Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2008.5.37 |
Title |
1968 News Clippings |
Object Type |
News Clippings |
Collection |
Jack Bradley Collection |
Description |
Contents include: Jack Bradley's "Coda" columns about Louis from March, July and December 1968; a 68th-birthday preview featuring a discussion with Louis in his dressing room before the taping of a "Hollywood Palace" appearance; A mention by Jack O'Brian in the "Staten Island Advance" that "In this, his 67th year, Louis Armstrong will earn the biggest annual take-home of his career."; photo of Louis and mention that his music, and that of other American artists, is banned in East Germany; a mention of Louis and Lionel Hampton's private audience with Pope Paul in February, along with a photo; Associated Press story about Armstrong singing in Italian at the San Remo Song Festival; mention of Louis signing to play the Latin Quarter in New York City; Ed Sullivan columns mentioning Louis performing in Mexico City and having success with his record of "No Time is a Good Good-Bye Time"; Louis mentioned in conjunction with the filming of "Hello, Dolly"; TV Guide listings for Louis's appearances on "Hollywood Palace" and "Operation: Entertainment." Mention that Joe Glaser made Oscar Cohen Vice President of Associated Booking; Jack O'Brian mentions that Associated Booking is probably the richest talent agency around; photo of Louis with Shecky Greene, Sergio Granchi and Myron Cohen; article on Al Hirt (no mention of Louis); advertisement for Louis at the Latin Quarter; two Robert Sylvester "Dream Street" gossip columns, one mentioning Louis's appearance on the "Tonight Show" with Sammy Davis and the other on Louis sending Sylvester a letter with a diet chart and laxatives; Jack O'Brian previews the Latin Quarter engagement; long New York Post feature on Lucille titled "At Home With…Mrs. Louis Armstrong" with discussion of the house in Corona; blurb about Louis withdrawing from performing at the Academy Awards to mourn the death of Dr. Martin Luther King; Jack O'Brian details Armstrong's upcoming schedule in an April 12 column; Earl Wilson comments about Louis's weight loss at the Latin Quarter engagement and mentions that Louis is making $15,000 a week to appear there; Jack O'Brian writes an entire column about the Latin Quarter appearance, focusing on an interview with Lucille on the premises; Latin Quarter advertisements and a New York Daily News review from Robert Sylvester; television listings and an article mention for Louis's appearance on the Bell Telephone Hour's "Jazz: The Intimate Art" special; blurb about Jimmy McHugh's connection with Louis; an advertisement featuring a drawing of Louis with the words, "What A Wonderful World! Louis's Back In The Chart!"; four copies of a short "Scoop U.S.A." article from May 18, 1967 that discusses Louis's weight loss, highlights of his career and his marriage to Lucille; short mention of the death of Armstrong's stepsister Beatrice Celina Armstrong; photo of Louis in a story on Chicago drummer Red Saunders; Ed Sullivan writes about Louis's 68th birthday and his relationship with Joe Glaser; blurb about Louis's album of Disney recordings. In-depth coverage of Armstrong's summer tour of England, including some photos cut out from newspapers; A Melody Maker cover photo "Hello Louis" from June 15, 1968; Melody Maker mentions that "What a Wonderful World" is climbing the pop charts in England; a review from the Melody Maker of Armstrong's performances at the Batley Variety Club in Yorkshire; the results of a Melody Maker contest entry to describe a favorite Armstrong recording in 25 words or less; advertisement for BBC live taping of two Louis concerts in London; cover page of the Swedish newspaper Expressen with a photo of Louis; Max Jones appreciation of Louis, "Louis, First Genius of Jazz"; John Chilton story, "45 Years of Louis on Record"; Philip Norman review of the Batley Variety Club engagement; Michael Moynihan write-up of the Batley run in The Sunday Times; multiple stories about Louis's 68th birthday and multiple copies of a picture of Louis reading a birthday card; mention of the London Daily Express throwing a birthday party for Louis with Princess Margaret in attendance; Mention of Louis playing in Cape Cod in July 1968; Charles McHarry writes about people writing him for copies of Louis's diet chart; mention of Louis singing "Hello, Dolly" at Sarah Vaughan's opening at the Rainbow Grill in September; photo of Louis being invited onstage by Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway and Jane Russell during a Broadway performance of "Hello, Dolly"; Ed Sullivan mentions Louis in Beth Israel hospital in October, as well as words from a recovering Louis in November; short, incomplete article about Joe Glaser visiting Louis in the hospital; New York Times article about Lil Hardin Armstrong; photo of Louis in an advertisement for the American Cancer Society; Victor Schonfield "Second Opinion" article on Louis for the November 30 issue of Melody Maker; a blurb from December 28 about "What a Wonderful World" being the "No. 1 pop disc in Britain for 1968"; photo of Louis and Guy Lombardo used to promote Lombardo's New Year's Eve telecast. |
People |
Armstrong, Beatrice "Mama Lucy" Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Bailey, Pearl Bradley, Jack Calloway, Cab Chilton, John Cohen, Myron Cohen, Oscar Davis, Sammy Glaser, Joe Granchi, Sergio Greene, Shecky Hampton, Lionel Hirt, Al Jones, Max King, Martin Luther Lombardo, Guy Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, Moynihan, Michael Norman, Philip O'Brian, Jack Russell, Jane Saunders, Red Sullivan, Ed Sylvester, Robert Vaughan, Sarah Wilson, Earl |
Search Terms |
Associated Booking Corporation Bell Telephone Hour (television program) Beth Israel Cape Cod Coda (magazine) Corona Diets Disney Songs the Satchmo Way (album) Eastern europe England Expressen (newspaper) Hello, Dolly (motion picture) Hollywood Palace (television program) Italian songs Italy Latin Quarter London Melody Maker (magazine) Mexico Queens San Remo Song Festival Tonight Show (television program) |
Date |
1968 |
Accession number |
2008.5 |