Nigel Kennedy
Chooses the song Black and Blue, composed by Fats Waller and performed by Louis Armstrong
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Violinist |
Studied at Yehudi Menhin School of Music. Sold 2 million copies of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Soloist in 成人快手 Proms 2013.
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Black and Blue by Fats Waller / Louis Armstrong
Nigel Kennedy chooses the song Black and Blue, a 1929 jazz standard written by Fats Waller with lyricist Andy聽Razaf聽and performed by Louis Armstrong. Presented by John Wilson.
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From the Archive
Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong on his great hero, the trumpeter Joe "King" Oliver. Introduced by Humphrey Carpenter.
From聽Radio 4's Great Lives 12 Jul 2002聽
Ken Clarke on Fats Waller
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Politician and jazz enthusiast Ken Clarke on the key facts about Fats Waller's life
From Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats 17 Mar 2009 on Radio 4
Satchmo
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Michael Parkinson on the origins of Louis Armstrong's nickname, Satchmo.
From Radio 2's Louis Armstrong Behind the Music 3 Aug 2011聽
Civil Rights
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Michael Parkinson on Armstrong's role in the American Civil Rights movement.
From Radio 2's Louis Armstrong Behind the Music 3 Aug 2011聽
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