LouieB Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Much was made of Jeff talking about the war a couple years back here. There are times when musicians need to speak out. Here is an interesting article which I knew something about, but not in this kind of detail. It also goes so show how much things have changed even in our lifetimes (well I was 7 at this point...) Many people called Armstrong an Uncle Tom, but when it mattered most he stepped up. LouieB The Day Louis Armstrong Made Noise By DAVID MARGOLICKPublished: September 23, 2007FIFTY years ago this week, all eyes were on Little Rock, Ark., where nine black students were trying, for the first time, to desegregate a major Southern high school. With fewer than 150 blacks, the town of Grand Forks, N.D., hardly figured to be a key front in that battle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P Dub Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 That was great! Louis had been on my mind having just watched the new Johnny Cash show dvd. Their duet of Blue Yodel No. 9 was amazing, 40 years after Jimmie Rodgers' original duet with Louis. Having just returned from my second vacation to New Orleans this year, Louis' music and image still mark almost every city block. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 What a great story! Louis... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 That was great! Louis had been on my mind having just watched the new Johnny Cash show dvd. Their duet of Blue Yodel No. 9 was amazing, 40 years after Jimmie Rodgers' original duet with Louis. Having just returned from my second vacation to New Orleans this year, Louis' music and image still mark almost every city block. I lived in New Orleans for 5 years. Beautiful city. Incredibly segregated though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Wow...*goosebumps* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I thought Ken Burns' Jazz segment on Louis was really well done, probably moreso than all the other major jazz figures. (and not because W.Marsalis was the chief evangel-- uh, sorry, advisor) Definitely a study in contradictions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 Wow...*goosebumps*Yea, the article did the same to me, which is why I thought I would share. I thought Ken Burns' Jazz segment on Louis was really well done, probably moreso than all the other major jazz figures. (and not because W.Marsalis was the chief evangel-- uh, sorry, advisor) Definitely a study in contradictions.Well neither Ken Burns nor Wynton and ruin the Louis Armstrong story. Not only is Armstrong one of the great musicans of the 20th century, his story is both dramatic and inplausible. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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