[Dixielandjazz] Armstrong and Hackett

Butch Thompson butcht at sihope.com
Tue Jul 15 17:01:55 PDT 2003


On 7/15/03 2:00 PM, "dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com"
<dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com> wrote:

 It should also be pointed out that Hackett
> was no Louis
> Armstrong.

True enough, Steve, and Hackett would be the very first one to say so, of
course.  He worshipped Louis, but never tried to copy him.  Instead, he
created his own unique sound, which is why we remember him so fondly.

Butch Thompson 




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