[Dixielandjazz] Sing-Song diplomacy-Ringwald responds

[Norman Vickers]

>>From: Robert S. Ringwald [mailto:robert at ringwald.com] 
>>Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:36 PM

>Notice that Louis Armstrong's tour of (I think it was 1955/56) was left out

>of this list.  How can you leave Louis out???

>>--Bob Ringwald




Vickers responded:
Bob:  Interesting.  Don't know how the writer omitted that famous Armstrong
tour-- however, as I noted, it's only a partial list.  I'll try to write a
note to Washington post.  When we were at the Louis Armstrong Festival in
New Orleans last August (Satchmo Summerfest) there was a video and a
discussion by George Avakian about that tour--how it almost didn't happen
because Armstrong was upset about the problem of integrating the school in
Little Rock.  Went public about it.  Pres. Eisenhower relented, sent in
Federal Troops-and as the saying goes "The Rest is History."

One other item.  When I sent in the story to DJML, it didn't have all those
references to websites.  Must be magic!

Thanks for your comment. 

Norman Vickers
Jazz Society of Pensacola