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This show features Louis at the peak of his fame, when he was a national celebrity with his name (and nicknames) quickly becoming a ‘household word’.
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This show covers a time span from December 1928 thru December 1929 – one short year in contemporary history, but a year fraught with social change brought ...read more
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Our 6th episode featuring the music of Louis Armstrong captures the artist at the absolute peak of his powers.
Not yet 30 years old, Louis had the ...read more
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Our fifth episode of ‘How Music Changed’ dedicated to the music of Louis Armstrong covers a very important era in his musical development.
Louis’ ...read more
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Here we are, already three episodes into our coverage of Louis Armstrong, and so far, we’ve only covered the portion of Louis’ career when he worked as a ...read more
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Our third episode featuring the remarkable music of Louis Armstrong covers the time when Louis Armstrong arrived in New York to play with the Fletcher ...read more
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This is our second show dedicated to the life and music of Louis Armstrong, but our first to at least partially cover the era of recorded music! Louis’ ...read more
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This show is somewhat intimidating for us. Setting out to convey the essence of the single most important musician of the 20th century is no easy task, but ...read more
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We’ve spent such a long time covering Motown that it’s difficult to not see the label in anthropomorphic terms.
Motown has been like a friend who lived ...read more
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Today is our 68th episode dedicated to Motown Records and all of its subsidiary labels.
Our story remains chronological,but we have reached a point in ...read more
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