FIRST TIME HEARING Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly REACTION

[@PCallahanPhilly]

He bought my dad a beer once. My dad was in his US Navy uniform, and Mr Armstrong did it as a “thanks for your service” gesture. My dad said he was super kind and nice.

[@eileencastillo6323]

Pretty cool. 😊💙

[@beverlysmith8025]

Thanks to your father...and mine...for their service.

[@jeanstrickland2445]

That’s a great story to have , thanks to all of our military family members, that have served my father in law served 20 years.

[@heathcornbeef]

Kia ora hello from Aotearoa new zealand hay I'm totally not surprised that this wonderful human was kind and humble

[@thor8580]

That so amazing PC.Cheers 🍻🎺

[@beverlysmith8025]

He was totally himself...no pretense, no mask, no trickery...just a good human being.

[@mjsmcd]

A little trickery born on august 4th not July 4th

[@DSJ1967]

You would love the Musical "Hello Dolly" with Loius Armstrong and Barbara Stristand! The actual "Crooning".....ahhhh

[@24sherbear]

They should totally watch the movie. Which takes this investigation into a whole new direction haha. MIchael Crawford, who starred with Barbra Streisand, was the first Phantom of the Opera on stage. I don't think they have reacted to any of the music from Phantom.

[@mnomadvfx]

@@24sherbear It only takes a moment..... 😄 Still gives me chills, glad WALL-E introduced me to it.

[@eldoc2020]

Check out his version of "it's a wonderful world". It's heartwarming.

[@MaryUtah2]

💯

[@pauld6967]

_'What a Wonderful World'_ is the song I associate with Louis Armstrong. It was also the perfect music to pick for the end of the final episode of the _'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy'_ miniseries (much better in my opinion that the movie version that was made years later).

[@LAPhil13]

They've already done it. Check out their vid.

[@vincentschmitt7597]

It's the definitive version

[@jamescarson9604]

Hi everyone if you really Love Louis Armstrong I recommend the movie The Five Pennies

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Louis singing this song with Barbra Streisand in the film Hello Dolly is fire. Worth a listen (and a watch). Oh, and by the way, Louis played a cornet. Very much like a trumpet. Just a variation in size and the shape of the tube.

[@leesakw]

One of the first movies I saw as a kid. :)

[@leesakw]

Didn't he also do Hello Dolly with Carol Channing? Or was that someone else?

[@ptournas]

He learned to play on cornet, and quickly became an expert cornet player, but he switched permanently to trumpet in 1926. In 1932 he started playing Selma trumpets and the company made him a onetime custom trumpet in 1946 which is now in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. He kept that trumpet for the rest of his life, but he gave many trumpets away. After using his other trumpets for four or five years he would give them away, mostly to friends.

[@mnomadvfx]

Ironically even though Hello Dolly features prominently in WALL-E this particular song is not the Louis Armstrong track used in the WALL-E soundtrack (it's La Vie En Rose).

[@willdwyer6782]

The cornet is one of the earliest brass instruments to have valves. The first trumpet with valves was invented nearly a century after the cornet.

[@AlanMordue-hx5wv]

I am in England and i have to say that LA was a genius, I had the good fortune to discuss him with ABP Desmond Tutu -he was and is the greatest!!!!

[@BarrySowder]

Fascinating tidbit! When the Beatles were EVERYTHING in music (imagine a group as popular as the Rolling Stones and U2 put together), Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly" was the song that finally knocked the Beatle's "I Want to Hold Your Hand' and "She Loves You" out of Billboard's No.1 spot. They had held that spot for 3 and a half months!

[@RobSquadReactions]

In the book their are so many weeks of them at number 1. Just one page after another

[@dennisloveland498]

During the week of April 4th, 1964 they held the top 5 positions on the charts, a feat that to this day has never been duplicated. The songs were Can't Buy Me Love, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand and Please Please Me.

[@J_Gamble]

@@dennisloveland498 And that was my birthday week 🤩 I've always thought it was a great week to be born.

[@embercello9688]

One of The Beatles' songs mentioned reminds me of a cute joke (gives me a chuckle every time anyway): What did the boy octopus say to the girl octopus? I want to hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand...

