Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.9.087 |
Title |
Letter from Ethel Newton - 1954 |
Object Type |
Correspondence |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Letter from Ethel Newton to Louis Armstrong. Newton was the wife of jazz trumpeter Frankie Newton. Letter contains lyrics of her bop parody "Poor Little Bee," which she wrote for Frankie on January 4, 1949. On the back is a handwritten note from Ethel to Louis thanking him for his bop parody on "The Whiffenpoof Song" and offering him these lyrics, which Frankie carried around until he died on March 11, 1954. Armstrong recorded "Whiffenpoof" on April 5, 1954, so this letter must date from that year. |
People |
Newton, Ethel Newton, Frankie |
Search Terms |
Bop |
Year Range from |
1954 |
Year Range to |
1954 |
Accession number |
1987.9 |