Louis Armstrong and the All Stars 1954 (July 12) A tribute to "the father of the Blues" William Christopher Handy (always refered to as: WC Handy i dont know if that is supposed to be funny) Born November 16 1873 died March 28, 1958 (aged 84) Composer, songwriter, musician (piano, cornet, trumpet, vocals), bandleader, author; active: 1893--1948. Satchmo still on vocal ... "Beale Street Blues" written 1916 as a farewell to the old Beale Street of Memphis (actually called Beale Avenue until the song changed the name); but Beale Street did not go away and is considered the "home of the blues" to this day. B.B. King was known as the "Beale Street Blues Boy" and Elvis Presley watched and learned from Ike Turner there. The band: Louis Armstrong Tp Voc; Barney Bigard Cl; Trummy Young Tb; Billy Kyle pn; Arvell Shaw Bs; Barrett Deems Dr; Velma Middleton Voc. Track 7 of 12 incl 1 bonus plus 3 tracks of rehearsals and 1 track of an interview with WC Handy. Submited by ULAJAZZ
Clarinet opening is nice..
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