[@jvandervest2578]

@@RobSquadReactions They dominated like no one before or since. Beatllemania was a phenomenon that transcended music, it even transcended culture in a way. It was just surreal.

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Lesser known fact about Louis… at a young age, he was taken in and raised by a Lithuanian Jewish family. The mother would sing him lullabies in Yiddish. Louis commented that this family taught him love and that prejudice takes many forms. He took that with him his whole life. Not only could he speak Yiddish, he wore a Star of David everyday (was buried wearing one). That’s our lesson with Louis’ “What a Wonderful World”. He truly did try to bring love and joy.

[@wendyyslas1839]

Wasn't til 5 yrs later, '69, that this song became a household song when he performed it in Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand as Dolly. Gotta see the movie!!! OUTSTANDING!!!! You'll LOVE the songs in it. A great movie for the whole family. Love, love, love you guys!!!

[@jennifermartin7791]

Carol Channing, who played Dolly on Broadway, just passed away in 2019 at age 97. She won a Tony Award for the role and revived it repeatedly through the years, the final time in 1995. She was really a national treasure, and so was Louis Armstrong, of course. It’s nice to see you bring classics like this alive again.

[@dgpatter]

Ahhhh!! Half the experience is WATCHING Louis sing.

[@guitarmangordon.9286]

He was the greatest of all time!!!!!

[@ThePierce5144]

Ken Burns, who has done several history documentaries on PBS, did one on Jazz. Louie was shown as one of major influences of jazz

[@ladycharliestallworth2280]

I watched that too, it was very enlightening.

[@ianbristo7735]

I absolutely adore that documentary. I have it and was going to recommend it here as a brilliant way to find out about Louis and so many others. I had heard recordings of many in the documentary, but, it was great to see it put chronologically and see all the connections between players. So, well made. I registered it often at 13hrs worth taking your time over! So many great stories. Enough already😆

[@maryannturton9830]

Louis is a trumpet master! Pure GREATNESS!🎺🎼👏🏿👊

[@jasonbroad5478]

Greatest trumpet player of ALL time and greatest ambassador of Jazz. He did both of these things in the middle of extreme racism and he did both with a smile. If there is one thing to say about Mr. Armstrong is.....there will NEVER be another like him! Mold broke!

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Originally performed on Broadway with Carol Channing in 1964. This is from 1969 film with Barbara Streisand

[@frankiebowie6174]

He’d had the hit before they shot the film version of the musical, but yes, the tune is from the Bway musical with Carol Channing.

[@johnwalters978]

@@frankiebowie6174 It was such a big hit, they built the scene in the movie around it.

[@doreenkaypierce]

This recording was from his album that was released in 1964 called Holly Dolly, If this was from the film with Barbara Streisand you would hear her singing with him.

[@frankiebowie6174]

@@johnwalters978 Exactly! And Barbra Streisand showed her real singing and jazzy chops in the scene - I wish she could have kept that spirit.

[@GA-fn8hr]

this isn't the film version.

[@anthonyklein8153]

It's hard not to love everything about Louis Armstrong. But you're right that smile is what first gets you.

[@surlechapeau]

J/Amber, his nickname was Satchmo. Stevie Wonder pays tribute to him and others in the song "Sir Duke". lyrics: 'For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo/ And the king of all, Sir Duke / And with a voice like Ella's ringing out /There's no way the band could lose'. Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald. Ella would be great for female friday. On KZbin search for 'Ella Fitzgerald- "How High The Moon/Epic scat" '.

[@tamifaulkner4103]

Yes!! Ella for female friday, and that song choice (Berlin recording) is phenomenal!

[@sharonsnail2954]

I'm not sure Jay/Amber are ready for Ella's version kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4OUkJKhYqernrs . I think you need to know another more straight forward version e.g. Benny Goodman kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-ZmoWPibh3hqs to show how well Ella extemporises 😀

[@martinliv]

@@tamifaulkner4103 I second this...such a ridiculous moment and I think she kept surprising herself as she sang.

