[Dixielandjazz] Louis, Hello Dolly

[G. William Oakley]

Hi Rebecca:
Re:

"The way I heard the story, Louis and the band found out about it being a
hit  after returning to the States, and ended up going to a cafe and putting
money in the Nickelodeon over and over to "learn" it from their own
 recording."

The above story,  according to Turk,  happened with Armstong's recording of
"Mack the Knife."  As the arranger I assume Turk was correct in the story or
perhaps the Armstrong group just liked going to bars to
learn new tunes.
Best,
Bill