[Dixielandjazz] Louis Armstrong

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

A lot of recording artists come to resent that especially the one hit 
wonders.  I think that's why groups break up sometimes.  Just the sheer 
boredom of reproducing their hits and their public not wanting anything new.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Nichols" <marnichols at yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:26 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Louis Armstrong


>I believe Louis Armstrong was so successful for several reasons:
>
>  He was astute enough to know that most of his audience were not familiar 
> with a lot of different jazz numbers, so when he was on the road he 
> repeatedly played from a list that we fans became familiar with , could 
> recognize and enjoy.
>
>  Second, I think Louis enjoyed the same things most of us enjoy- good 
> music.
>
>  Last- he was a genius, one of a kind , a great among the great!
>
>
> Gerald "Marty" Nichols
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