[Dixielandjazz] Sachmo's great grandson Herb

[Mark Bauer]

You're welcome. No it's not un usual. The father of this "granchild" 
should still be alive. He was born around the early 1950's I believe. 
Birth documents should verify that, unless Satchmo didn't put his name 
on the birth certificate.






Edgerton, Paul A wrote:

> Thanks, Mark.
> 
> I've heard of the existence of an Armstrong offspring, so that's no big
> stretch. On the other hand, it's not unusual for people to lie about their
> heritage to gain a perceived advantage. Since I know nothing else about
> either the writer nor her subject, I would need further verification that
> Herb is who he claims to be.
> 
> I thought it was funny that any writer could refer to Satchmo's "bass
> voice."
> 
> -- PE
> 
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> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Mark Bauer
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:13 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Sachmo's great grandson Herb
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> It is a little well know fact that Satchmo had an illegitimate child. He 
> speaks of it in the book "Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words: Selected 
> Writings". It is spoken of in the list of bills that Joe Glaser would 
> pay for Louis while he was on tour(which was always). In this edition 
> the mother is unnamed but she lived in Chicago or New York I don't 
> remember which. My understanding is that in earlier editions of the book 
> the mother was named. Lucille, Louis' fourth and last wife probably 
> didn't know about the child but maybe she did.
> 
> MB
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> Edgerton, Paul A wrote:
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>>Quoting Nan Lander:
>>"That was in 1965, but in an echo of that magic, there's a new voice on
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> the
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>>Coast who brings back the melodic serendipity of the great man's bass
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> voice,
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>>and a lot more besides - Satchmo's great-grandson Herb."
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>>If Nan Lander (come on, is that a real name?) is willing to characterize
>>Louis Armstrong's "bass voice," then she may also be capable of believing
>>that this Herb fellow is really his great-grandson.
>>
>>Yeah, right.
>>
>>-- Paul Edgerton
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