[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Banjoist on Armstrong's "Hello Dolly"

[Greg McCurty]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Greg McCurty <GrMcCurty at vassar.edu>
> Date: October 18, 2012 1:11:33 PM EDT
> To: "Mike Woitowicz" <banjomusic at charter.net>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Banjoist on Armstrong's "Hello Dolly"
>
> Mike,
>  I would hardly consider myself an expert discographer, but the web  
> search for
> 'Louis Armstrong "Hello Dolly" personnel' yielded numerous sites.  
> The lead hit
> listed the musicians as follows:
> 	Armstrong, Louis (Trumpet, Vocal)
> 	Young, Trummy (Trombone)
> 	Darensbourg, Joe (Clarinet)
> 	Gottuso, Tony (Banjo, Guitar)
> 	Kyle, Billy (Piano)
> 	Shaw, Arvell (Bass)
> 	Barcelona, Danny (Drums)
>  It also claims the banjo was an overdub, though without stating the  
> source of that
> information. I am interested to see if there are other credits for  
> this Kapp recording.
> Can't vouch for the veracity, just passing on the results of my  
> search.
> 										Thanks,
> 											Greg McCurty
>
> On Oct 18, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Mike Woitowicz wrote:
>
>> To the Discography Experts on the List:
>>
>> Who was the banjo player (a studio musician probably) who played on  
>> Louis Armstrong's version of "Hello Dolly." The banjoist played the  
>> introduction to the song, which is now a standard opening for the  
>> tune, duplicated by many Dixieland banjoists over the years (myself  
>> included).
>>
>> I use the tune as part of my "Music Through the Ages" program for  
>> Seniors, and as part of the program, I tell a bit about the history  
>> of the tunes I play. It would be interesting to relate who the  
>> banjoist was on this recording, and how an introduction to a pop  
>> song (probably improvised on the spot) has now become part of a  
>> Dixieland banjo player's tool kit.
>>
>> I've tried to find the information on the internet, without success.
>>
>> Mike Woitowicz
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