Louis Armstrong
20th Century – Complete List By Year
1927 (1) “Potato Head Blues,” Louis Armstrong
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 280 to 271
they come back to see Uncle Satchmo and Aunt Lucille
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 80 – 71
Every singer in the world owes Louis Armstrong because he taught everybody to sing with swing
Sunday Morning Stream: Disney Songs The Satchmo Way by Louis Armstrong
say goodbye right here
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 290 – 281
a leisurely and enjoyable stroll
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 110 to 101
Lucille and I, ever since we’re married, we’ve been right there in that block
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 860 to 851
“It sure feels good to be up there with those Beatles.”
Jam Today: Friday, November 24th, 2017
just wish there was more than an hour
Albums I’d Love To Hear Live
Armstrong as pop star
Louis Armstrong: Great Black American
Which means, Louis was dubbed an Uncle Tom until the mid 1960swhen people came to their senses. As Tony Bennet once put it, “The bottom line of any country is ‘What did we contribute to the world?’ We continued Louis Armstrong”
Oldies But Goldies: In 2012 I reviewed And Graded Every James Bond Song
With Sam Smith releasing a teaser fifteen seconds from his James Bond song, “Writing On The Wall” here, it seemed like an opportune time to go through all the songs we’ve ever heard. In order of preference. My bet is Sam Smith will go quite high: like #9. Adele would go pretty high as well #13 or #14
10 Songs: Wednesday, February 13th, 2014
Sour Times – The Civil Wars – Are we sure these guys weren’t married? I really think they may have been. This outtake from the dear departed last album has something of the Kills about it but more acoustic. Fabulous, of course – A
10 Songs, Thursday, February 6th, 2014
The solos that intro and outro the 20s masterpiece written by the great man himself are there for dancing but once the vocal kicks in the song changes tempo and Louis growls an entreaty and a promise “If you just listen to me honey, I’ll tell you something you don’t know…” – A+
The 159 Greatest Songs of the 1950s
Reflecting the diversity of the era, there are entries by Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Muddy Waters, and Hank Williams. Elvis Presley deservedly owned the era commercially and artistically, but one Charles Edward Anderson Berry could play a guitar just like a ringing the bell.
Concerts I Wish I'd Seen
I’ve written about musicians I’ve never seen but wish I had but that isn’t this article! This is about musicians I didn’t see on specific tours or even concerts that I wish I’d caught. I mean more than wish, like dream of having been to