[@dagmar.6954]

What a great legend. Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter & vocalist going back to the 20's-60's. His career spanned five decades & he is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz. He was known for his gravelly raspy deep voice & he was good at scat singing. This song "Hello Dolly" is from the movie with the same name starring Barbra Streisand in 1969. Louis sings this song in the movie. "Hello Dolly" is one of my favorite musicals (worth watching). It was directed by Gene Kelly. One of Louis' most famous songs is "What A Wonderful World".

[@surlechapeau]

they reacted to his "What A Wonderful World" Aug 12, 2021

[@quiltie1774]

FYI, Aron Channing did Hello Dollie before Barbara. Hard for me to pick a favorite.

[@dagmar.6954]

@@quiltie1774 I think you mean Carol Channing did the musical version on Broadway in 1964. She was good too. I just prefer Barbra's singing better.

[@surlechapeau]

@@quiltie1774 and Louis actually did it before Carol Channing. In December1963, Louis Armstrong made a demonstration recording of "Hello, Dolly!" for the song's publisher to use to promote the show. The musical opened Jan 16, 1964.

[@kayh7982]

My babysitter growing up was "Dolly" . We saw him in concert for her birthday 1967 and went back stage after show to meet him. She told me many stories about dating Louis as a teenager in New Orleans. While song and play were written by someone else when they asked Louis to record it he had girls name in song changed to Dolly.

[@kimbare7434]

He was in a movie called High Society with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Several beautiful songs in that movie.

[@johncarroll9489]

They did the Jazz number with Bing and Louis about 5 months ago. I think that was the first time they heard either one.

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Love, love, love this movie. Great pull!

[@lindagaudin9546]

He was like no other, just makes you happy listening to him …. puts a big smile on my face! You both know who is really special, two young people with old souls! Love you two & your reactions!! ♥️The old white woman

[@debortahwelch9298]

I was a very young girl when he was alive, and saw him on TV. His smile brought me in first but his voice and any song he sang always made me feel warmth and comfort. When I hear him today, I still enjoy hearing him. Thank you for bringing him back to me today. RIP, Mr. Armstrong❣

[@alanheath7867]

You have to watch the scene (available here on KZbin ) from the Movie Hello Dolly! Barbara Streisand walking down the stairs when Sachmo is singing this to her. And the expressions he has on his face are so worth watching it for. Because he is so being himself!!! He was one of the GOAT’s of Trumpet players and the most expressive face any human has ever had. He is missed every day, but we have so many things during his career to keep us remembering him forever.

[@oguifonte]

One Suggestion: Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher

[@jollyrodgers7272]

As much as we love Louis, an overlooked contemporary of his was Fats Waller, who died much too young. He was a pianist and vocalist of rare talent, copywriting over 400 songs. He played jazz piano in the 'stride' style - check out "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" and "My Very Good Friend The Mailman" (a couple of my favorites).

[@susanmay6830]

My favorite is Fat Waller's 1943 vocal version of "Ain't Misbehaving". I've seen KZbin videos of people reacting to the shortened version from the movie Stormy Weather but that leaves off the wonderful piano introduction at the beginning of the song.

[@maryannturton9830]

Fats Waller was super talented!

[@joiedevivre2005]

I've always liked "You're Feet's Too Big" & "The Joint is Jumpin'". I remember hearing a story that Al Capone was such a huge Fats Waller fan, that he had a couple of his mafia guys spirit him away from a gig he was playing to play at Capone's birthday party. Fats didn't know if he had been kidnapped by the mob or what. Capone ended up paying him what he would make in a month for that one gig.

[@kathrynkissane5144]

Awww..beautiful Louis!. If we were all like him...what a wonderful world it would be.

[@Doggeslife]

I'm old enough to have heard this when it played for the first time on the radio. This song was my introduction to Sachmo. I was 4. Still timeless and awesome.

[@pfcampos7041]

I love Louis, he is a national treasure!😍

[@Mr05Chuck]

Search KZbin for the Benny Goodman quartet 1937. It is a performance by the first integrated band. You will love the history.

[@lindalou6105]

Sing Sing Sing is my favorite

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

So glad you mention this. Sometimes the history means so much to the enjoyment of what you’re listening to. ❤️✌️

[@willdwyer6782]

Charlie Christian was a guitarist for Benny Goodman who died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. He has the historical distinction of being the first musician to play an electric guitar in the recording studio.

