Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.3.0225 |
Title |
[Reel-to-reel tape recorded by Louis Armstrong] |
Object Type |
Tape |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Scope: Birthday wishes to Louis. Recordings of radio broadcasts. Birthday wishes to Louis. Contents (as on compact disc reference copy): Disc 1, Track 1: Birthday wishes to Louis: Stuff Crouch tests microphone; Track 2: "Happy Birthday" sung by group; Track 3: "Woman Sweeter than Man" (Royal Caribbean Singers); Track 4: happy birthday from Mariana Cortina; Track 5: happy birthday from Mrs. Bowman; Mrs. Bowman reads a poem to Mecca; Track 6: Stuff Crouch introduces Florence Williams and another woman, Joe Morris's wife; all wish Louis a happy birthday; Track 7: "It's Later than You Think" (group); Track 8: Stuff Crouch and Joe Morris talk: Stuff tells a story about driving; Track 9: Louis with "Soldier Boy"; Louis at the London Palladium; Birmingham Empire; "The Raggedy Nine" ("Secret Nine") baseball team; read items from a scrapbook; Louis playing on the roof of the Lewis Building; Bing Crosby; Hoburn Empire show; more guests arrive, "Cuz", Betty, Dave Anderson and his wife, Helen (Rochester's brother); they all wish Louis a happy birthday; Track 10: birthday wishes from Roy, Brownie (bellhop) and Mrs. Nelson (proprietress of the Dunbar Hotel), Joe (hotel desk clerk), Mrs. Jenkins, Sonny Howard (owner of the pool hall across the street from the hotel) and George Jerome. Track 11: Birthday wishes from Harvey Brooks and Jack Larue; Track 12: "Be My Love/On the Sunny Side of the Street/When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (two-piano medley featuring Jack LaRue and Harvey Brooks); Track 13: "Sposin'" (Velma Middleton) (Velma sings along with the sound recording). Track 14: Radio music from KHON, Honolulu, Hawaii: commercial; Track 15: "Let Me Hear It Again" (Velma Middleton); Track 16: announcer closes program; says goodbye to Velma; Velma plugs their shows at the Civic Auditorium and the Hangover Club in San Francisco. Track 17: "Daydreams and Melody" radio program (introduction); Track 18: "Where or When"; Track 19: "Mood Indigo"; Track 20: commercial; "They Say It's Wonderful"; Track 21: station identification; commercial; closing of program. Track 22: Opening of radio program, "Larry Grant's Notebook" with Charlie Crockett: Track 23: "The Blacksmith Blues" (Bill Darnell); Track 24: announcer introduces Velma Middleton; interview with Velma; announcer refers to Lucille as Lillian by mistake); talk about "Connolly Caravan to protest remarks by Senator Tom Connolly; Brown Derby; Standard School of the Air broadcast; why Velma's wasn't on the broadcast; Track 25: Velma's dance routine; working with Louis; talk about arrangements with Louis ("Baby it's Cold Outside", "You're Just in Love"); Disc 2, Track 1: "You're Just in Love" (Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton); Track 2: conversation; "Sposin'" (Velma Middleton); Track 3: talk about fund raising for Connolly Caravan to oppose statements by Tom Connolly; Track 4: "Perfidia" (The Four Aces); Track 5: "I Wish I had a Girl"; Track 6: "Please Mister Sun" (Les Baxter); Track 7: conversation; Track 8: "Singin' in the Rain" (Ray Anthony, Margie Miller); Track 9: "Pick Yourself Up" (George Shearing); Track 10: conversation. Track 11: Happy Birthday wishes to Louis from the Oasis Club: birthday wishes from Errol Garner, Stuff Crouch, Tricky D, Bill, Dotty McIntosh (club waitress), Charlie Shavers, Tony (club bartender), Ernie Johnson, Robbie & Peggy, Billy, Sally Michaelson, Alice Fay, Jim Goodrich, Stan Kenton. Track 12: Birthday wishes to Louis from the Dunbar Hotel: happy birthday from Margie and a small child, Track 13: Stuff's nephew, Dave. Track 14: Alice Keys and Stuff Crouch send birthday wishes and "hellos" to Louis. |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Baxter, Les Crockett, Charlie Crosby, Bing Crouch, Stuff Garner, Erroll Johnson, Ernie Kenton, Stan Keys, Alice Middleton, Velma Morris, Joe Shavers, Charlie Williams, Florence |
Search Terms |
England Hawaii |
Year Range from |
1951 |
Year Range to |
1953 |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.3.225 Front |
Accession number |
1987.3 |