. its better than fats domnio's version.

[RockyBalboa211]

I think Louis does it well, but fats was the one that brought into the public. They are both good guys!

[inci42]

Ah! Le charme du microsillon pour cette version.

[salimsalam]

Thank you so much for this version of Blueberry Hill .

great song..

[caLme91]

when i found you

[electra445]

i love this song.

[moonmum]

Thanks VinylToVideo