[@willdwyer6782]

Benny Goodman had a six-piece band. They were called the Benny Goodman Sextet.

[@turnerdan53]

For another distinctive voice please do Jimmy Durante's Smile. There is no denying his voice when you hear him. His decades in the business just brought joy to many.

[@eddieevans6692]

I was just thinking the same thing. Armstrong and Durante have two of the most unique voices in American music. Durante also does a fantastic version of As Time Goes By and Make Someone Happy.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

Ethel Merman is another totally unique voice they need to react to.

[@Xcris_crosX]

The Great Schnozzola

[@bluelionvintage8134]

Glad others know and appreciate Jimmy Durante!! His voice was glorious. Having a senior moment remembering which song, but he was part of the soundtrack from Sleepless in Seattle.

[@dangeroreilly2028]

Written by actor Charlie Chaplin, lyrics added later.

[@cheryljackson5659]

Not only was Louis Armstrong a jazz legend, but he was an important activist for civil rights. I've grown to appreciate the musician, and love and respect the man.

[@kayh7982]

Good facts, my babysitter growing up was "Dolly". We saw him concert for her birthday and went backstage after show. I loved the stories she used to tell me about dating Louis as a teenager in New Orleans. He was arrested and spent night in jail for sitting next to a white woman on a bus.

[@johnandmarie7250]

This is important. Coming out of Jim Crow he just wanted to play his horn, be loved by the people, and stay out of trouble. Because of this he was considered a Tom by some of the younger musicians. But the events of the fifties caused him to turn a corner and he began to speak out. Just one more reason to love Louis Armstrong.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

As a kid in the '60s, I remember he seemed almost like he was playing to racial stereotypes. It wasn't until later that I realized what a giant he was in the world of jazz, and how strong and courageous he was. Truly an immortal in the history of music.

[@heathcornbeef]

@@tombeyerlein3813 the things he was witness to and experienced in his life time and he HELD ON TO HIS HUMANITY AND EMPATHY AND THAT SMILE 😀 i don't know if i am as forgiving if my people/family had and still get second class citizenship to a country we built

[@kayh7982]

@@heathcornbeef Good point as I know his story well. My babysitter for the first 12yrs of my life dated Louis as a teenager in New Orleans and I loved her stories about their time together. She was Dolly, this song and play written by someone else originally had a different name. When Louis was asked to get involved he changed girls name in song to Dolly. Your right Louis enjoyed and embarrassed life through music inspite of racism. When he was born there wasn't even a birth certificate issued, never attended school because black boys were not allowed and once was arrested and spent the night in jail for sitting next to a white woman on the bus.

[@timward3116]

Do you all realize how blessed we are to actually hear the voices and music, and see the faces, of previous generations going back a century. One hundred years ago, people didn't have radios and probably didn't have phonographs. All they had was sheet music and, if somewhat fortunate, a musical instrument. Nowadays, people like Armstrong can be enjoyed all over the world by new generations who never could have known him, or of him, otherwise! What a gift!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

If you ever get the chance, when stereophonic recordings started to take off, Louis Armstrong went back and re-recorded some earlier hits in glorious stereo. One great stereo recording he did during the 60's was DREAM A LITTLE DREAM. Always loved that version of it!❤

[@gary17509]

If you read Louis Armstrong's bio, you will find that he had a very rough time coming up. He overcame so many obstacles. By the way, both of you provide lots of joy to your subscribers!

[@smithbros1000]

One thing you haven't seen. Louis always had a big white handkerchief. He was a sweaty performer, but that handkerchief became part of his identity. I was born in 1957; I grew up with Louis Armstrong on the TV. He feels like a lifelong friend.

[@KimSimful]

When I was a kid we would watch him sing and play his trumpet on TV. My mom loved him.

[@richierich4538]

You can actually HEAR what a smile sounds like when you listen to music by Louis Armstrong!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@bradsullivan2495]

One musical legend (Tony Bennett) paying tribute to Louie: "The bottom line of any country in the world is 'What did we contribute to the world?' We contributed Louis Armstrong."

