[Dixielandjazz] Louis's first wife

[Dick Sleeman]

 In a message dated 10/2/03 10:03:15 PM, JackleeT at aol.com writes:
 
> << You are both wrong. Louis's first wife was named Daisy. They were married 
> in  New Orleans in 1918.
> Jack Tracy >>

And Boblynn bobolink7736 at aol.com asks:
 
> Well, Jack, not meaning to dispute your point here, maybe you could share 
> with us the authority for it.  In other words, where did you get this information?

In the book, for some reason called: "Louis Armstrong" (Da Capo Press, New York 1971), Hugues Panassié writes (p. 8):

".... he felt a need to get away from New Orleans for personal reasons. Ten months earlier he had married a girl named Daisy, and this union had quickly proved unfortunate. ...."

Unfortunately enough HP, who might or might not be an authority on the matter, doesn't state where he got his information ....

Dick Sleeman, Lelystad, Holland.

<d.sleeman at hccnet.nl>