[Dixielandjazz] Louis, Hello Dolly

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Rebecca writes regarding "Hello Dolly" by Louis Armstrong:

> 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.
>
> Rebecca Thompson
> Flower Mound, TX



Bob Ringwald responds:

Sorry Rebecca.  The story was told to me by Joe Darensbourg who was on the
band playing clarinet at the time.

Bob
mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
Placerville, CA USA

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> Joe Darensbourg told me this story.
>
> He was playing clarinet with Louis when they were touring in Purtorico.
> They kept getting requests for "Hello Dolly." They had no idea how the
song
> went as they had recorded it some time before.
>
> Louis sent a band boy all over Purtorico looking for the sheet music or
> record but could not find it.  They had to have it flown in from NY.
>
> The song was originally recorded without a banjo.  The banjo track was
added
> later.  I think he told me it was some banjo player from Las Vegas but I
> can't really remember.
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> Bob
> mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
> Placerville, CA, USA, Earth, Sol's System, Milky Way
> Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV
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