[@maryannturton9830]

Facts! PS ,Tony Bennet ain't no slacker,either...😊

[@patrickscutella836]

It's disappointing how non of the reactors pay Tribute to Tony Bennett . They will when he passes. At 95 he deserves it while he still alive

[@maryannturton9830]

@@patrickscutella836 Tony is one smooth cat,flawless.My favorite song of his is,Because of You!

[@josettevaive3895]

If you've ever seen the movie Wall•e you've seen some clips from the musical Hello, Dolly. He sings this song to the character Dolly Levi in the movie, Dolly is played by none other than Barbara Streisand. An absolute must watch and family appropriate ❣️

[@amberbe849]

Hello Dolly! is my one of my Favorite films! Barbra Streisand as Dolly singing along with Louis Armstrong against a big band is sheer perfection and their voices fit together like a glove. Its a must watch! A little long but worth every minute of hearing amazing voices. Plus, a whole movie of Barbra Streisand singing and acting along with Walter Matthau is not only hilarious but also phenomenal. 🤩

[@buckbuchanan4902]

Louis also had 35 acting credits to his name for t.v. and movies. The man always had a huge smile plastered on his face, and his amazing attitude was contagious to all around him! I would love to have met him.

[@xedra]

The duet between Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye singing "When the Saints Go Marching In" from the movie "The Five Pennies" is masterful and so much fun! They also scat!

[@georgepitts1057]

.... and the BEST smile in show biz !!!!

[@melmingin8445]

I think Louis Armstrong was born to sing this song ,after he sang it no one else should even touch it!

[@tomsdotter3228]

Aww Louis...He's a treasure. Miss him.

[@adriannecote5319]

I have always loved his music. That gravely voice was all him and his coronet was a perfect compliment to his voice. Even to this day he was beloved.

[@dennisloveland498]

If you guys want to see two legends performing together, check out Louis Armstrong on the Johnny Cash Show. The two of them perform Blue Yodel #9.

[@kennyosborne3839]

You guys really do get it. The Smile and the Voice are totally infectious. RIP Louis the world could do with more like you. Take care guys xxx

[@susanprather9451]

I was born in 1963 and my daddy did an awesome impression of Louie. He used to tell me that he would hold me and sing this song in his best Louie voice and I would go right to sleep. I loved my daddy and miss him every day. Glad you shared this.

[@bradsullivan2495]

That's why Louie Armstrong is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1990)

[@johngiovine8792]

I have loved Satchmo since I was 7 y/o , a Louie quote from the 1950's “I use marijuana to forget the pain of being black in America”, Louis Armstrong. This man was deep, he was known as the "Ambassador of Goodwill"....

[@bakilacat1]

No extra flash, no self serving …. Yes, the smile. A genuine happy person delivering his gifts.

[@johnc1593]

Love that gravely voice of Louis Armstrong

[@kendallcarstens9194]

AHHHH, that unique Bourbon street, New Orleans melody. Takes you to Mardi Gras. OHHHH, YESSSSSSS

[@ashakuldip1657]

Yes, his music is so much New Orleans's music.

[@hockemeyer1]

Satchmo has been one of my very favorites since I was preschool age in the early 1950s. My dad fancied himself a jazz cornetist so we had a lot of jazz in the house and Satchmo seemed to be on every tv variety show. When I hear him I'm home. Thank you. Louie is American music royalty. He has played with some of the most icon musicians of the world of all times. I've seen video from the 40s or 50s of him singing a duet with Mahalia Jackson who was a great gospel singer.

[@tristramhurd5879]

I love learning the top song of a date in a particular year....it's awesome

[@ericpowell9836]

The movie version of this song has louie and Barbara

[@Sraheens1]

He was played in our house all the time....I was a lucky kid! Love him...and Ella too!

[@waltw4537]

Louis was a wonder. When you are 14 yrs old in 1964, and you AND your siblings AND your parents like a performer, that was special. Notice the scar tissue on his lips from all those years jamming! Thanks so much for this reaction!

