Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.3.0485 |
Title |
[Reel-to-reel tape recorded by Louis Armstrong] |
Object Type |
Tape |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Scope: Louis is co-host on the Mike Douglas show. Back of tape box contains a newspaper article from 1970-71 titled "At Home with Louis Armstrong" featuring color photos of Louis in his den and playing the trumpet in his yard. Originally meant to be cataloged in ”Tape Catalog #2, Part 1” (see Manuscripts, 1987.2.23), but Louis passed away before entering it. Contents (as on compact disc reference copy): Disc 1, Track 1: Louis is co-host on the Mike Douglas show: Louis announces guests (Jack E. Leonard, Shirley Booth, Tom Paxton); "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (Mike Douglas); Track 2: Mike introduces Louis; "When it's Sleepy Time Down South" (Louis Armstrong); Track 3: Mike and Louis talk about Louis' handkerchiefs; his suit; his 70th birthday; enjoyment of playing; drinking martinis; Louis's horoscope (liking to eat red beans, his prized possessions); singing in church; his youth in New Orleans (food, laxatives); delivering coal for the Karnofsky family; Mardi Gras; being king of the Zulus; Track 4: Mike introduces the band leader, Joe Harnell; Track 5: "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans (Louis Armstrong); Track 6: "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Louis Armstrong, Mike Douglas); Track 7: Mike talks to Jack E. Leonard; talk about Joe Glaser; jokes about Louis; Track 8: Jack E. Leonard and Lucille dance the Shim Sham; Track 9: Louis and Mike talk to Shirley Booth; Track 10: Mike introduces Tom Paxton; [unidentified selection] (Tom Paxton); Track 11: Mike talks to Tom Paxton; "My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog" (Tom Paxton); Track 12: more talk with Tom Paxton; Track 13: "Who's Garden Was This" (Tom Paxton); Track 14: show closing; Disc 2, Track 1: Mike introduces Shirley Booth; Track 2: Louis talks about doing a play, "Swingin' the Dream"; Track 3: more talk with Shirley Booth. |
Notes |
Armstrong marked the tape box "Empty" but there was a reel inside with material from the 1970s. |
Tape Information |
Reel is part of Louis's 1970-1971 recataloging of tapes. |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Booth, Shirley Douglas, Mike Harnell, Joe Leonard, Jack E. Paxton, Tom |
Search Terms |
Corona Karnofsky Family King of the Zulus Mardi Gras Mike Douglas Show, The (television program) New Orleans Queens |
Year Range from |
1970 |
Year Range to |
1971 |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.3.485 Front |
Accession number |
1987.3 |