[Dixielandjazz] Armstrong Concert 1968

[Marek Boym]

Armstrong suffered a heart attack in 1959, while on tour.  The tour
started in Tel-Aviv, where I saw him two days in a row, even though I
could hardly afford it.  He played little.  Then he went to Italy,
suffered a heart attack, the tour ended before really starting, and
the israeli impresario sponsoring the tour, Mr. Giora Goddick, went
bankrupt!
Cheers!


On 20/12/2008, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
> I saw Louis, in fact I played on the same bill, in May of 1968.  As I
> remember, he did not do much playing, if any.  Seems as if he just sang and
> then sat down.  Don't think his heart was doing too well even then.
>
> Met and talked to him and he was gracious as usual.
>
> --Bob Ringwald
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