[@kayh7982]

I can imagine the family all loving Louis together. This song and play written by someone else originally had a different name. When Louis was asked to get involved he changed girls name to Dolly after a girl he dated in New Orleans late 1920's. Dolly was my full time babysitter for first 12 years of my life. She lived with us through week. I loved hearing her stories about her time with Louis. We saw him in concert for her birthday 1967 and went back stage to meet him after show. I've heard his song's 1000's of times including Hello Dolly played at Dolly's funeral and What a Wonderful World played at my Dad's funeral. His favorite all time song.

[@DJHolte]

Rob Squad, I just want to say something about you & your videos in general. Y'know when you come across a song or a movie (or even a viral video) that you really dig, and you show it to your bestie, hoping they'll enjoy it as much as you do (which often isn't the case, lol)? Your channel is like the best-case outcome of that scenario. 🙂 Watching the emotional reactions the two of you (and especially Amber) have to music that we love, is a very special thing for us. It of course is validation for our particular tastes, but it also brings back many of the same emotions we had when we first encountered these songs. So we feel a kinship with y'all, and a human connection that feels very real despite never having met in person. I think that some people who knew I watch reaction channels like yours, Jamel's, and Harri Best's, might not understand and think it's a silly thing for me to spend my time doing -- but that's not at all true. This is a "happy place" that I greatly enjoy visiting, and I sincerely thank you both for that.

[@roldanrobles8563]

Very well said.

[@ErnieB]

"Happy Place". Exactly right. That's why this family is growing so quickly. (P.S. Back at the beginning of Jazz, Louis Armstrong was playing with the King Oliver Jazz Band. In the 1920's!)

[@songbird989]

Now you guys need to see the movie Hello, Dolly starring the always ethereal Ms. Barbra Streisand starring in the lead as Miss Dolly Levi the busiest matchmaker in Yonkers New York!

[@johnc1593]

Louis Armstrong what a wonderful world

[@RS-np2bk]

He was a beautiful man. There will never be anyone like him.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

One of my favorite lines in the musical Hello Dolly was: "Money is like manure - if you don't spread it around, nothing grows!" :D

[@alking7655]

I love the slight alteration that they make of that in the film. "Money, pardon the expression, is like manure - it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow." - Dolly and then rephrased by Horace.

[@drieuxkoeppel8152]

The oldest person to achieve a #1 hit on the Billboard charts was LOUIS ARMSTRONG, singing “Hello, Dolly”.. he was 65. I got the chance to see the recent revival of “Hello, Dolly” (pre-COVID) on Broadway (Thanks to my awesome son, who got tickets for Mother’s Day!) The one we saw had the incredible BERNADETTE PETERS playing Dolly Levi. She’s such a Broadway legend, when she came on stage, there was a 10-minute standing ovation BEFORE SHE SAID A SINGLE WORD. There is a comedy routine in the middle of the show that has no dialogue, and Bernadette was HILARIOUS. Loved loved loved loved it!

[@joelbusald6416]

Listening to Louis Armstrong is like listening to someone smile

[@stormy8207]

Yes it was a stage musical. The film starred Barbra Streisand. Louis also made an appearance. This is one of those songs which is in the classic/iconic category. I know the terms are often over used but not in this case. It is very famous.

[@michaelking2038]

In the Ken Burns Jazz documentary, music critic Gary Giddins said that Louis Armstrong invented 'modern time' in American music. That's mindboggling! He's probably the most influential instrumentalist and vocalist in American history. Everyone that followed him (whether they played an instrument or sang) had to go his way.

[@alkaseltzer84]

I a billion percent agree!

[@denystull355]

If you haven't you have to give a listen to his "It's A Wonderful World". One of the best trumpet players ever.

[@willdwyer6782]

The title is What a Wonderful World.

[@willardwooten9582]

Grew up listening to Satchmo in the 50s but then the 60s change things but after college I picked up several of his albums in the 70s. All this because I took History of Jazz class and Aced it beating my Honor Roll Sister finally.

[@armyrabb1]

Louis Armstrong-the stuff legends are made of.

