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Jun 27, 2024
Jewel Brown (1937–2024), Houston jazz legend
Jewel Brown was a Houston jazz legend who for years performed with the band of jazz icon Louis Armstrong.
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Feb 7, 2017
10 Things To Know About Louis Armstrong
He's one of the greatest musicians this world has ever seen: Louis Armstrong, the New Orleans-born trumpet player and singer, who died July 6, 1971, was an entertainer who possessed a unique voice and playing style that's still imitated today. During Armstrong's lifetime, only one of his recordings ever reached the No. 1 Billboard spot in the U.S.: his 1964 cover of "Hello, Dolly," which pushed the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" from the top spot on the Hot 100 chart. Since his death, Armstrong's recordings have enjoyed great popular success, especially his cover of "What a Wonderful World."
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Oct 11, 2013
Edith Piaf: La Vie en Rose
Fifty years after Edith Piaf's death, her signature song "La Vie en Rose" is as famous as it ever was ...
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Apr 20, 2012
Lionel Hampton's Good Vibes
Born April 20, 1908, Lionel Hampton was one of the first jazz vibraphonists, and his cheery vibes are hard to resist...
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Aug 28, 2010
The Disappointing Career of George Weiss
George Weiss wrote classic songs like "What A Wonderful World" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" – so it may come as a surprise that anyone believed he'd made the wrong career choice.