[@kayh7982]

My very first concert when I was 4-5 1967 Lansing Civic center. With my family and babysitter "Dolly" for her birthday. She dated him as a teenager in New Orleans. We went back stage to meet him after show. My brother became obsessed and played trumpet non stop growing up. Thanks for making me smile!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Hey I was from Lansing MI too!! I didn't know he played there! Wow! I was 11 that year. What were my parents thinking? To NOT go see Louis Armstrong in concert? My God! What a missed opportunity. Because of Louis, and other trumpet players like Herb Alpert and Al Hirt, I chose to play trumpet when starting the band program at Otto Jr High. I became a music teacher.

[@kayh7982]

@@thomastimlin1724 WOW, small world, I was born @Ingham CO Hospital. Thanks for being an educator, both my parents were teacher's! My mother earned a Master's of Art and Music Education @ MSU. Father had a Doctorial degree in Historical Education, MSU as well. Go Sparty!

[@kayh7982]

@@thomastimlin1724 Here's a couple videos featuring amazing trumpeters! First, DAVE GUY who currently is a member of the ROOTS featured on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Here he is part of amazing horn section: "Sharon Jones and the Dap King's". Very funky JAZZY version of "THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5rJk5-bediGqas Second, MAURICE BROWN here featuring 2 of many spirited horn performance's. Song from GRAMMY WINNING BLUES ALBUM of the year "REVELATOR" 2012, I believe. "DARLING BE HOME SOON" kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6WqZpWKZpigbrc Same album and horn section "BOUND FOR GLORY". kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6GkeIxqncmEfZo

[@1sscardinals]

Love it, more Louis!!! Thanks so much for all your great content. Would love to see you react to some of his instrumental jazz recordings. West End Blues is an absolute classic!! And Jeepers Creepers is the recording where he legendarily "invented" scatting!!! Those groups he had in the late 1920s, "The Hot 5s" and "Hot 7s" basically invented recorded popular music. Every singer you have listened to on your channel, EVERY ONE, was influenced whether they knew it or not by Louis Armstrong!!!!

[@frgnr88]

Louis is always a great listen. His voice is extremely soulful and tender, and his skills on the trumpet are so powerful. Others of his to listen to: "Heebie Jeebies", "Black and Blue", "St. Louis Blues", "Lazy River", "Shadrack", "When the Saints Go Marching In", "Rockin' Chair", "Blueberry Hill"

[@doctorj6030]

While the Bestles were so huge in 1964 & had a hold on the number 1 spot, out of nowhere comes Louie Armstrong with Hello Dolly at number one. It was so great. The Broadway show Hello Dolly where this song comes from was the Biggest Hit on Broadway at the time. He sang this song in the movie version with Barbrs Streisand.

[@bobbilowery2975]

Amber, you are so beautiful!! Not just physical beauty but you have a beautiful soul that radiates from you!!! I love watching you and Jordan so much!! You don't just hear a song....... You feel it. You EXPERIENCE it!!!! Much love from Tampa, FL

[@jdw5678]

So glad you all are checking out Louis Armstrong, one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. He was one of the architects of jazz music, forming his groups the Hot Fives and the Hot Sevens in New Orleans back in the 1920s, nearly 100 years ago! He was very popular throughout the whole world.

[@BillO964]

One of his very best

[@jimwallace2036]

Every time that I have seen Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) on screen he always had an infectious smile. "Make some one smile today"? Satchmo always brought a smile to my face.

[@JohnTBorek]

Louis was Barbra Streisand's date for the premiere of the movie version of HELLO DOLLY. BARBRA played Dolly in the movie and she and Louis sing a duet to this song in the movie. Incredible and close to the end for Louis, who died in 1971 and the movie was released in 1970, and was nominated for best picture of 1970. He was AMAZING UNTIL THE END. He is one of my HEROES. I love him!

[@jasonsabbath6996]

My grandmother sang this song in a few different shows put on by her retirement community. She led sing-a-long once a month and thjs was a staple of her catalog. Thanks for making me think of my grandmother. You both are awesome!

[@bryanCJC2105]

I wasn't even a year old in '64 but I do remember hearing this song in subsequent years on many variety shows well into the 70s. So much so that I knew this song pretty well as a kid. I think it's most associated with Carol Channing from the play w her very distinctive raspy voice. BTW Barbra Streisand also played "Dolly" in the movie and sung the song w Louis Armstrong.

[@PEBray]

Barbra Streisand played Dolly Levi in the movie "Hello Dolly" and sings this song with Louis kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJDTqoSHl5KcjdE

[@djolegeorge860]

An amazing talent, I can't think of anyone who doesn't like him or his singing . True story: 2008 I was having a beer with my dad in a hugely popular pub, full of 18 to 80's when at some point there was a lot of shouting, when I looked over some old guy was wallowing down the pay phone " Dolly, It's me, can you hear me"..."hello Dolly". then the entire pub went up (old and young) with "Hello Dolly, yes Hello Dolly" and sang like it was a sports stadium...amazing few minutes and then it hit me how many folk actually know of the great man and his songs.

[@rudymenchaca9340]

I got to meet him when I was about 10 years old that’s when I decided to play all types of music and some of my favorite music is jazz and boogie woogie songs, Benny Goodman also one of my favorite bands great songs and music good choice amber and jay love you guys 🥂❤️👍😜

[@willdwyer6782]

Charlie Christian played guitar in the Benny Goodman Sextet from 1939 to 1941. He's the first musician to play an electric guitar on a record. He tragically died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. He's been compared to Jimi Hendrix by many music historians.

[@noelmendez1674]

"West End Blues" my favorite Louis Armstrong song. Early Louis from the 1930s and no vocals purely instrumental also"! A kKss to Build a Dream On"it's lovely!

[@stevedietrich8936]

It's probably elsewhere in the comments, but one of Louis Armstrong's most well known songs is What A Wonderful World. You would enjoy it.

[@michaelglick1287]

I think they already did What a Wonderful World

[@genataylor460]

Saw him live in San Antonio in 1968, on what I think was one of his last tours. He was, as always, great. A national treasure.

[@bryanrosselli8920]

I just want to say that of all the KZbin sites and music reaction s, you both are among the greatest. I like your approach to reviewing songs. Please keep going and God Bless you both.

[@timme2844]

This is a special Musical and I'm sure Michael Stewart could really only hear Mr. Armstrong singing and playing this iconic song! What a once in a lifetime voice musician and all around Man! This world today can use all the Louis it can get!!

[@MattRM24]

Another good, genuine and happy trumpeter to hear is Louis Prima.

[@jangle4246]

Others have done this song, but none quite like Louis Armstrong. You've brightened my day with this reaction.

[@kensilverstone1656]

Talk about one of a kind. And he did spread joy around the world. Well said.

[@reneeholcomb205]

One of my favorite movies is When Harry Met Sally and it has several scenes where Louis Armstrong is singing as well as Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Connick Jr , Bing Crosby, Frank and Nancy Sinatra and Miles Davis. One of the best soundtracks ever

[@shelbysnyder8109]

So much personality in his voice. You nailed it, you can't listen to him without smiling. He brings so much of himself into everything he does. And that horn! You should see him do this song in the movie. He makes Barbara Striesand fade into the background.

[@ked7426]

With you on that Amber 🤗💜

[@arkinlund1112]

A minstrel at his finest. Look at how his eyes change when he sings versus plays. He smiles and acts the way he does so he can play his trumpet the way he does. He allures everyone with his personality… his million teeth, his bulging eyes, his vocal affections, his physical affections!… but then he plays the trumpet… then your captured in his soul. It’s no longer a warm, swinging jazz vibe… it’s the lonely depths of a mans soul eerily too representative of my (our) own tragedies and pain and everything we use music to “mask” up in the first place. Pops was the epitome of music, American Culture, and the reason anyone should ever listen to music. He smiled so he could play, and what he played could kill a man.

[@Joshualuv13]

What a magical voice that man had .not to mention a brilliant smile

[@davepeterschmidt5818]

To me, I hear a smile in his voice. I can't listen to anything he sings without feeling a lift in my spirit. That voice is just amazing, not just the sound of it, but in the way his musical phrasing has a kindvof jaunty feel to it. Love it.

[@armymomheatherc]

This man was a beautiful soul. Great Musician and entertainer. I have heard he was an even better man.